Chimpanzee Study Offers Glimpse of Early Language A key feature of human language is our ability to combine words into larger compositional phrases, where the meaning of the whole is related to the meaning of the parts. Where this ability…
52-Million-Year-Old Bat Skeleton Unveils New Species and Clues to Evolution of Flying Mammals The world of paleontology has always been fascinating, filled with discoveries of prehistoric creatures that once roamed our planet. Recently, researchers have uncovered an incredible find –…
Archaeologists 3D map Red Lily Lagoon, the hidden Northern Territory landscape where first Australians lived more than 60,000 years ago Many visitors to Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory are struck by the magnificent cliffs, stunning bird life and extraordinary…
7,000-Year-Old Sunken Road Unearthed in Croatia: Discoveries from the Lost Maritime Culture of Hvar A team of underwater archaeologists from the University of Zadar has discovered the sunken ruins of a 7,000-year-old road that once linked an ancient artificial landmass…
Ancient stone monument in Spain hid a 5,000-year-old secret — until now. Check it out Archaeologists in Spain uncovered a previously overlooked tomb while investigating the formation of La Peña de los Enamorados, also known as the sleeping giant. The…
Recovery of ancient DNA identifies 20,000-year-old pendant’s owner Artifacts made of stone, bones or teeth provide important insights into the subsistence strategies of early humans, their behavior and culture. However, until now it has been difficult to attribute these artifacts…
Teeth of the Red Lady: Ancient Oral Microbes Reconstructed and Their Chemical Creations Revealed About 19,000 years ago, a woman died in northern Spain. Her body was deliberately buried with pieces of the natural pigment ochre and placed behind a…
500-Year-Old ‘Urine Flasks’ Discovered at a Medical Dump Within the Forum of Caesar in Rome A Renaissance-era trash dump discovered inside the Forum of Caesar in Rome is brimming with old medical supplies, including 500-year-old medicine bottles and urine flasks…
The mysterious Picts of Scotland revealed through DNA analysis Ancient DNA reveals that the Picts, the “painted people” of Scotland who fought off the Romans, weren’t an enigmatic group that migrated from faraway lands. Instead, the Picts had local roots and were…
Tomb of a Roman doctor buried with unique surgical tools unearthed in Hungary Archaeologists have unearthed the grave of a 1st century man buried with high-quality surgical tools near Jászberény, central Hungary. The grave was discovered last year in an excavation of…