2025 • Nov 08
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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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 18
Lead poisoning has been a feature of our evolution
A recent study found lead in teeth from 2 million-year-old hominin fossils. ...
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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 • Sep 25
Newly found ancient Egyptian port may lead to Cleopatra’s tomb
NatGeo documentary Cleopatra's Final Secret chronicles archaeologist Kathleen Martinez's 20-year search ...
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2025 • Sep 17
Rocks on train tracks strand 900 Machu Picchu tourists amid protest
About 1,400 visitors were evacuated but hundreds were left stuck because of action linked to bus contract dispute, say Peru authoritiesAt least 900 tourists were stranded near the ancient In...
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2025 • Sep 02
Archaeologists in Peru discover 3D mural that could date back 4,000 years
The unprecedented find has shifted archaeological understanding about the first civilisations in the AmericasArchaeologists in Peru have discovered a multicoloured three-dimensional wall tha...
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2025 • Aug 21
Neolithic people took gruesome trophies from invading tribes
Brutal treatment may have been part of "public theater of violence" celebrating victory in battle. ...
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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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2025 • Aug 07
Stone tools may hint at ancestors of Homo floresiensis
The stone flakes don't look like much, but they're a clue in an ancient cold case. ...
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2025 • Aug 07
Did a rival tribe kill and eat their neighbors 5,700 years ago?
"The evidence points to a violent episode—possibly the result of conflict between neighboring farming communities.” ...
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