Bronze Age Artifact Made from ‘Space Metal’ Unearthed at a Sacrificial Site is Confirmed as the Oldest of Its Kind
A curious Bronze Age artifact unearthed at a ceremonial site in southwestern China has now been identified as…
How DNA in dirt is shaking up the study of human origins
When he was a doctoral student at the University of Copenhagen, Eske Willerslev was a nobody. At least,…
Neanderthals May Have Used the World’s First Antibiotic 50,000 Years Ago
Creating birch tar using Neanderthal methods. Image credits: University of Cologne. If you were a Neanderthal hunter 50,000…
Local agricultural transition, crisis and migration in the Southern Andes
The Emergence of Agriculture: A Global View (Routledge, 2007). Pearsall, D. M. in The Handbook of South American…
AI cracks board game that eluded scientists for a century
It gamed the system. Here’s yet more proof that AI is playing 3D chess while we’re playing checkers.…
New study shows Jordan Valley site is older than expected
Ubeidiya, a prehistoric site in the Jordan Valley, has been dated by researchers to be at least 1.9…
Iron Age Surgeons Fixed a Woman’s Shattered Jaw With Primitive Prosthetic—and She Survived
In 1994, Russian archaeologists unearthed a tiny cemetery with a grave holding a mummified woman wearing a wig. More…
Dueling AIs Reconstruct Rules of Mysterious Roman-Era Board Game
These days, artificial intelligence can take notes during doctor appointments, boost your confidence in school, and help detect…
Seafarers were visiting remote Arctic islands over 4000 years ago
A site on Isbjørne Island where Palaeo-Inuit people erected a circular tent Matthew Walls, Mari Kleist, Pauline Knudsen…
This May Be the Oldest Known Victim of a Bear Attack—and It’s Brutal
New research bolsters the theory that a prehistoric adolescent was mauled by a wild animal—likely a bear—in what…
Technological innovations and hafted technology in central China ~160,000–72,000 years ago
Trinkaus, E. Early modern humans. Annu. Rev. Anthropol. 34, 207–230 (2005). Article Google Scholar Petraglia, M. D., Haslam,…
Handy work: Stencil rock paintings found in Indonesia may be world’s oldest cave art
By Euronews Culture with AP Published on 22/01/2026 – 8:58 GMT+1 •Updated 9:06 Scientists have discovered what may be the world’s…