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Africans discovered fossils first
Newswise — Credit for discovering the first dinosaur bones usually goes to…
Mosasaurs had discriminating taste, palaeo-CSI finds
Joint press release Utrecht University and Natural History Museum Maastricht Newswise —…
Ancient sea monster discovery reveals oldest mega-predator
Newswise — The fossils were found 40 years ago in north-eastern France.…
Evidence points to New Mexico footprints being the oldest sign of humans in Americas
New research confirms that fossil human footprints in New Mexico are likely…
Louisiana folklorist and Mississippi blues musician among 2023 National Heritage Fellows
NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana folklorist Nick Spitzer and Mississippi blues musician R.L.…
Workers uncover eight mummies and pre-Inca objects while expanding the gas network in Peru
LIMA, Peru — Some archaeologists describe Peru’s capital as an onion with…
Workers uncover eight mummies and pre-Inca objects while expanding the gas network in Peru
LIMA, Peru — Some archaeologists describe Peru’s capital as an onion with…
Plesiosaurs doubled their neck-length by gaining new vertebrae
BYLINE: Laura Thomas Newswise — Plesiosaurs gained their famous long necks rapidly,…
Prehistoric Women’s Use of Atlatl Weapons Balanced Division of Labor in Hunting
Newswise — A new study led by Archaeologist Michelle Bebber, Ph.D., an…
China’s oldest water pipes were a communal effort
Newswise — A system of ancient ceramic water pipes, the oldest ever…
In search of a lost cemetery, dig begins at a former Native American school in Nebraska
Bodies of dozens of children who died at a Native American boarding…
Giant stone artefacts found on rare Ice Age site in Kent
Newswise — Researchers at the UCL Institute of Archaeology have discovered some…
Neanderthal cave engravings are oldest known – over 57,000 years old
Newswise — Markings on a cave wall in France are the oldest…
Earliest Levantine wind instruments found
Newswise — Although the prehistoric site of Eynan-Mallaha in northern Israel has…
Earliest Human Kiss Recorded in Mesopotamia 4,500 Years Ago
Newswise — Recent research has hypothesised that the earliest evidence of human…
Unveiling the secrets of sealed animal coffins in ancient Egypt
Newswise — The contents of six sealed ancient Egyptian animal coffins —…
Africa: Open Habitats 10M Yrs Older Than Thought – New Studies
Newswise — The story of human evolution has long been a tale…
The untold history of the horse in the American Plains, a new future for the world
Newswise — “Horses have been part of us since long before other…
The world’s first horse riders
Newswise — The researchers discovered evidence of horse riding by studying the…