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January 01, 2026

Cremation pyre in Africa thought to be world’s oldest containing adult remains

9,500-year-old pyre uncovered in Malawi offers rare insight into rituals of ancient African hunter-gatherer groupsA cremation pyre built about 9,500...

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December 19, 2025

Parasites plagued Roman soldiers at Hadrian’s Wall

They were infected by roundworm, whipworm, and microscopic protozoans called Giardia duodenalis. ...

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December 14, 2025

Little Foot hominin fossil may be new species of human ancestor

Australian researchers think the skeleton found in South Africa is not the same species as two found in the same South Africa cave system Little...

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December 10, 2025

This is the oldest evidence of people starting fires

We didn't start the fire. (Neanderthals did, at least 400,000 years ago.) ...

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December 10, 2025

Pompeii construction site confirms recipe for Roman concrete

Latest results from a recently discovered ancient Roman construction site confirm earlier findings. ...

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December 08, 2025

Ancient Egyptian pleasure boat found by archaeologists off Alexandria coast

First-century luxury vessel matches description by the Greek historian Strabo, who visited city around 29-25BC An ancient Egyptian pleasure boat that...

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December 02, 2025

3D model shows small clans created Easter Island statues

Study: Moai were created by small, decentralized working groups, not managed by one central "chieftain." ...

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November 21, 2025

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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November 21, 2025

Scientists found the key to accurate Maya eclipse tables

Eclipse tables in the Dresden Codex were based on lunar tables and adjusted for slippage over time. ...

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November 14, 2025

Dogs came in a wide range of sizes and shapes long before modern breeds

Life with humans changed dogs in some dramatic ways, and it didn't take long. ...

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November 08, 2025

10,000 generations of hominins used the same stone tools to weather a changing world

This technological tradition lasted longer than Homo sapiens have even been a species. ...

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November 01, 2025

Wear marks suggest Neanderthals made ocher crayons

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

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