Category: Human History
Archaeologists Unearth a Medieval Woman Buried With a Child in Her Arms
While further analysis is necessary to reveal their identities, 'there must have been a close relationship,' explains archaeologist...
A Toddler Who Lived 3 Million Years Ago Could Walk Upright and Capably Climb Trees
A re-analysis of a three-million-year-old fossil suggests Australopithecus afarensis, an early hominid, had children who were as capable...
Incredible Website Shows Amsterdam’s History Through 700,000 Pieces of Old Garbage
Rivers in cities can easily fill with heaps full of trash, lost things, and industrial waste. But if...
Skull of Crushed Pompeii Victim Found ‘Intact’
Last month, archaeologists in Italy found the skeletal remains of a Pompeii resident who apparently had his head...
Final Days of Ötzi the Iceman Revealed Through New Analysis of His Tools
Ötzi the Iceman is the gift that keeps on giving. Found embedded in a glacier in 1991, the...
Ingenious Technique Explains How Easter Island Statues May Have Gotten Their Giant Hats
Some of Easter Island’s moai statues are adorned with large red hats, the heaviest of which weigh as...
Ancient Egyptian Mummified ‘Hawk’ Is Actually a Stillborn Human Baby
High-resolution micro-CT scanning has shown that an Egyptian mummy thought to be a bird is really a stillborn...
Something Completely Unexpected Happened to the First Settlers of South America
As the last Ice Age was coming to an end, and as the first settlers arrived in North...
Pompeii Resident Had His Head Crushed by a Giant Stone While Fleeing Eruption
The first major discovery at a new excavation site in Pompeii is turning out to be something right...
Archaeologists Discover 29 Human Footprints From the Last Ice Age
Archaeologists working off Canada’s Pacific Coast have found 29 human footprints dating back to the end of the...
