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Early humans feasted on fish in the Sahara Desert 10,000 years ago
sciencefocus.com - Amy Barrett
Archaeologists excavated bones of fish, toads, frogs, crocodiles and birds from the Tadrart Acacus mountains in the Saharan Desert. Ancient humans in …
3 days ago
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Aboriginal Australians
65,000-Year-Old Plant Remains Reveal Cooking of Earliest Australians
realclearscience.com - S. Anna Florin
Australia’s first people ate a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, nuts and other plant foods, many of which would have taken considerable time and …
February 19
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Roman Empire
Elite spear-carrying Pictish warrior emerges - with bold hair, a necklace and tight leggings
scotsman.com - Alison Campsie
With a distinctive hairstyle and wearing a helmet, necklace and perhaps even a tight pair of leggings, he was likely a member of an elite …
February 19
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The first Neanderthal skeleton excavated in 20 years suggests our ancestors may have buried their dead together, with flowers
Business Insider - ScienceAlert
One of the most important archaeological sites for our understanding of Neanderthals is still disgorging its secrets. A new Neanderthal skeleton has been found in Shanidar Cave in Iraqi Kurdistan, and
February 18
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Archaeology
Study Suggests New Dates for Spread of Farming Across Eurasia - Archaeology Magazine
archaeology.org - Jessica E. Saraceni
JENA, GERMANY—According to a statement released by the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, 5,200-year-old grains uncovered in the …
February 18
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Archaeology
Earliest Mosaic in the World Found in Turkey
haaretz.com - Ruth Schuster
A crude tiled floor laid down in geometric patterns, unearthed in a preclassical Hittite town in central Turkey, is the earliest-known mosaic in the …
February 18
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Humanity
Photos: A Breathtaking Pompeii Restoration Was Just Revealed, With New Treasures
ScienceAlert - ALEXANDRIA SAGE
Vivid frescoes and never-before-seen inscriptions were among the treasures unearthed in a massive years-long restoration of the world-famous …
February 19
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Archaeology
Archaeologists discover sarcophagus linked to cult of Romulus, fabled founder of Rome
The Telegraph
Archeologists have found an ancient sarcophagus that they believe commemorated Romulus, the fabled founder of Rome, describing it as “an exceptional discovery”. Experts found the 2,600-year-old sarcophagus
February 17
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Mathematics
3,700-Year-old Babylonian stone tablet gets translated, changes history
upworthy.com
Dr. Daniel Mansfield and his team at the University of New South Wales in Australia have just made an incredible discovery. While studying a …
February 12
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Evolution
Scientists find evidence of 'ghost population' of ancient humans
The Guardian - Ian Sample Science editor
Scientists have found evidence for a mysterious “ghost population” of ancient humans that lived in Africa about half a million years ago and whose genes live on in people today. Traces of the unknown emerged
February 12
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Archaeology
New discoveries in the Neolithic landscape of the Callanish Stones - Current Archaeology
archaeology.co.uk - Amy Brunskill
A project to survey the prehistoric landscape around the Callanish Stones on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides has revealed evidence of other …
February 7
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World News
Roman Square reopens in Jerusalem after almost 2,000 years
jpost.com - By ILANIT CHERNICK
This is how Gura Berger, spokeswoman for the East Jerusalem Development Company, known in Hebrew as Pituach Mizrach Yerushalayim (PAMI), described …
February 10
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Natural History
Siberian Hunters Cooked in 'Hot Pots' at the End of the Last Ice Age
smithsonianmag.com - Theresa Machemer
The world’s oldest pieces of clay pottery, recovered from the banks of the Amur River during the 1970s and ‘80s, date to the tail end of the last ice …
February 7
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Climate
For the first time, an indigenous American tribe donates seeds to the doomsday vault
Mashable - Siobhan Neela-Stock
Millennia from now, future humans might be snacking on heirloom crops provided by the Cherokee Nation. The Cherokee Nation is the first indigenous American tribe in the U.S. to be invited to contribute
February 9
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Identity
What's the difference between race and ethnicity?
