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Rewriting History: New Discoveries Challenge Assumptions About Pre-Agricultural Societies in Europe

Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona — Sun, 03 Dec 2023 07:19:04 +0000

A team of scientists, led by researchers from the Universidad de Alcalá (UAH) and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), has discovered and analyzed the...

Prehistoric Gourmet: Early Humans Hunted Beavers 400,000 Years Ago

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz — Sun, 03 Dec 2023 01:15:05 +0000

Evidence from eastern Germany shows that early humans had a more varied diet than previously known. Around 400,000 years ago, early humans hunted beavers as...

The Stone Age Revisited: Unearthing Neolithic Mysteries in the Arabian Desert

Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology — Sat, 02 Dec 2023 18:32:40 +0000

In the past few years, research has shown that the currently dry area of northern Arabia used to be significantly more lush and verdant, offering...

Ancient Echoes of Faith: Psalms 86 Inscription Discovered in Hyrcania’s Ruins

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem — Sat, 25 Nov 2023 15:07:34 +0000

Archaeologists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem initiate a dig at the secluded Hyrcania site in the Judean Desert, uncovering a rare Byzantine Greek inscription...

Mind Tricks of Ancient Times: New Study Decodes Pareidolia in 40,000-Year-Old Cave Paintings

Durham University — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 15:55:38 +0000

Recent research indicates that Ice Age cave art, dating back as far as 40,000 years, may have been partially influenced by a visual psychological phenomenon...

Ancient Arsenal Unearthed: 31,000-Year-Old Long-Distance Weapons Found in Belgium

University of Liège — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 07:33:24 +0000

A study conducted by TraceoLab at the University of Liège has uncovered evidence suggesting the existence of long-distance weaponry 10,000 years earlier than previously estimated....

Revising History: Spanish Skeletons Point to a Forgotten European War 1,000 Years Earlier Than Thought

Scientific Reports — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 21:04:40 +0000

A re-examination of more than 300 sets of 5,000-year-old skeletal remains unearthed in Spain reveals that a significant number of these individuals may have fallen...

Scientists Uncover Mysterious Cosmic Gift That Sparked Agricultural Revolution in Ancient Syria

University of California - Santa Barbara — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 13:42:16 +0000

Agriculture in Syria started with a bang 12,800 years ago following a comet fragment’s explosive entry into Earth’s atmosphere. This cataclysmic event, coupled with ensuing...

396 Forgotten Forts Revealed – Declassified Spy Satellite Images Unearth Rome’s Lost Frontier

Dartmouth College — Sun, 05 Nov 2023 03:47:14 +0000

Declassified images have led to the identification of 396 forts stretching between Syria and Iraq. Two thousand years ago, the Roman Empire erected forts across...

New Analysis Sheds Light on Mystery of Turtle Remains Found in Ancient Roman Iron Age Grave

De Gruyter — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 16:14:28 +0000

An examination of European pond turtle remains discovered at a burial site in Poland provides new insights into Wielbark culture burial custom The discovery of...

Climate Change’s Harsh Impact on Ancient European Populations

PLOS — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 00:52:33 +0000

Harsher European climates were associated with decreased populations and increased social inequality. Human populations in Neolithic Europe fluctuated with changing climates, according to a study...

Debunking Prehistoric Myths: Women Were Big-Game Hunters in Ancient Peru

Vivek V. Venkataraman, University of Calgary — Sat, 28 Oct 2023 16:29:34 +0000

Archaeological findings from Peru indicate that ancient big-game hunters included women, challenging the “Man the Hunter” narrative. Archeological evidence from Peru has revealed that some...

The Amber Enigma: How a 5,000-Year-Old Discovery in Iberia Is Rewriting the History Books

University of Granada — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 17:29:08 +0000

Scientists from the Universities of Granada and Cambridge, in collaboration with the Government of Catalonia, have discovered the oldest Baltic amber fragments on the Iberian...

Nature’s Nanotechnology: The Wonders of Ancient Roman Glass

Tufts University — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 04:17:04 +0000

Researchers uncover the process by which centuries of corrosion and crystallization formed photonic crystals. Approximately 2,000 years ago in ancient Rome, glass containers filled with...

Debunking Myths: Women Were Prehistoric Hunters, Not Just Gatherers

University of Delaware — Mon, 23 Oct 2023 02:05:01 +0000

Team discovered little evidence to support the idea that roles were assigned specifically to each sex. It’s a familiar story to many of us: In...

“Shocking” Findings – Scientists Discover Over a Hundred Ancient Paintings in Hidden Cave

University of Southampton — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 20:49:33 +0000

Archaeologists have discovered a major Palaeolithic cave art site, arguably the most important found on the Eastern Iberian Coast in Europe. Over a hundred ancient...

Powerful Plants of the Past: European Ancestors Ate Seaweed for Thousands of Years

University of York — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 15:00:51 +0000

Archaeological research indicates that European ancestors consumed seaweed and freshwater plants for millennia, emphasizing the potential health benefits and sustainability of reintroducing these foods into...

Desert Paradox: The Sahara’s Lost Civilization That Defied Nature’s Odds

Geological Society of America — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 16:09:34 +0000

With its low quantities of rain and soaring high temperatures, the Sahara Desert is often regarded as one of the most extreme and least habitable...

Child’s Grave Unearths Ancient Mystery: 9,000-Year-Old Necklace Redefines Neolithic Culture

PLOS — Sun, 15 Oct 2023 10:38:12 +0000

Analysis of the body ornament from Jordan identifies a complex interplay of art, trade, status, and funerary practice. A single accessory, an ornate necklace found...

Unearthing Ancient Agriculture: Rare Pre-Contact Agave Species Discovered in Arizona

Oxford University Press USA — Sun, 15 Oct 2023 00:18:06 +0000

New findings recently published in the journal Annals of Botany reveal that researchers have found unaltered agave plant species cultivated by several early cultures including...

Not Built by Homo sapiens – Scientists Discover “Extraordinary” 476,000-Year-Old Wooden Structure

SciTechDaily — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 23:39:19 +0000

Discoveries at Kalambo Falls, Zambia offer insights into ancient human technology. Recent research has revealed that nearly half a million years ago, ancient human ancestors,...

Tracing Footprints: Humans Got to America 7,000 Years Earlier Than Thought

Matthew Robert Bennett and Sally Christine Reynolds — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 10:33:03 +0000

New research, supported by advanced dating techniques, suggests that humans settled in the Americas around 23,000 years ago, challenging earlier beliefs of a 14,000-year timeline....

Ancient Footprints in New Mexico Shift Timeline for Early Human Presence in North America

U.S. Geological Survey — Sat, 07 Oct 2023 02:14:16 +0000

Two new lines of evidence support the 21,000 to 23,000-year age estimate of the footprints first described and dated in 2021. In 2021, scientific dating...

Manipulated and Utilized: The Tale of Ancient Human Remains in Spanish Caves

PLOS — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 19:39:17 +0000

Findings add to a pattern of human burial and modification in the Iberian Peninsula. Caves served as sites for burial and later modification of human...