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Published Searching for ancient bears in an Alaskan cave led to an important human discovery - Searching for Ancient Bears in an Alaskan Cave Led to an Important Human Discovery



Genetic analysis links 3,000-year-old bone found in cave to modern Alaska Natives. ABSTRACT: Searchi...
Published Rare Samoan discovery offers clues to origins of inequality



The origins of hierarchical society in Samoa and wider Polynesia have likely been uncovered by a new...
Published Oldest evidence of the controlled use of fire to cook food, researchers report - Oldest Evidence of Controlled Use of Fire to Cook Food Discovered by Researchers



The remains of a huge carp fish mark the earliest signs of cooking by prehistoric human to 780,000 y...
Published Archaeologists uncover oldest known projectile points in the Americas - Archaeologists Uncover Oldest Known Projectile Points in the Americas


Archaeologists have uncovered projectile points in Idaho that are thousands of years older than any...
Published Remains at Crenshaw site are local, ancestors of Caddo - Remains at Crenshaw Site are Local, Ancestors of Caddo



Hundreds of human skulls and mandibles recovered from the Crenshaw site in southwest Arkansas are th...
Published Discovery of immense fortifications dating back 4,000 years in north-western Arabia



The North Arabian Desert oases were inhabited by sedentary populations in the 4th and 3rd millennia...
Published Hidden from the Romans: 200 tons of silver on the shores of the river Lahn - Hidden from the Romans: 200 Tons of Silver on the Shores of the River Lahn


In their search for silver ore, the Romans established two military camps in the Bad Ems area near K...
Published Remains of an extinct world of organisms discovered - Remains of an Extinct World of Organisms Discovered



Newly discovered biomarker signatures point to a whole range of previously unknown organisms that do...
Published Cave excavation pushes back the clock on early human migration to Laos - Cave Excavation Pushes Back the Clock on Early Human Migration to Laos



Fifteen years of archaeological work in the Tam Pa Ling cave in northeastern Laos has yielded a reli...
Published Oldest bat skeletons ever found described from Wyoming fossils - Oldest Bat Skeletons Ever Found Described from Wyoming Fossils



Scientists have described a new species of bat based on the oldest bat skeletons ever recovered. The...
Published 4,000-year-old plague DNA found -- the oldest cases to date in Britain - 4,000-Year-Old Plague DNA Found: The Oldest Cases to Date in Britain



Researchers have identified three 4,000-year-old British cases of Yersinia pestis, the bacteria caus...
Published Earliest evidence of wine consumption in the Americas found in Caribbean - Earliest Evidence of Wine Consumption in the Americas Found in Caribbean



Scientists have found what they believe to be the earliest known evidence of wine drinking in the Am...
Published Jawbone may represent earliest presence of humans in Europe - Jawbone May Represent Earliest Presence of Humans in Europe


For over a century, one of the earliest human fossils ever discovered in Spain has been long conside...
Published New snake discovery rewrites history, points to North America's role in snake evolution



A new species of fossil snake unearthed in Wyoming is rewriting our understanding of snake evolution...
Published Indigenous Ashaninka DNA helps geneticists write new chapters of pre-colonial history in South America - Indigenous Ashaninka DNA Helps Geneticists Write New Chapters of Pre-Colonial History in South America


Geneticists have written new chapters in the reconstruction of pre-colonial Americas history after u...
Published Humans' evolutionary relatives butchered one another 1.45 million years ago - Humans' Evolutionary Relatives Butchered One Another 1.45 Million Years Ago



Researchers have identified the oldest decisive evidence of humans' close evolutionary relatives but...
Published Archaeologists unearth one of earliest known frame saddles



Recovered from looters, a new archaeological discovery from a cave in western Mongolia could change ...
Published Cult mentality: Monumental discovery in Italy



Researchers have discovered an ancient Roman temple that adds significant insights into the social c...
Published Human occupation in southeast Indonesia dating back 42,000 years



Evidence of human occupation in southeast Indonesia dating back 42,000 years offers fresh clues on t...
Published One of Swedish warship Vasa's crew was a woman - One of Swedish Warship Vasa's Crew was a Woman


When the human remains found on board the Swedish warship Vasa (1628) were investigated, it was dete...