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History is full of artifacts that later turn out to be fakes, but very occasionally the opposite can happen. New analysis of ancient Roman coins long dismissed as forgeries has found they appear to be authentic, revealing a previously unknown Roman emp… Continue reading Authenticated ancient coins reveal a Roman emperor lost to history
Scientists have discovered the earliest evidence of humans cooking food through the controlled use of fire, dating to almost 800,000 years ago. An archeological site in Israel contains fish remains that, on closer examination, show clear signs of having been cooked.
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Continue reading Earliest evidence of humans cooking with fire dates back 780,000 years
Scientists have sequenced the genomes of two ancient skeletons, and found they constitute the oldest human DNA in the British isles. The data reveals the story of two separate migrations of early humans into what is now the UK, and how these different … Continue reading Britain’s oldest human genomes reveal cannibals and hunter-gatherers
Archeologists have discovered the oldest evidence of a surgical procedure in humans. A Stone Age hunter-gatherer, who lived more than 30,000 years ago, was found to have a carefully amputated leg, making it the earliest known surgery by tens of thousands of years.
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Continue reading Stone Age surgery: Ancient amputation marks oldest known operation
Boston Dynamics’ robot dog Spot has been tasked with a new job – patrolling the ancient ruins of Pompeii. The robot will be used to inspect the site for safety issues and record structural changes over time to better manage the historic ruins.Continue … Continue reading Spot goes to Pompeii: Why a robot dog is patrolling ancient ruins
New research published in the journal Antiquity suggests an ancient South American civilization spiked a beer-like drink with psychoactive drugs as a way of maintaining social cohesion and forging new bonds with surrounding communities.Continue Reading… Continue reading Ancient empire used psychedelic beer to win friends and influence people
While archeologists can learn a lot from studying ancient Egyptian mummified bodies, unwrapping those bodies may damage their valuable coverings. With that problem in mind, scientists have now “digitally unwrapped” a mummy via CT scanning technology.Co… Continue reading 3D CT scanning tech used to non-destructively unwrap an Egyptian mummy
A landmark study is reporting the discovery of nearly 500 ancient monuments in Mexico using airborne laser mapping. The newly discovered sites are thought to date back at least 2,500 years, in between the Olmec and Maya civilizations.Continue ReadingCa… Continue reading Laser mapping reveals nearly 500 ancient ceremonial sites in Mexico
Archeologists excavating a remote site in northwestern Utah have discovered the oldest evidence of tobacco use, dating back more than 12,000 years. The find is almost 9,000 years older than prior evidence of ancient tobacco use.Continue ReadingCategory… Continue reading Oldest evidence of human tobacco use dates back 12,000 years
Exactly when humans first set foot in North America remains a mystery, but archeologists have now uncovered the oldest unambiguous evidence. A series of unmistakably human footprints have been found at White Sands National Park in New Mexico, and dated to around 22,000 years ago.
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Continue reading Fossil footprints mark earliest clear evidence of humans in North America