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Neanderthal Mystery Deepens: New Study Reveals Hidden Lineage and Social Isolation May Have Led to Their Extinction

World

26 Sep, 2024

Neanderthal Mystery Deepens: New Study Reveals Hidden Lineage and Social Isolation May Have Led to Their Extinction


Scientists are one step closer to solving the mystery of humanity's last great extinction: why the Neanderthals died off. The...

Ancient Board Game Found in Azerbaijan Might Be Older Than Previously Thought

World

22 Sep, 2024

Ancient Board Game Found in Azerbaijan Might Be Older Than Previously Thought


The discovery of artifacts associated with an ancient board game is offering clues about how humans interacted thousands of years...

Toronto's 9-Month Delay in Honoring Ancient Remains Sparks Outrage

World

19 Sep, 2024

Toronto's 9-Month Delay in Honoring Ancient Remains Sparks Outrage


More than nine months after ancient human remains were discovered in a Riverdale neighborhood, the City of Toronto has spent...

Massive Slab of Ancient Bog Butter Unearthed in Ireland: Is It Edible?

World

18 Sep, 2024

Massive Slab of Ancient Bog Butter Unearthed in Ireland: Is It Edible?


A farmer in Co Donegal has unearthed what may be one of the largest ancient slabs of bog butter ever...

New Neanderthal Discovery Reveals Shocking Truth About Our Ancestors

World

17 Sep, 2024

New Neanderthal Discovery Reveals Shocking Truth About Our Ancestors


Some chapters of human history are more poignant to revisit than others. But other chapters, like those describing the loss...

Stonehenge's Altar Stone Mystery Deepens: Orkney Ruled Out as Source

World

16 Sep, 2024

Stonehenge's Altar Stone Mystery Deepens: Orkney Ruled Out as Source


Scientists’ search for the source of Stonehenge’s iconic Altar Stone has intensified, with a new paper ruling out Orkney as...

Stonehenge Mystery Deepens: Orkney Ruled Out as Origin of Altar Stone

Science

6 Sep, 2024

Stonehenge Mystery Deepens: Orkney Ruled Out as Origin of Altar Stone


The plot has thickened on the mystery of the altar stone of Stonehenge, weeks after geologists sensationally revealed that the...

Stonehenge's Altar Stone: A 450-Mile Journey From Scotland Unravels a Neolithic Mystery

World

31 Aug, 2024

Stonehenge's Altar Stone: A 450-Mile Journey From Scotland Unravels a Neolithic Mystery


It is a discovery that has astonished experts, shaken academe, and overturns so many lazy notions about our Neolithic forebears...

The Cave of Bones: Scientists Debunk Claims of Ancient Ritual Burials

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21 Aug, 2024

The Cave of Bones: Scientists Debunk Claims of Ancient Ritual Burials


Evidence continues to mount against the interpretation of a cave filled with ancient hominid bones as a sacred burial ground,...

Roman Shrine Unearthed in Iron Age Hillfort: Archaeologists Discover 'Spectacular' Find

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10 Aug, 2024

Roman Shrine Unearthed in Iron Age Hillfort: Archaeologists Discover 'Spectacular' Find


Archaeologists have discovered what they believe was a Roman shrine in the remains of an Iron Age hillfort. They have...

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