2025 • Nov 21
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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2025 • Nov 01
Wear marks suggest Neanderthals made ocher crayons
Neanderthals were apparently no easier on their art supplies than modern kids. ...
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2025 • Oct 23
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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2025 • Oct 02
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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2025 • Aug 14
Incan numerical recordkeeping system may have been widely used
The Inca Empire hung by a thread—literally. ...
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