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A Man Took a Stone Blade to the Face 100,000 Years Ago and Lived to Tell the Tale
13+ hour, 20+ min ago (302+ words) The discovery offers one of the oldest known examples of interpersonal violence....
Neanderthal Babies Were 'Built Different' and Could Reach Toddler Size in Only Six Months
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (1299+ words) A 50,000-year-old infant skeleton reveals our extinct cousins grew up surprisingly fast to survive When scientists examined the incredibly well-preserved skeleton of a Neanderthal infant from an Israeli cave, they were in for a surprise. The baby, known as Amud…...
Two 500-Year-Old Freeze-Dried Potatoes Show How the Inca Empire Fed People Across Peru
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (885+ words) Found inside a broken clay jar, the rare potato remains survived centuries in Peru's desert-like conditions. Long before modern refrigeration, the ancient Inca Empire was preserving food for years and moving it across vast distances. Archaeologists have now uncovered rare…...
This 4,000-Year-Old Siberian Warrior Was Buried Beneath a Bone Shield and Now Has a Face Again
3+ week, 4+ day ago (538+ words) A neolithic warrior gets a face thanks to modern tech....
Humans May Have Learned to Use Fire Nearly 800,000 Years Earlier Than We Thought, South African Cave Suggests
3+ week, 5+ day ago (333+ words) Tiny burned bones in a South African cave hint at a much older relationship with fire....
The oldest known plague outbreak struck Siberian hunter gatherers 5,500 years ago
3+ week, 5+ day ago (782+ words) This horrid disease has been with us for much longer than we thought. When most people think of plague, they picture medieval cities, packed streets, and the Black Death. However, new research suggests the disease’s history stretches much further back....
People on These Pacific Islands Have the Most Ancient Genome of All Humans (and a Lot of Denisovan Genes)
3+ week, 6+ day ago (196+ words) Researchers found the people of Near Oceania carry some of the oldest human genetics....
100,000-Year-Old Bones in Ethiopia May Point to the Earliest Human Cremation
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (304+ words) Burned fossils reveal a vivid snapshot of early Homo sapiens life....
Ancient Rock Art Shows Humans May Have Cared About Biodiversity Long Before Science Named It
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (375+ words) Rock art around the world shows our ancestors saw nature as sacred. Across continents and cultures, one of the most striking features of ancient rock art is how often it places the natural world at its center. Whether etched into…...
Remains Of At Least 37 People Recently Discovered May Help Solve 'Plain of Jars' Mystery in Laos
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (677+ words) In Laos, one stone vessel reveals a long ritual life among the ancestors. For who knows how long, many of the enigmatic giant stone jars of northern Laos stood open and undisturbed. Exposed to the sky, they offered few clues…...