Graves, small huts or stone-lined sleeping places from antiquity and the Middle Ages: the "Wadi Abu Dom Itinerary" archaeological...
1,000-year-old mummy discovered in Peru
Archaeology Peru South America TickerA team from the Université libre de Bruxelles's centre for archaeological research (CReA-Patrimoine) has completed a significant...
Simulating the prehistoric use of fire through computer models
Archaeology Early Humans Europe Germany TickerArchaeologists often use the percentages of heat-affected stone or bone artifacts found at archaeological sites as a way...
When the dinosaurs died, so did forests - and tree-dwelling birds
Earth Science Palaeontology TickerSixty-six million years ago, the world burned. An asteroid crashed to Earth with a force one million times larger than the...
Graeco-Roman baths discovered in Egypt
Archaeology Egypt Near East North Africa TickerAn Egyptian Archaeological Mission from the Supreme Council of Antiquities has uncovered Parts of a huge red brick building...
How human brains became so big
Anthropology Early Humans Human EvolutionThe human brain is disproportionately large. And while abundant grey matter confers certain intellectual advantages, sustaining...
'Uniquely human' muscles have been discovered in apes
Anthropology Human EvolutionMuscles once thought 'uniquely human' have been discovered in several ape species, challenging long-held theories on the...
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