New Scientist17h
The story of ancient Mesopotamia and the dawn of the modern world
Rashid's must-read, millennia-spanning history, cleverly wrought from tablets written in the world's oldest script ...
Miami Herald2d
11,000-year-old indigenous site — one of oldest on continent — found in Canada. See it
A researcher looking at erosion along a Canada river discovered an ancient indigenous site. Screengrab from Sturgeon Lake First Nation Official's Facebook post Just north of Prince Albert in ...
Popular Mechanics7d
Archaeologists Sifted Through an Ancient Lakebed—And Found 1.5-Million-Year-Old Tools
Included in the finds were ancient stone hand axes that date back to as far as 1.5 million years ago. The ancient lake that has long been home to all of these hand axes offers a peak into the ...
Smithsonian Magazine29d
How Archaeologists Discovered Europe’s Oldest-Known Book, Revealing Never-Before-Seen Insights Into Ancient Religion and Philosophy
Charred by the flames of a funeral pyre, the Derveni Papyrus has proved to be a fascinating—and confounding—artifact Teresa Nowakowski Daily Correspondent The Derveni Papyrus, named for the ...
Science Daily7d
Ancient DNA News
This is believed to be the first ... Discovery of 'Punk' and 'Emo' Fossils Challenges Our Understanding of Ancient Molluscs Jan. 8, 2025 — Researchers have unearthed two fossils, named Punk and ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation22d
The strange history of citrus fruit spans ancient China and Rome to the Renaissance and today's lunchbox
But the citrus genus has a surprising history, popping up everywhere from ancient Rome and the Renaissance to naval exploration and Casanova's famed romantic trysts. The history of citrus dates ...