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Mass production of stone bladelets suggests a cultural shift in Paleolithic Levant
Analysis of stone tools attributed to the Ahmarian, the Near East's first Upper Paleolithic culture (about 40,000 to 45,000 years...
DNA from archaeological remains reveals exceptional migration into Scandinavia during the Viking age
A new study using 297 ancient Scandinavian genomes and the genomic data of 16,638 modern Scandinavians resolves the complex relations...
Ancient humans were skinning bears to wear their fur at least 320,000 years ago
Recent research conducted by experts at the University of Tübingen and the Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment in...
50,000-year-old stone tools were made by capuchin monkeys
According to a new study, monkeys made 50000-year-old stone tools found in Pedra Furada, located in the state of Piauí...
Saint Anthony of Padua revealed in 3D facial approximation
An international team of scientists has revealed a facial approximation of what Saint Anthony of Padua, a Portuguese priest and...
300000-year-old flakes tell a story of ancient tool use
A team led by the University of Tübingen and the Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment (SHEP) analyzed tiny...
Homo naledi may have lit fires in caves over 200,000 years ago
New discoveries suggest that Homo naledi may have ignited controlled fires in the pitch-dark chambers of an underground cave system....
Neanderthals cooked surprisingly tasty dishes
According to a study published in the journal Antiquity, prehistoric cooking may have been more complex than previously thought. A...
Archaeologists uncover 2,000-year-old mummies with golden tongues
Archaeologists from the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities discovered golden tongued Mummies during excavations in the Menoufia governorate. The...
Ancient mummification in Egypt was never intended to preserve dead bodies: new exhibit reveals
It has long been believed that the ancient Egyptians practiced mummification to preserve a body after death. However, a new...