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3+ hour, 12+ min ago  (487+ words) A landmark archaeological site in Chile that shaped scientific understanding of when humans first arrived in the Americas may be tens of thousands of years younger than once believed, according to a new study published in the journal Science. For…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1046+ words) Little Foot's face looks like it has been through a slow-motion car crash, because it has. For millions of years, rock pressure and shifting sediments pushed and twisted the fossil's facial bones until the front of the skull no longer…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (1009+ words) Scientists can now come face to face with an early human ancestor nicknamed Little Foot who lived 3. 67 million years ago, thanks to digital reconstruction technology. Renowned paleoanthropologist Ronald Clarke identified four tiny bones in the University of the Witwatersrand's museum…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (618+ words) The revised age may help make sense of 2-million-year-old stone tools elsewhere in China. Two skulls from Yunxian, in northern China, aren't ancestors of Denisovans after all; they're actually the oldest known Homo erectus fossils in eastern Asia. (Side note:…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (382+ words) Traces of disease found in prehistoric remains may rewrite the medical world's understanding of syphilis and challenge the idea of its origins in the Americas, according to a new study. Published in the International Journal of Osteoarchaeology in March, the…...

1+ day, 36+ min ago  (861+ words) A vast cluster of 34 ancient graves in southern Italy have been uncovered and contain the graves of children buried with large bronze belts. The discovery reframes how status, identity, and inheritance may have been expressed long before individuals reached adulthood....

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (172+ words) With all the recent talk of wiping out the entire civilization of Iran. It's a good time to remember that it wouldn't be the first time a whole civilization was wiped out. Here are 12 examples, along with descriptions of attempts…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (543+ words) Scoop Upworthy Archaeologists discover 43, 000 pottery fragments revealing the daily routine of ancient Egyptians The 'ostraca' reveal ancient tax receipts, account details, delivery logs, personal notes, and student exercises Archaeologists are still excavating different parts of Egypt, and even after all…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (476+ words) A stunning new claim from former Matt Gaetz has ignited controversy online after he alleged that a military official once briefed him about secret programs involving alien-human hybrid breeding operations. Speaking on Benny Johnson's show, Gaetz said a uniformed U. S. Army…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (372+ words) Azat TV Mass Graves Unearthed: From Ancient Judea to Modern Mexico - Archaeologists in Israel discovered a 2, 500-year-old mass grave containing up to 89 infant remains in a repurposed ancient water cistern. - Mexican authorities confirmed the recovery of over 10 bodies in Jalisco,…...