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1.4 million-year-old stone spheroids reveal early humans’ remarkable geometry skills
A recent study conducted by experts from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, in collaboration with researchers from Tel-Hai College and...
1,000-year-old mummy unearthed in Peru residential neighborhood
Archaeologists in Peru have unearthed a 1,000-year-old mummy at the Huaca Pucllana archaeological site, located within the upscale Miraflores neighborhood....
New tombs from early Bronze Age discovered on Türkiye’s Çayönü hill
Recent excavations on Çayönü Hill in the Ergani district of southeastern Diyarbakır have uncovered five tombs dating back to the...
3700-year-old brain and skin remnants discovered at Bronze Age settlement in Turkey
In an archaeological excavation in Turkey's Kütahya province, researchers have uncovered extraordinarily well-preserved brain and skin remnants belonging to two...
The scent of the afterlife: New study of 3500-year-old ancient Egyptian mummification balms
A team of researchers led by Barbara Huber from the MPI of Geoanthropology has successfully recreated the scent used in...
Paleogeneticists analyze 3,800-year-old extended family To interpret Bronze Age family patterns
A recent study conducted by Mainz anthropologists and an international team of archaeologists sheds light on the origins and genetic...
New study challenges Neanderthal “flower burial” theory in Shanidar Cave
Researchers from the University of Cambridge, University of London, and Liverpool John Moores University have conducted a comprehensive reevaluation of...
Controversial study claims human and ape ancestors emerged in Europe, not in Africa
Researchers have uncovered the fossilized remains of an ape species named Anadoluvius turkae, which may challenge the prevailing theory that...
3,000-year-old priest’s tomb and artifacts unearthed in northern Peru
According to Associated Press reporting, a significant archaeological discovery has emerged from the Pacopampa archaeological site in northern Peru, where...
Evidence of ritual beheadings and skull deformation found at Maya pyramid in Mexico
Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have unearthed significant evidence of ritual beheadings and skull deformation...