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Did Neanderthals Make Art?
AS A NEANDERTHAL RESEARCHER, I’m familiar with the stereotypes of Homo neanderthalensis: dull, unintelligent, lacking the imagination to do more than bash each other on the head. They just sat around, gnawing on mammoth, awaiting their inevitable extinction. So, in 2018, I was excited when I saw a headline announcing “It’s Official: Neanderthals Created Art.”
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Archaeologists Rebury 'First-of-Its-Kind' Roman Villa
The ruins were originally uncovered in Scarborough, England, last year
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After 350 years, sea gives up lost jewels of Spanish shipwreck
It was a Spanish galleon laden with treasures so sumptuous that its sinking in the Bahamas in 1656 sparked repeated salvage attempts over the next 350 years. So when another expedition was launched recently, few thought that there could be anything left – but exquisite, jewel-encrusted pendants and gold chains are among spectacular finds that have now been recovered, having lain untouched on the seabed for hundreds of years.
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Unearthing Ancient Sudan's Powerful, Complex Past
Archaeological work at Tombos reveals the stories of people who lived more than 4,000 years ago—and inspires new interest from the people who live there today.
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Archeologists discover historical artifacts during Notre Dame Cathedral restoration
The finds underneath the Paris landmark include a human-shaped lead sarcophagus. The discovery was made during restoration work at the cathedral, which was damaged by a fire in 2019.
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Researchers Have a Controversial New Hypothesis For How Civilization First Started
The dawn of human civilization is often pinned down to the rise of farming. As food production grew, so did human populations, trade, and tax.
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'Australia's silk road': Quarry sites dating back 2,100 years reveal world-scale trading system on Mithaka country
Ancient sandstone quarry sites, believed to be the largest in the southern hemisphere, are on track for national heritage status.
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Researchers home in on possible “day zero” for Antikythera mechanism
arXiv preprint suggests December 23, 178 BCE; others think it was summer 204 BCE.
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Strange, Giant Stone Jars Created by a Mysterious People Were Just Found in India
Across Assam in India, sometimes in plain sight and sometimes hidden in the wilderness, archaeologists have found more sites to add to a long-standing mystery. Similar sites have also been found in Laos and Indonesia.
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Lavish Roman mosaic is biggest found in London for 50 years
Archaeologists say ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ finds near London Bridge are from heyday of Londinium
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A rare find: Archaeologists unearth 4,000-year-old board game in Oman
Archaeologists working in Oman's Qumayrah Valley recently unearthed a rare artifact: a stone board game dating back some 4,000 years. The board features grid-like markings (possibly indicating fields) and holes for cups. It was found at a site near the village of Ayn Bani Saidah.
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A Long-Overlooked Necropolis in Naples Reveals the Enduring Influence of Ancient Greece
The Ipogeo dei Cristallini's well-preserved tombs will open to the public as soon as summer 2022
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Unlocking the secrets of the world's oldest computer - BBC Reel
BEST OF 2021: A hundred and twenty years ago, divers discovered a shipwreck off the island of Antikythera in Greece. What they found changed our understanding of human history. The mysterious Antikythera Mechanism has captured the imagination of archaeologists, mathematicians, and scientists ever since. Now, using the latest 3D x-ray and modelling technology, experts are unravelling the secrets of what this machine may have been capable of. Video by Harriet Constable
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Egyptian pharaoh reveals his secrets after ancient mummy is 'digitally unwrapped'
Egyptian scientists have unwrapped a 3,500-year-old royal mummy without peeling away a single layer of embalming linen.
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We May Have Underestimated The First Known Outbreak of Bubonic Plague
The Justinianic Plague spread through west Eurasia between the 6th and 8th centuries CE, signifying the first known outbreak of bubonic plague in this part of the world. According to a new analysis of ancient texts and genetic data, its impact was much more severe than some recent studies have suggested.
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Archaeologists discover ancient 'hangover prevention' ring
Uncovered from a Byzantine-era winery, the gold and purple amethyst ring may have been worn to prevent the ill effects of drinking too much alcohol.
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Hundreds of Ancient Maya Sites Hidden Under Mexico Reveal a Mysterious Blueprint
You can't see them from the surface, but they're definitely there. Scientists have revealed the discovery of hundreds of ancient ceremonial sites, many of which belonged to the Maya civilization, hiding in plain sight just underneath the landscape of
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Unfreezing the ice age: the truth about humanity’s deep past
The long read: Archaeological discoveries are shattering scholars’ long-held beliefs about how the earliest humans organised their societies – and hint at possibilities for our own
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2,700-year-old toilet found in Jerusalem was a rare luxury
Israeli archaeologists have found a rare ancient toilet in Jerusalem dating back more than 2,700 years, when private bathrooms were a luxury in the holy city, authorities said Tuesday.
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Why Were These Mysterious Stone Orbs Stashed All Over Neolithic Britain?
Two new ones just turned up in a tomb on a remote Scottish island.
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