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38 Percent of Aztec skull rack contained heads of sacrificed women
Researchers suggest that the large number of female skulls in the Hueyi Tzompantli (Great Skull-rack) are associated with the Huitzilopochtli origin...
Archaeologists uncovered early evidence of cranial surgery in ancient Near East
A recent excavation in ancient Megiddo, Israel, revealed the earliest example of cranial surgery in the Ancient Near East, and...
Archaeologists find earliest evidence of bow and arrow use outside Africa
In the course of excavations within a cave in southern France, archaeologists claim to have unearthed proof of the earliest...
Scientists reconstruct face of Zuzu, who lived 9,600 years ago
Archaeologists believe Zuzu was a man who lived in Brazil. His features are remarkably preserved. This approximation of Zuzu's face...
Archaeologists found evidence of surgery on medieval woman’s skull
A Byzantine-era woman's skull discovered in central Italy revealed that this middle-aged woman had undergone invasive surgical procedures at least...
New study reveals Neanderthals caught and cooked crabs 90,000 years ago
In a cave just south of Lisbon, archeological deposits conceal a Paleolithic meal. In addition to stone tools and charcoal,...
17th-century Frenchwoman’s gold dental work was likely torturous to her teeth
A new study found that fine gold wires held an aristocratic French woman's teeth in place at the turn of...
Site of ancient Egyptian ‘Great Revolt’ recorded on Rosetta Stone unearthed in Egypt
An excavation at Tell Timai in northern Egypt has unearthed evidence of a battleground fought over between the ancient Egyptians...
Research Team Identifies oldest bone spear point In the Americas
A team of researchers led by a Texas A&M University professor has identified the Manis bone projectile point is the oldest...
Neanderthals hunted and butchered straight-tusked elephants 125,000 years ago
Around 125,000 years ago, Neanderthals gathered on the muddy shores of a lake in east-central Germany to hunt enormous elephants....