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Archaeology

The latest digs, ideas, and discoveries about our past, from ancient cities to our prehistoric ancestors.

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A mummy from an Early Bronze Age cemetery of Xiaohe (1980–1450 BC) in Xinjiang, China and very old cheese.

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World’s oldest cheese found in necklaces on mummies in China World’s oldest cheese found in necklaces on mummies in China

By Lauren Leffer

A possible painting of the dicynodont made by the San in the early 1800s.

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The perplexing puzzle of a ‘Horned Serpent’ cave painting The perplexing puzzle of a ‘Horned Serpent’ cave painting

Skeletal remains of child buried in vampire grave

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Medieval child ‘vampire burial’ exhumed near Polish cathedral Medieval child ‘vampire burial’ exhumed near Polish cathedral

a long bronze sword

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Egyptologists find ancient sword possibly wielded against the mysterious ‘Sea Peoples’ Egyptologists find ancient sword possibly wielded against the mysterious ‘Sea Peoples’

By Laura Baisas

neanderthal teeth in a cave

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Neanderthals’ social isolation may have sped up their extinction Neanderthals’ social isolation may have sped up their extinction

By Laura Baisas

Lasius emarginatus

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This immigrant ant is taking New York City by storm This immigrant ant is taking New York City by storm

By Popular Science Team

Titanic bow wreckage underwater

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The famous railing from ‘Titanic’ has broken off from Titanic The famous railing from ‘Titanic’ has broken off from Titanic

Various artifacts recovered from Temple of Buto

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Egyptologists uncover 2,500 year-old observatory full of precise tools Egyptologists uncover 2,500 year-old observatory full of precise tools

X-ray of skull pointing to region with evidence of cocaine use

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Mummified brains show cocaine arrived in Europe far earlier than we thought Mummified brains show cocaine arrived in Europe far earlier than we thought

Mastodon skull in Iowa creek bed

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Huge mastodon skull found in a rural Iowa creek Huge mastodon skull found in a rural Iowa creek

several sharp clovis points of varying size

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Ice Age humans may have used pikes to hunt mammoths Ice Age humans may have used pikes to hunt mammoths

By Laura Baisas

seven circular pieces of silver dating back to the viking age

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Metal detector enthusiast finds Viking silver in a field Metal detector enthusiast finds Viking silver in a field

By Laura Baisas

a large, domed rock formation

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Geologists find solid evidence of ancient ‘snowball Earth’ Geologists find solid evidence of ancient ‘snowball Earth’

By Laura Baisas

An old ink drawing of Sweden’s Forsa Ring with the runic inscription.

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Even Vikings had to pay fines Even Vikings had to pay fines

By Laura Baisas

stonehenge. these large neolithic standing stones are arranged in a circle

Archaeology

Geologists crack a major Stonehenge mystery Geologists crack a major Stonehenge mystery

By Laura Baisas

In Scandinavia, early people adorned rocks with thousands of images of boats.

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Scandinavia’s missing Bronze-Age boatyards Scandinavia’s missing Bronze-Age boatyards

By Richard Kemeny / Hakai Magazine

A sample location from the Sampling Quadrangle Assemblages Research Experiment (SQuARE), Square 03 in the starboard Maintenance Work Area of the International Space Station. An open crew berth is visible at right. The yellow dotted line indicates the boundaries of the sample area.

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Astronauts conduct the first archeological study in space Astronauts conduct the first archeological study in space

human bones belonging to an small, extinct, early human secies

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New ‘Hobbit’ fossils discovered on Indonesia’s Flores island New ‘Hobbit’ fossils discovered on Indonesia’s Flores island

By Laura Baisas

Pyramid of Djoser with camel

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Egypt’s oldest pyramid may have been built using a hydraulic lift Egypt’s oldest pyramid may have been built using a hydraulic lift

two ancient gold coins with the image of an archer carved into them

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Archeologists uncover hoard of gold coins linked to ancient mercenaries Archeologists uncover hoard of gold coins linked to ancient mercenaries

By Laura Baisas