Genetic descent and heritage of the Etruscans deciphered
The Etruscan civilization, which flourished during the Iron Age in central Italy, has intrigued scholars for millennia. With remarkable meta...
Decoding human history with ancient DNA
This year is the 20th anniversary of sequencing the human genome. In honor of this event, a research team led by Prof. FU Qiaomei from the I...
Organic molecule remnants found in nuclei of ancient dinosaur cells
A team of scientists from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and from ...
Earliest evidence of human activity found in the Americas
Footprints found at White Sands National Park in New Mexico provide the earliest unequivocal evidence of human activity in the Americas and ...
Ancient DNA analysis sheds light on dark event in medieval Spain
An international research team led by the University of Huddersfield's Archaeogenetics Research Group, including geneticists, archaeolog...
Gas pipe workers find 800-year-old bodies in Peru
Peruvian workers laying gas pipes found the remains of eight people buried in a common tomb with food and musical instruments some 800 years...
Bizarre armoured spikes belong to oldest ankylosaur ever discovered
An unusual fossil showing a series of spikes fused to a rib has been revealed to be the remains of the oldest ankylosaur ever found and the ...
Blowing up medieval gunpowder recipes
First used for battle in China in about 900 A.D., gunpowder spread throughout Eurasia by the end of the 13th century, eventually revolutioni...
Shell beads found in Moroccan cave are at least 142,000 years old
The necklace, nametag, earrings or uniform you chose to put on this morning might say more than you realize about your social status, job or...
Island-hopping: Genetics reveal how humans settled remote Pacific
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Recording Roman resource exploitation and urban collapse
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Early Homo sapiens groups in Europe faced subarctic climates
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Maya rulers put their personal stamp on monumental complexes
Early Maya cities featured monumental complexes, which centered on a shared form of religion but these complexes transformed radically once ...
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