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By Feb 9, 2021
Science

What archaeologists got wrong about female statues, goddesses, and fertility

Our modern ways of understanding gender don’t always prevail in history.
By Jan 21, 2021
Animals

Dire wolves are actually ice age mega-foxes

Think less Winterfell, more massive red fox.
By Nov 2, 2020
Science

How scientists keep ancient shipwrecks from crumbling into dust

One chemical reaction could turn a massive vessel to nothing if not protected.
By Jul 16, 2018
Science

Burnt bread shows that our ancestors were baking 4,000 years before agriculture

Charred flatbread found in a fireplace dates back to 14,400 years ago.
By Jul 11, 2018
Animals

Dogs spread across the Americas alongside humans. Then they got eaten.

Little genetic legacy remains from these pups.
By May 16, 2018
Science

Ancient ‘made in China’ label pushes back the date of shipwreck by 100 years

Updated carbon dating techniques helped, too.
By Dec 22, 2017
Science

Mind your pickaxe: What to do when you encounter fossils and artifacts in the wild

Don't smash up ancient fossils (and other manners you should mind).
By Nov 3, 2017
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There’s apparently a giant void in the Great Pyramid. Here’s why we don’t know what’s in there.

The space was recently discovered using particle physics, and cosmic rays.
By Oct 26, 2017
Environment

This lonely human skull might belong to an ancient tsunami victim

The 6,000-year-old remains are still rather mysterious.
By Jul 5, 2017
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Ancient Romans were way better at making concrete

The ocean didn't break it down— it only made it stronger.