Live Science - Emma Bryce
If someone asked you to describe your identity to them, where would you begin? Would it come down to your skin color or your nationality? What about …
February 8
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Opinion
Can DNA tests tell us who we are? Only if we’re racists.
The Washington Post - Aaron Freedman
As DNA tests grew more popular and affordable, my curiosity got the better of me. For about $100, a vial of saliva and a couple weeks of waiting, a company promised a pie chart revealing my ethnic ancestry.
February 5
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Art
12,000-Year-old Aboriginal rock art from the Kimberley region, Western Australia
sciencemag.org
The Kimberley region in Western Australia hosts one of the world’s most substantial bodies of indigenous rock art thought to extend in a series of …
February 5
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Pottery
Study Explores the Origins of Pottery in Asia - Archaeology Magazine
archaeology.org - Jessica E. Saraceni
YORK, ENGLAND—According to a statement released by the University of York, scientist Oliver Craig and his colleagues analyzed residues on prehistoric …
February 5
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Archaeology
Israeli researchers grow date plants from 2,000-year-old seeds
timesofisrael.com - By Stuart Winer
Israeli researchers revealed Wednesday that they successfully grew extinct date plants from ancient seeds found at archaeological sites in the Judean …
February 6
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Ancient History
Mud-brick Village Survived 7,200 Years in the Jordan Valley
haaretz.com - Ruth Schuster
There’s a reason why prehistoric homes are rare in the archaeological record. Building stones get repurposed, while others were flimsy to begin with, …
February 5
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Riviera Maya
9,990-year-old skull may rewrite ancient American history
Inverse - Sarah Sloat
At nearly 4,300 miles long, the Tulum submerged cave system is the longest underwater cave system ever found. It is also arguably the most important …
February 5
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Archaeology
Mysterious Egyptian Artifact From the Bronze Age Found Off Israeli Coast
haaretz.com - Ariel David
A veterinarian taking a morning swim along Israel’s northern shores last year spotted something one doesn’t usually see at the bottom of the sea: …
February 4
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Iron Age
Detectorists unearth record breaking haul of 69,347 Iron Age coins after 30-year search
The Telegraph
A hoard of Iron Age coins worth up to £10 million has been officially recognised as the largest collection ever found on the British Isles after two detectorists' were tipped off by a woman who spotted
February 2
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Evolution
Neanderthal ancestry found in African populations' DNA for the first time
sciencefocus.com - Amy Barrett
Researchers estimate that Europeans and Asians to have more equal levels of Neanderthal ancestry than previously thought, and say that for the first …
January 31
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Anthropology
Skulls from ancient North Americans hint at multiple migration waves
Live Science - Stephanie Pappas
The earliest humans in North America were far more diverse than previously realized, according to a new study of human remains found within one of …
January 29
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Greece
Spectacular Findings Uncovered in Santorini’s Akrotiri Archaeological Dig
greekreporter.com - Nick Kampouris
Significant new findings were recently revealed during ongoing excavation works at the archaeological site of Akrotiri, on the Greek island of …
January 31
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Egypt
Mummies of ancient Egyptian priests found buried with thousands of afterlife 'servants'
Live Science - Owen Jarus
A massive burial ground holding the remains of several high priests of ancient Egypt, along with their assistants, has been discovered in the …
January 31
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Life Sciences
What the Earliest Toilets Say About How Human Civilization Has Evolved
discovermagazine.com - Bridget Alex
Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news For more than 200,000 years humans were nomadic foragers, living in small groups spread …
January 31
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Politics
Humans are hardwired to dismiss facts that don't fit their worldview
theconversation.com - Adrian Bardon
Something is rotten in the state of American political life. The U.S. (among other nations) is increasingly characterized by highly polarized, …
January 31