6,000-Year-Old Prehistoric Mining Camp Discovered Amid Burned Rocks and Children’s Bones
Ancient people in the eastern Pyrenees spent more time at high altitudes than archaeologists previously expected, according to new research.
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8,000-Year-Old Discoveries at Turkey’s Enigmatic Çatalhöyük Site Reveal “More than Just Blood Relations” Driving Ancient Kinship
Investigating questions of kinship, archaeologists discovered that treating non-blood relatives as family goes back to the ancient past.
Scientists Reveal How Dinosaur Eggshells Can Function as Natural Clocks for Measuring Deep Time
New research shows that fossilized dinosaur eggshells can be used to help scientists more precisely date prehistoric nesting sites.
Giant Marine Predators Once Hunted in Freshwater Rivers, New Study Suggests
Large prehistoric marine reptiles known as mosasaurs dominated the oceans until their extinction 66 million years ago.
Massive Lost Prehistoric Stone Megastructures Discovered in Europe’s Adriatic Hinterland
Archaeologists uncover prehistoric Megastructures in Slovenia’s Karst Plateau, revealing previously unknown ancient European ingenuity.
Researchers Reveal the Surprising Reason Ancient Humans May Have Engaged in Early Fire Use
New findings suggest ancient humans in the Near East used fire to smoke meat, rather than cook it, preserving and protecting it from animals.
1.5-Million-Year-Old “Factory” for Bone Tool Production Reveals Unexpected Cognitive Leap in Early Humans
A prehistoric "factory" discovered in Tanzania pushes human ancestor bone tool-making back by over a million years from earlier estimates.