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Ancient Humans in Europe Started Controlling Fire Far, Far Earlier Than We Thought 5 Judi Lynn May 2023 May 2023 13 2476
300,000 year old footprints of human ancestors in Germany. 4 wnylib May 2023 May 2023 9 1384
Researchers in Israel Are Using A.I. to Translate Fragments of Ancient Cuneiform Text Into English 2 Judi Lynn May 2023 May 2023 3 2007
Archaeologists discover Mayan board game 1 wnylib May 2023 May 2023 4 1233
Stone Age Dagger Dating Back 3,700 Years Ago Discovered by Child at Norwegian School 1 Judi Lynn May 2023 May 2023 7 1897
Neanderthal Noses Influence Human Honkers 4 Judi Lynn May 2023 May 2023 3 1361
2,300-year-old scissors and 'folded' sword discovered in a Celtic cremation tomb in Germany 1 Judi Lynn May 2023 May 2023 8 1968
"Smoke archaeology" reveals early humans were visiting Nerja Caves 41,000 years ago 1 Judi Lynn May 2023 May 2023 11 1875
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Judi Lynn May 2023 May 2023 0 787
Staging of religion on rock paintings that are thousands of years old in southern Egypt desert 10 Judi Lynn May 2023 May 2023 3 6266
Ancient Egyptian Figurines of God Osiris Found in Poland 2 Judi Lynn May 2023 May 2023 3 1263
Whoops, I duped an article already posted. Derp! 0 Judi Lynn May 2023 May 2023 9 1010
Road Built 7,000 Years Ago Found at The Bottom of The Mediterranean Sea 2 Warpy May 2023 May 2023 12 1995
Some of the first humans in the Americas came from China, study finds 2 Judi Lynn May 2023 May 2023 29 2183
Ancient Woman's DNA Recovered From 20,000-Year-Old Necklace Pendant 3 Warpy May 2023 May 2023 10 1698
2,600-year-old stone busts of 'lost' ancient Tartessos people discovered in sealed pit in Spain 1 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 6 2438
Cal students occupy anthropology library to protest university's plans to shut it down 1 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 4 1112
Fossilized soot and charcoal from torches dating back more than 8,000 years make it possible to reco 1 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 15 2694
3,300-year-old ancient Egyptian tombs and chapel with 'amazing' decorations unearthed at Saqqara 3 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 28 1502
New Photos Of The Puzzling 7,000-Year-Old Circular Structure Near Prague And New Attempt To Solve Th 19 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 60 4948
1,000-Year-Old Native American Canoe Recovered From A North Carolina Lake 2 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 9 2018
interesting vid about my home town, but of general interest. 0 mopinko Apr 2023 Apr 2023 4 1777
Myths And Legends 1 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 4 1252
Archaeologists Uncover an 1,800-Year-Old Roman Winery of Unparalleled Opulence 3 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 20 1911
Voices of Ancestors: Listen to the Sound of 14 Ancient Languages (Video) 5 BootinUp Apr 2023 Apr 2023 11 2172
3,200-year-old tomb uncovered at one of ancient Egypt's most important burial sites 2 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 11 2154
Chichen Itza: Archaeologists discover scoreboard for ancient Maya ball game 4 Wicked Blue Apr 2023 Apr 2023 8 2239
Ancient Europeans Took Hallucinogenic Drugs 3,000 Years Ago 1 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 14 1121
New Evidence Found for Stone Age Children, Thought Lost to Time 2 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 31 3242
Clues to the Lives of North America's First Inhabitants Are Hidden Underwater 2 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 10 2071

Anthropology Continued...

