Ancient news stories

Cut Marks on Ancient Bones Reveal What Was in Fashion 320,000 Years Ago
3rd January 2023 | sciencealert.com | Ancient, Humans

Ancient bones retrieved from an archaeological site in Germany suggest that archaic humans were peeling bears for their skins at least 320,000 years ago.

Surfer creates island eco-haven with ancient knowhow
3rd January 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Ancient, Animal Life, Earth, Humans

To the uninformed, his land looks wild. But much of it is farmed: one part has timber trees for making furniture, in another cacao trees for chocolate, near the top a garden for herbs, and everywhere throughout the forest a variety of fruit, vegetables and flowers.

We May Have Been All Wrong About Ancient Egyptian Mummies, Scholars Argue
2nd January 2023 | sciencealert.com | Ancient, Humans

Mummification may never have been intended to preserve the bodies of ancient Egyptians after death, experts say, a sharp contrast to the popular understanding of the practice.

Stonehenge Toolkit Reveals How Amazing Gold Artifacts Were Crafted 4,000 Years Ago
28th December 2022 | sciencealert.com | Ancient, Humans

In re-examining artifacts from a significant 4,000-year-old Bronze Age burial site near Stonehenge in the UK, archaeologists discovered a toolkit for working with gold objects and coatings that hadn’t previously been identified.

Archaeologists uncover oldest known projectile points in the Americas
27th December 2022 phys.org | Ancient, Humans

Oregon State University archaeologists have uncovered projectile points in Idaho that are thousands of years older than any previously found in the Americas, helping to fill in the history of how early humans crafted and used stone weapons.

The World’s Oldest Animations Stretch All The Way Back to Cave Times
27th December 2022 | sciencealert.com | Ancient, Humans

From France to Indonesia and Australia, ancient life is painted across the walls of darkened caves, seemingly motionless silhouettes in earthen colors that echo an earlier time.

Archaeologists Discover Huge Lost Civilization in Guatemala
23rd December 2022 | vice.com | Ancient, Humans, Tech

A new survey revealed nearly 1,000 Maya settlements, with pyramids and ballcourts, that date back more than 2,000 years.

Human ancestors may have sailed across the Aegean Sea
23rd December 2022 phys.org | Ancient, Humans

A team of researchers at the University of Patras’s, OCEANUS- Lab has found evidence suggesting that early human ancestors (extinct hominids) may have sailed across the Aegean Sea.

Astronomers Have Discovered The ‘Poor Old Heart’ of The Milky Way
23rd December 2022 | sciencealert.com | Ancient, Space

A smattering of stars scattered throughout the center of the Milky Way is the remnants of the ancient galactic core, when our galaxy was still new.

Tiny flakes tell a story of tool use 300,000 years ago
19th December 2022 phys.org | Ancient, Humans

When prehistoric people re-sharpened cutting tools 300,000 years ago, they dropped tiny chips of flint—which today yield evidence of how wood was processed by early humans.

Ancient goldworking toolkit from burial near Stonehenge revealed
16th December 2022 phys.org | Ancient, Humans

Archaeologists have identified a 4000-year-old goldworking toolkit amongst the grave goods from an important Bronze Age burial near Stonehenge.

Early Humans May Have Learned to Walk While Still in The Treetops, New Study Suggests
16th December 2022 | sciencealert.com | Ancient, Animal Life, Humans

A new study exploring the behavior of wild chimpanzees suggests the evolution of bipedalism may in fact have been a strategy that first emerged while still moving about the branches of trees.

5,000-year-old ‘bog body’ found in Denmark may be a human sacrifice victim
14th December 2022 | livescience.com | Ancient, Humans

Archaeologists have discovered the ancient skeletal remains of a so-called bog body in Denmark near the remnants of a flint ax and animal bones, clues that suggest this person was ritually sacrificed more than 5,000 years ago.

Scientists Discover 168 Mysterious Nazca Geoglyphs in The Desert Sands of Peru
14th December 2022 | sciencealert.com | Ancient, Humans

The Nazca desert in Peru is like an art gallery for the gods above. Yet even with decades of surveyance from the skies, we’ve barely explored a small wing of this fading collection of giants among the stones.

Precise solar observations fed millions in ancient Mexico
13th December 2022 phys.org | Ancient, Earth, Humans

Without clocks or modern tools, ancient Mexicans watched the sun to maintain a farming calendar that precisely tracked seasons and even adjusted for leap years.

Mysterious Patterns Span The Arabian Desert, And We May Finally Know Why
13th December 2022 | sciencealert.com | Ancient, Humans

The deserts of Saudi Arabia were once the lush and fertile homes of ancient people more than 8,000 years ago.

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