6+ hour, 26+ min ago   (520+ words) Learn how an ancient oracle stone matched throws of animal knucklebones to 56 messages offering guidance on illness, travel, and trade. Someone in Roman-era Asia Minor, in what is now Turkey, throws five knucklebones to ask the gods whether the time…...

5+ hour ago   (211+ words) “I really loved learning with two of my most important mentors at Harvard Divinity School, Shaul Magid and Hussein Rashid. Both treat their students with so much warmth, kindness, and respect. I truly learned so much from them.” I really…...

6+ hour, 53+ min ago   (298+ words) A hidden language problem in archaeology may be affecting how researchers understand ancient humans and their behavior. A new study found that scientists often use overlapping terms to describe prehistoric sites, raising concerns about how they classify and interpret evidence....

12+ hour, 10+ min ago   (961+ words) An unusual club, wooden spears, and possible household objects. At a prehistoric rock shelter near Barcelona, archaeologists discovered something that looks remarkably like a wooden club. It has a narrow handle, a bulky, pointed head, and a shape unlike anything…...

18+ hour, 9+ min ago   (189+ words) Home › Historical News Reviewed by Patrisha Antonaros Research led by Jesse M. Martin (La Trobe University) (Credit: Illustration by Utako Kikutani © Yousuke Kaifu CC BY) That backlog is why this new paper exists. Rather than searching for brand-new fossils in the…...

15+ hour, 55+ min ago   (1083+ words) Yacumama, an Amazonian myth, is a giant serpent that protects the Amazon. The serpent has become an icon in Amazonian culture and tradition. Yacumama: The Myth of the Giant Amazon Serpent Yacumama is a giant snake creature in Amazonian mythology…...

17+ hour, 19+ min ago   (107+ words) C21media Arte Distribution adopts Children of Prehistory doc NEWS BRIEF: Arte Distribution in France has acquired the worldwide rights to documentary Children of Prehistory, which it is presenting to buyers at Mipcom this week. Directed by Emma Baus and produced by…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (664+ words) St. Louis native Juli Berwald was glad to be back in her hometown last week helping to present “Music for the Ocean” on Friday evening at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center at the University of Missouri–St. Louis....

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (442+ words) Ancient coins featuring Medusa, a snake-haired figure from Greek mythology, may have served as tools of psychological warfare in the kingdom of Pontus more than 2,000 years ago, according to a new study linking their imagery to a ruler’s struggle against…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (429+ words) The first definitive evidence of when post-Roman lead production began in one of Europe's largest medieval lead-producing regions, the Derbyshire Peak District in central England, has been uncovered by archaeologists, after centuries of mining had erased much of the archaeological…...