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Neanderthals were the first fossil collectors, new evidence from Prado Vargas Cave reveals
Recent findings from the Prado Vargas Cave in northern Spain have unveiled a remarkable aspect of Neanderthal behavior: their apparent...
Neanderthals and early Homo sapiens had different burial practices, study suggests
New research published in L'Anthropologie reveals the burial practices of Homo sapiens and Neanderthals during the Middle Paleolithic period in...
65,000-year-old Neanderthal ‘tar factory’ found in Gibraltar cave
A groundbreaking archaeological discovery in Vanguard Cave, part of the Gorham’s Cave complex in Gibraltar, has unveiled a 65,000-year-old tar-making...
Neanderthal remains discovered in Arbreda cave, Spain
Researchers have unearthed significant Neanderthal dental remains at Arbreda Cave, part of the Reclau Caves complex in the Prehistoric Caves...
2,200-year-old Egyptian hallucinogenic rituals confirmed by vase depicting dwarf god
Researchers have uncovered the first physical evidence of hallucinogenic substances in an ancient Egyptian vase, shedding light on mysterious rituals...
Archaeologists find first evidence of familial embalming in Europe
New discoveries at Château des Milandes in Castelnaud-la-Chapelle, Dordogne, France, have revealed embalming practices in early modern Europe, historically associated...
Mass child sacrifices were desperate attempt to combat drought
Recent research has revealed that a mass ritual sacrifice of young children to a rain god in 15th-century Mexico coincided...
Archaeologists uncover ancient skeleton at 7,000-year-old Cheshmeh-Ali mound in Iran
Archaeologists have uncovered a burial containing a skeleton that likely dates to the Sialk III period, around 4300 BCE, at...
Study reveals Lucy and early hominins may have used tools 3.2 million years ago
A recent study has challenged previous assumptions about early human tool use by examining the hand structure of ancient hominins,...
150,000-year-old rock-shelter in Tajikistan sheds light on early human expansion
Archaeologists have unearthed an ancient rock-shelter in the Zeravshan Valley of Tajikistan, providing evidence of human presence spanning over 130,000...