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'Dragon Man' Skull Unearthed in China Confirms First Glimpse and Existence of Denisovan Individual

For over a decade, the Denisovans were anthropology's most mysterious cousins — a ghost line whose existence was known almost solely from ancient DNA , a child's pinky bone, and a rumor of genes that...

Human Mastery Over Extreme Environments Happened Before the Migration Out of Africa

For almost 300,000 years, humans were African. But whereas our previous human cousins had already made their way into Eurasia, our own species was more than 200,000 years confined to the mother...

Captain Cook's Endeavour Wreckage Confirmed to be Off the Coast of Rhode Island

Following over two decades of research, scientists at the Australian National Maritime Museum have asserted in no uncertain terms that they've located one of the most famous ships of maritime history...

Ancient Footprints Reveal Peopling of the Americas Did Occur 23,000 Years Ago

A sequence of footprints hidden deep within a long-dried paleo‑lake bed were discovered in 2021 by archaeologists, pushing back the purported arrival of early North American settlers between 23,000...
Bloody Mary and the Exiles: A Tudor Struggle for Power and Faith

Bloody Mary and the Exiles: A Tudor Struggle for Power and Faith

The reign of Mary I, often dubbed "Bloody Mary," was a tumultuous chapter in English history, marked by religious persecution, political intrigue, and a fierce struggle for the throne. Her ascension...
Rune inscription found in Ontario, Canada.

Mysterious Swedish Runestone Carving Unearthed in Canadian Wilderness

In the shadowy forests near Wawa, Northern Ontario, a centuries-old mystery has emerged from the earth - literally. In 2018, toppled tree revealed an astonishing archaeological find: a Nordic...
Artist’s impression of Dargan Shelter as it would have looked during the last Ice Age.

Cave Find Shakes Up What We Thought About Australia’s Earliest Inhabitants

Travel back 20,000 years into the last Ice Age, to a time when the upper reaches of the Blue Mountains were treeless and the ridgelines and mountain peaks laden in snow and ice. At an elevation of 1,...
Medieval sword from Linschoten River, near Utrecht, with knot symbol engraved on the blade.

A Thousand-Year-Old Ritual Sword Emerges from Dutch Riverbed

An astonishing medieval sword, unearthed from a riverbed in the Netherlands, is now capturing the imagination of archaeologists and museum goers alike. Dubbed the ‘Sword of Linschoten’, this nearly 1...
Remains of the large shoe recovered at the Magna Roman Fort site, England.

Massive Roman Shoe Unearthed at Magna Fort Reveals Foot of a Giant Soldier

Archaeologists excavating the ancient Roman fort of Magna, near Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, England, have uncovered a remarkable personal artifact: a nearly complete Roman leather shoe...

A Good Old Patriarchy: Ancient Egyptian Succession Was Based on Eldest Son's Inheritance

For decades it was thought that the family system of the ancient Egyptians was very similar to our own. However, Ph.D. candidate Steffie van Gompel explains that the reality is somewhat different. "...

It's The Pits! 2.2 Million Year Old African Tooth Fossils Shed Light on Human Family Tree

On the enamel of fossilized teeth lying in African soil for millions of years, scientists have discovered something small but possibly earth-shaking: tiny, uniform pits grouped in patterns too...

Were the First Kings of Poland Actually Scottish? Ancient DNA Finds Out

Darius von Guttner Sporzynski for The Conversation For two centuries, scholars have sparred over the roots of the Piasts , Poland’s first documented royal house, who reigned from the 10th to the 14th...

'Frozen in Time': France's Deepest Ever Shipwreck, A Medieval Mediterranean Merchant Ship

On the dark, chilly bottom of the sea off the coast of Ramatuelle, France , early in March 2025, a French Navy drone swept the silt with its sonar beam — a form, large and out of context, 2.5 kms (1...

Roman 'Fastfood' Unearthed in Mallorcan Trash-dump: Fried Songbirds on the Menu

On the fringes of the Roman world, in the island town of Pollentia, archaeologists have excavated what could be the Roman Empire 's oldest equivalent to a snack bar chicken wing. In a humble cesspit...

Cone-Headed Skull of 6,200-Year-Old Girl Unearthed in Iran, Scientists Don't Know Why

About 6,200 years ago, in a village on the northern rim of the Persian Gulf , a young woman died after being struck on the head. She was probably younger than 20. Her skull, recently discovered at...

They Lied All Along: Potential Roman Wine Scam Uncovered With Knock-Offs In Use On Crete

Conor Trainor for The Conversation Before artificial sweeteners, people satisfied their cravings for sweetness with natural products, including honey or dried fruit. Raisin wines , made by drying...

The Imperative of Learning from History: Preserving Truth Against Manipulation

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." — George Santayana This astute observation from philosopher George Santayana encapsulates the significance of learning from history as...

World's Oldest Matrilineal Society Unearthed in China's Shandong, 4,500 Years Old

Before China 's Neolithic Fujia community was arranging its deceased, it already possessed something unusual: a social structure organized not around fathers, but around mothers. Chinese researchers...

Over 3 Million Years of Changing Cultural Transformation Recorded in New Study

At some point between stone crashing on stone and the murmur of words by a Paleolithic fire, something shifted. In a brand new study, a multidisciplinary group of researchers has mapped the deep...

Lust, Loyalty & Loss in Homer’s World of Gods and Heroes: An Interview on The Odyssey

A conversation with Dr. Paul Cartledge, A.G. Leventis Senior Research Fellow, Clare College, Emeritus A.G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture As audiences prepare for the release of The Odyssey , an...
The outline of Falken in red in front of Vasa in gray.

Famed Warship Vasa's Little Sister ‘Falken’ Has Been Identified

Researchers have identified a shipwreck off Porkkala in the Gulf of Finland as the warship Falken. The 17th-century ship was built for King Gustav II Adolf and was later used under Queen Kristina. It...
Ithaca, St. Athanasios-Homeric School.

New Discoveries Unearthed at ‘Homer’s School’ Ithaca

New archaeological research conducted at the legendary site of Agios Athanasios - Homer’s School - in northern Ithaca is shedding extraordinary new light on the island's prehistoric, Mycenaean, and...
Artist’s impression of elderly Neanderthal male.

Neanderthals Could Have Crossed Eurasia in Just 2,000 Years

Using state-of-the-art computer modeling and climate reconstructions, a team of anthropologists has unveiled the possible migratory highways used by Neanderthals to journey thousands of kilometers...
A Ruse Gone Wrong: The Battle That Brought Christianity to Rome, October 28th, AD 312

A Ruse Gone Wrong: The Battle That Brought Christianity to Rome, October 28th, AD 312

In late October AD 312, the fate of the future of the Roman world was decided near the Pons Milvius, the Milvian Bridge (the modern Ponte Milvio, Italy), crossing the River Tiber some 5 kilometres...

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