1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (817+ words) Ancient Mongolian burial mounds that have always been tied to mass feasting show no trace of large on-site horse butchery, new research has found. The missing bones now point away from the graves themselves and toward a ritual system that…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (803+ words) Scientists have found that nearly all late Neanderthals across Europe descend from a single maternal lineage that spread after a major population collapse about 65, 000 years ago. That result reframes their final history as one of survival by a small refuge…...

4+ day, 5+ hour 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+ week, 4+ day ago  (886+ words) A new study has found that prehistoric cave burials, once treated as unique to one western Nevada basin, were far more widespread across the Great Basin in the U. S. than previously believed. That finding recasts these caves as part of a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (740+ words) A new study has found that Australopithecus, an extinct group of early human relatives that lived in Africa millions of years ago, experienced pelvic strain during childbirth nearly as intense as that seen in modern human labor. That finding places…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (798+ words) Deep inside Des-Cubierta Cave, Neanderthals left behind something strange: a massive cone-shaped pile of stones topped with the horned skulls of ancient animals. It sat there untouched for thousands of years, and for a long time archaeologists debated what it…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (804+ words) Researchers have confirmed that a large Mayan settlement lies submerged beneath Lake Atitlan, a volcanic lake in the Guatemalan highlands, with plazas, homes, and monuments preserved underwater. That finding reframes the site from scattered remains into a once-inhabited village, now…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago  (776+ words) Researchers have uncovered a cluster of rock-cut tombs in Aswan, a city in southern Egypt along the Nile River, dating back more than 4, 000 years. One chamber contained about 160 well-preserved pottery vessels. The discovery shows that this burial site remained active…...

2+ week, 15+ hour ago  (845+ words) Scientists have identified a previously unknown human lineage in northern East Asia that persisted beyond the end of the last ice age. The finding shows that deeply rooted human branches continued into a period of major cultural change rather than…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (862+ words) A sudden fire can destroy a village, but in rare cases, it can also protect history. Around 3, 500 years ago, a Bronze Age settlement called Cabezo Redondo in present-day Spain faced such a fire. While homes and workshops burned, the same…...