Neolithic Ritual Cache Discovered in Ukrainian Cave Caves have provided shelter for humans and our predecessors for at least two million years. They served as dwellings, hiding places, possibly shrines, and for the last 50,000 years, as a canvas for…
Unpredictable Rainfall May Have Helped Destabilized Ancient Maya Societies Reduced predictability of seasonal rainfall might have played a significant role in the disintegration of Classic Maya societies about 1,100 years ago. “Decline in seasonal predictability potentially destabilized Classic Maya societies”…
Genomic study reveals signs of tuberculosis adaptation in ancient Andeans People have inhabited the Andes mountains of South America for more than 9,000 years, adapting to the scarce oxygen available at high altitudes, along with cold temperatures and intense ultraviolet…
Archaeologists Unearth Prehistoric Village of First Farmers in Israel It is a rich and fertile land where agriculture is supposed to have started before spreading around the world. Now archaeologists have discovered a prehistoric village that may have belonged to…
The 2,500-year-old baby grave that still contains a toy rattle made of clay In a mass grave in Poland, tiny urns containing the remains of babies cremated two and a half millennia ago were uncovered. Archaeologists discovered the remains of…