Ancient People Did Stuff | TechnologyTangle

Nov 21 • 6 months ago

First revealed in spy photos, a Bronze Age city emerges from the steppe

An unexpectedly large city lies in a sea of grass inhabited largely by nomads. ...

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Nov 01 • 6 months ago

Wear marks suggest Neanderthals made ocher crayons

Neanderthals were apparently no easier on their art supplies than modern kids. ...

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Oct 23 • 7 months ago

The first people to set foot in Australia were fossil hunters

Europeans weren't the first people to collect fossils in Australia. ...

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Oct 02 • 7 months ago

Megafauna was the meat of choice for South American hunters

Giant sloths are extinct in part because they were tasty and nutritious. ...

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Aug 14 • 9 months ago

Incan numerical recordkeeping system may have been widely used

The Inca Empire hung by a thread—literally. ...

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