How Fearsome Wolves Became Loyal Dogs — and Changed Human History Forever
The dog diverged from a now-extinct population of wolves 27,000–40,000 years ago, before or during the Last Glacial…
DNA Analysis Confirms Grim Tale from 800-Year-Old Norse Saga
King Sverre Sigurdsson had a tumultuous reign, but perhaps the darkest day for his stronghold came when he…
Huqoq Excavation Project to benefit from U.S. Department of State grant
A closeup of one of the first mosaics, a female face flanking a Hebrew inscription. (photo by Jim…
Earliest evidence of making fire
Perles, C. La Prehistoire du Feu (Masson, 1977). Roebroeks, W. & Villa, P. On the earliest evidence for…
Archaeologists uncover 13,000-year-old mystery at dig site
State archaeologists and geologists are working together to solve a more than 10,000-year-old mystery at the Piney Grove…
12,000-Year-Old Artifact Depicts a Goose Having Sex With a Woman
Ancient Greek mythology is full of bestiality, including Zeus turning into a swan to seduce Leda, and Poseidon…
Archaeological breakthrough contradicts the timeline of human civilization – Science – News
Archaeologists and historians have long been stumped by an unsolved mystery concerning the well-inhabited islands of Southeast Asia,…
1,500-year-old reindeer trap found in icy mountains of Norway
In the mountains of Norway, retreating ice revealed what is being hailed as one of Norway’s most significant…
Neanderthals’ Disappearance May Not Have Been from Extinction, Controversial New Study Argues
The disappearance of the Neanderthals—our archaic hominin cousins—remains one of the great unresolved riddles of ancient human history.…
Discovery in Georgia Reveals How Bronze Age Smelters Sparked the Iron Age
A groundbreaking study from Georgia’s Kvemo Bolnisi site reveals that Bronze Age metallurgists were experimenting with iron oxides…