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Ethiopian Highlands study examines stone tool decision-making process in early human history
An international study reveals how early humans, as far back as 1.5 million years ago, deliberately selected specific stones for their tools in the Ethiopian Highlands. The findings, published in the journal PLOS ONE, provide ...
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Jan 10, 2025
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A 350-year-old optical illusion story is behind the viral selfie location of Saint Ignatius
The church of Saint Ignatius in Rome (or San Ignazio) has become a viral selfie location. Tourists have been queuing out the doors for a chance to take a selfie in a mirror that reflects the church's richly painted ceiling.
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Jan 10, 2025
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Analysis of skull from Ephesos confirms it is not Cleopatra's sister
An interdisciplinary research team led by anthropologist Gerhard Weber from the University of Vienna, together with experts from the Austrian Academy of Sciences, has analyzed a skull that was found in the ruins of Ephesos ...
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Jan 10, 2025
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Slavery, tax evasion, resistance: The story of 11 Africans in South America's gold mines in the 1500s
The transatlantic slave trade was one of the most devastating and inhumane processes in human history. It is the subject of many studies, but the individual life histories of the arrival and survival of enslaved people in ...
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Jan 9, 2025
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Professor suggests graves at Sutton Hoo belonged to British men who fought for Byzantine Empire
Helen Gittos, a professor of medieval history at Oxford University, in the U.K., has developed a new theory regarding the identity of the remains found at a famous burial site near Suffolk, England. She has published a paper ...
Scientist helps identify 1,000-year-old seedling linked to biblical myrrh
George Mason University researcher Andrea Weeks played a key role in identifying an ancient seedling linked to the biblical myrrh. The seed, a yellow and fragrant resin from the Commiphora tree, was discovered in the Judean ...
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Jan 9, 2025
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Neolithic Italian skull cache suggests centuries of ancestor veneration rituals
Archaeologists Dr. Jess Thompson and her colleagues have published a study dealing with the possible identification of human skulls used in ancestral veneration in the European Journal of Archaeology. The discovery at Masseria ...
Egypt unveils ancient rock-cut tombs and burial shafts in Luxor
Egypt unveiled several discoveries near the famed city of Luxor on Wednesday, including ancient rock-cut tombs and burial shafts dating back 3,600 years.
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Jan 8, 2025
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New excavation of 'rings of mystery' in Victoria reveals rich Aboriginal history
On the outskirts of Melbourne, Australia, there is a series of large rings which rise mysteriously out of hills.
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Jan 8, 2025
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Roman-era dog penis bone painted red discovered in ancient quarry shaft
A bio-archaeologist with the University of Reading, in the U.K., has found an ancient dog's red-painted penis bone along with a trove of other bones, in an ancient Roman era quarry shaft. In her paper published in the Oxford ...
Drone mapping unveils 3,000-year-old fortress, reshaping ancient history
A Cranfield University, UK, academic has used drone mapping to investigate a 3,000-year-old 'mega fortress' in the Caucasus mountains.
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Jan 8, 2025
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DNA adds new chapter to Indonesia's layered human history
A study from the University of Adelaide and The Australian National University (ANU) has outlined the first genomic evidence of early migration from New Guinea into the Wallacea, an archipelago containing Timor-Leste and ...
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Jan 8, 2025
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Iraqi archaeologists piece together ancient treasures ravaged by IS
A decade after jihadists ransacked Iraq's famed Nimrud site, archaeologists have been painstakingly putting together its ancient treasures, shattered into tens of thousands of tiny fragments.
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Jan 8, 2025
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Strontium isotope map of Sub-Saharan Africa: A powerful tool for archaeology, forensics and wildlife conservation
A team of researchers led by UC Santa Cruz recently released a sophisticated new map that reveals, for the first time, the unique "geologic fingerprints" for most of the African continent.
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Jan 7, 2025
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Ancient doctor—expert in venomous bites—found buried in Egypt
A tomb recently unearthed in Egypt shows that medicine and magic were once equally revered, and expertise in both earned a long-dead physician to the pharaohs a place of honor among the ancient world's most esteemed.
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Jan 7, 2025
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Archaeological study challenges 'paleo' diet narrative of ancient hunter–gatherers
A new archaeological study, conducted along the Jordan River banks south of northern Israel's Hula Valley, offers a fresh perspective on the dietary habits of early humans, challenging conventional wisdom about prehistoric ...
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Jan 6, 2025
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Lead pollution likely caused widespread IQ declines in ancient Rome
Lead exposure is responsible for a range of human health impacts, with even relatively low levels impacting the cognitive development of children. DRI scientists have previously used atmospheric pollution records preserved ...
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Jan 6, 2025
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Yemeni DNA reveals ancient ties to the Levant, Arabia and East Africa
Researchers from Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates, working with regional and international collaborators, have examined Yemeni DNA to reveal how migrations from the Levant, Arabia, and East Africa formed the modern ...
First medieval female burial with weapons discovered in Hungary
A recent study led by Dr. Balázs Tihanyi and his colleagues, published in PLOS ONE, has led to the positive identification of the first-known female burial with weapons in the 10th-century Carpathian Basin, Hungary.
Summer holidays haven't changed much since ancient Greece and Rome (except maybe the sand wrestling)
Imagine a summer holiday at a seaside resort, with days spent sunbathing, reading books, exploring nature and chatting with friends.
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Jan 3, 2025
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