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Visual behavior during the manufacture of stone tools is analyzed for the first time
The Paleoneurology Group at the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH) has just published a new study...
Searching under the sea for Neanderthal spear tips
A team of archaeologists, led by Dr. Matthew Pope from University College London (UCL) discovered spear tips and other stone...
Over 100 mummies and pyramid of an unknown queen discovered at Saqqara
After an extensive two-year excavation project in Egypt, archaeologists have discovered the pyramid of an unidentified queen from ancient Egypt,...
Meet Tora! a medieval woman who lived 800 years ago in Norway
Researchers created a model of a medieval woman from Trondheim, Norway, using skeletal remains discovered in the country. Tora likely...
New study questions dating of Ice Age human footprints in North America
The surviving footprints of a life that roamed millennia ago can be found in New Mexico on the wide expanse...
Forensics reveal Face of ancient Egyptian ‘Mysterious Lady’ mummy
The face of a 2,000-year-old Egyptian mummy, who may have been pregnant when she died, has been reconstructed. Researchers estimate...
Protective childbirth tattoos found on ancient Egyptian women mummies
Researchers from the University of Missouri and Johns Hopkins University has found evidence of tattoos on the bodies of Egyptian women...
Rewriting the story of Ötzi, the Alps ice man
The 31-year-old find of the Alps iceman has been studied once more. While Ötzi is unique, the conditions that preserved...
Stone Age child grave in Finland reveals surprises
A young child's burial site has been uncovered in Eastern Finland, providing a unique glimpse into how Stone Age humans...
New technique makes it easier to determine how early humans used fire
The use of fire can reveal a great deal about human evolution. Archaeologist Femke Reidsma has developed a more accurate...