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By Jul 14, 2021
Science

These centuries-old tombs in Sudan are arranged in galaxy-like clusters

Both landscape and social dynamics influence where people were laid to rest.
By Jul 12, 2021
Science

Centuries-old tools reveal how the Chikasha people fought off conquistadors

Hernando de Soto's expedition ultimately failed, but they left an almost literal trail of breadcrumbs in their wake.
By Jul 6, 2021
Science

A discovery found in Germany’s ‘Unicorn Cave’ hints at Neanderthal art

The 51,000-year-old carved bone suggests Neanderthals not only made simple tools, but art, too.
By Jun 30, 2021
Science

What a 5,000-year-old plague victim reveals about the Black Death’s origins

It turns out the bubonic plague wasn't nearly as contagious—or gruesome—in the Neolithic era.
By Jun 30, 2021
Science

The debate over ‘Dragon Man’ shows that human origins are still kind of messy

Scientists in the field disagree about whether this represents an entirely new species, but it's exciting no matter what.
By Jun 28, 2021
Science

It may be time for museums to return Egyptian mummies to their coffins

Experts are digging into the ethics of turning thousands-year-old corpses into attractions.
By Jun 8, 2021
Science

Humans may have arrived in the Americas 15,000 years earlier than we thought

New animal bones discovered in Coxcatlan Cave may push back the arrival date, but the evidence is still unclear.
By May 6, 2021
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The earliest known human burial in Africa was a carefully laid down child

The three-year-old was buried with deliberate care.
By Apr 28, 2021
Science

Archaeologists finally uncovered some of the mystery behind Laos’s Plain of Jars

This cryptic megalithic site is thousands of years old, but its origin story is still not fully known.
By Apr 7, 2021
Science

Crystals and eggshells tell a 105,000-year-old story of humans in the Kalahari Desert

The artifacts suggest early people didn't just live on the African coasts.