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Gruesome cache of severed hands (ancient Egypt) - Ars Technica 2 BootinUp Apr 2023 Apr 2023 9 1652
Severed hands unearthed at ancient Egyptian site may have been battle trophies 1 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 2 1429
A major UCLA study says that at least 65 species of animals laugh 1 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 12 1879
Polish-Armenian team discovers 'Golden tomb' dating back 3,200 years 0 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 3 1263
Funeral service for victims of inhumane and racist research 0 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 3 970
The wild psychedelic origins of indigenous mystical rites -- as revealed by archaeology 9 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Apr 2023 16 2782
Archaeologists Uncover First Direct Evidence of Drug Use From the Bronze Age 1 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 10 2714
Benin bronzes made from brass mined in west Germany, study finds 4 Eugene Apr 2023 Apr 2023 6 1652
Archaeologists discover 2,000-year-old dwelling site of Hopewell Native Americans in Ohio 0 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 9 1559
ANCIENT RUNES EXPLAINED (AND HOW THEY INFLUENCED THE LORD OF THE RINGS) 2 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 12 1596
'Evil eye' jewelry that was used to protect a young girl 1,800 years ago unveiled in Israel 3 Wicked Blue Apr 2023 Apr 2023 4 2435
Ancient people lived among ruins too. What did they make of them? 1 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 11 1696
Clues to the Lives of North America's First Inhabitants Are Hidden Underwater 0 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 6 1373
Indigenous people of the American West used 'sacred' horses a half-century earlier than previously t 8 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Apr 2023 10 2355
World History: Resisting the De-Africanizing of Ancient Egypt - Pursuing Its Paradigms of Excellence 1 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 4 1235
Medieval Swahilis and Persians paired up 1,000 years ago in East Africa, ancient DNA reveals 1 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 8 1691
Archaeologists to find lost underwater civilization with magnetic fields 1 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 6 1187
1,000-year-old brick tomb discovered in China is decorated with lions, sea anemones and 'guardian sp 2 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 10 2102
Face of Egyptian man who died 35,000 years ago, brought to life by scientists 5 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 16 1962
Bones kept by former eugenics institute buried in Berlin 0 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 2 1302
Polish-Armenian team discovers 'Golden tomb' dating back 3,200 years 2 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 6 1456
To save Hainan gibbons, Earth's rarest primate, experts roll out the big tech 0 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 8 1653
Beneath an Old Fireplace, Evidence of the Spirituality of the Enslaved 0 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 3 1261
What did 70,000 Neanderthal food taste like 5 cally Mar 2023 Mar 2023 5 1694
1,600-Year Old Demon-Slaying Mega Sword Unearthed in Japan 3 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 9 1892
Hiker Accidentally Discovers Ancient Roman Shrine To Mountain Gods In The Alps 6 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 33 3088
Have we got Ancient Egypt's mummies all wrong? 2 Wicked Blue Mar 2023 Mar 2023 3 1654
Biblical city yields unusual case of 3,500-year-old head surgery 3 Jilly_in_VA Mar 2023 Mar 2023 2 1762
A 3 Million-Year-Old Discovery May Rewrite the History of Intelligent Life on Earth 10 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 52 4144
Dizzy apes provide clues on human need for mind altering experiences 11 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 16 2500

Anthropology Continued...

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CASTRO DE BARONA 1 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 4 1155
Bronze Age craftspeople tempered steel more than 1,000 years before the Romans did it 0 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 13 1538
New Discovery Shows Viking Religion of Thor and Odin Even Older Than Thought 1 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 9 1411
Dutch historian finds medieval treasure using metal detector 8 Wicked Blue Mar 2023 Mar 2023 10 1977
Bronze Age ice skates with bone blades discovered in China 4 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 6 1808
Unknown lineage of ice age Europeans discovered in genetic study 2 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 14 1671
Scientists identify corridor in Great Pyramid of Giza using cosmic rays 2 Wicked Blue Mar 2023 Mar 2023 13 1996
Carvings on Australia's boab trees reveal a people's lost history 0 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 11 1252
Archaeologists have discovered sandstone blocks belonging to a pharaoh's temple covered with hierogl 0 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 15 1739
Pavlopetri - The Oldest Sunken City In The World 0 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 11 1122
A colonial explorer stole Aboriginal spears in 1770. Centuries later, they'll finally return to Aust 0 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 5 1732
Our ancestors rode horses as early as 3,000BC: Researchers discover Bronze Age skeletons with 'horse 1 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 8 1403
Ancient Roman 'spike defenses' made famous by Julius Caesar found in Germany 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2023 Mar 2023 9 1565
500,000-Year-Old Signs of Extinct Human Species Found in Poland Cave 2 Warpy Feb 2023 Mar 2023 20 1654
New Moai statue that 'deified ancestors' found on Easter Island 2 Judi Lynn Feb 2023 Mar 2023 9 1631
Scientists may have solved an old Puebloan mystery by strapping giant logs to their foreheads 3 Judi Lynn Feb 2023 Feb 2023 8 1690
Ramsgate archaeologist discovers 3000 year old Bronze Age toddler's shoe - possibly oldest found in 12 Judi Lynn Feb 2023 Feb 2023 29 3435
4,500-year-old Sumerian temple dedicated to mighty thunder god discovered in Iraq 8 Judi Lynn Feb 2023 Feb 2023 9 1876
Anthropologist Believes An Ancient Human Species May Have Been Sighted On Flores Island 7 Judi Lynn Feb 2023 Feb 2023 40 3692
The rock art of Tassili n'Ajjer is mysterious; Lydia Ourahmane's wordless film of the drawings is hy 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2023 Feb 2023 5 1522
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