Category: Human History
A Spear Wound Likely Killed This Neanderthal, but It Tells a Very Human Story
“What is particularly remarkable is that we see evidence of two contrasting facets of human nature—care and violence—juxtaposed...
An Egyptian Villager Stumbled Upon an Inscribed Stone. It Led to a Colossal Head of Ramses II
The rescue excavation uncovered the remains of two royal statues and a pink granite block.
This 4,700-Year-Old Shipwreck Could Be the Oldest Ever Found—and Its Jars Still Have Residue Inside
The researchers call it a “time capsule at the bottom of the sea.”
Archaeologists Find Possible ‘Palace’ Where Roman Life Continued After Rome Fell
The Middle Age building had a Roman-style heating system and glass fragments that may have once been expensive...
Undersea Archaeologists Recover the Only Known Ring Engraved With the Lighthouse of Alexandria
Researchers suspect that the ancient bronze signet was used to notarize official documents.
Iron and Viking Age Scandinavians Kept Their Victims’ Bones Around the House
Among the macabre discoveries was a child’s skull planted between the floors, which people walked over for years.
DNA Puts Humans in the Americas at the Height of the Last Ice Age, but the Debate Isn’t Over
The analysis points to a timestamp of no earlier than 21,000 years ago, but the data leaves a...
A Wooden Club and Other Rare Finds Reveal ‘Invisible’ Side of Neanderthal Life
“Perhaps the simplest message is that the Palaeolithic was not a world made only of stone.”
The Inca Dressed Llamas in Tassels and Face Paint—Then Likely Buried Them Alive
Unsurprisingly, the findings refute how Colonial Spain's chroniclers understood Inca rituals.
Divers Discover 10,500-Year-Old Wood That May Rewrite the Story of Hunter-Gatherers
A geologic quirk in a German lake has left Mesolithic remains exquisitely preserved.
