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"This discovery is significant because almost all pre-Clovis sites have stone tools, but spear points have yet to be found," says Michael Waters, a geologist at Texas A&M University and the lead author of the new study. "The dream has always be
The oldest tar pits in Sweden date from around 100AD to 400AD. The first were discovered in the early 2000s, and are found close to old settlements, suggesting that the tar was for coating houses and household items. It was made by stacking pine wood
Muon-detecting sensors have revealed a huge cavity hidden within the pyramid ?" the first major structural find since the 19th century
Did you know that the Uchee living near Savannah grew pineapples and cacao? They cultivated varieties of these two crops, which had been specifically adapted to the colder winters of the region around Savannah. You won't find that information in mo
The Great Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, which are among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, attract millions of tourists every year.
Mysterious black wooden statues dating back more than 800 years and with MASKS on are found at an ancient Peruvian citadel and pre-date the Inca Empire
Recently, a team of archaeologists from the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (NIKU) used a high-resolution georadar, mounted on a tractor of sorts, to scan the field. The farmer who worked it wanted to put in drainage ditches, whi
The Dead Sea Scrolls are among the most important historical texts ever discovered, dating as far back as the third century BCE.
The drawing itself may not seem too remarkable, given tens of thousands of years of art progress, but its age is the point of interest. It was found in sediment that's around 73,000 years old, dating back to the Middle Stone Age. That makes it signi
In a century of study, no one has managed to make these knots talk. But recent breakthroughs have begun to unpick this tangled mystery of the Andes, revealing the first signs of phonetic symbolism within the strands. Now two anthropologists are closi
If humans had lived 200 million years ago, they would have marveled at the largest dinosaur of its time. It's name means "a giant thunderclap at dawn."
On stone mortars found in the cave, Stanford researchers discovered traces of starch and plant particles called phytolith, indicating grains were crushed and processed in a way that suggests beer-making. The find actually surprised the team.
Fossil imprints that resemble the rippled underside of a mushroom's cap are remnants of the oldest-known animals in Earth's history.
What happened to the Old European? Meaning the original people groups of Europe that inhabited the landmass before the arrival of the Indo-Europeans, a group which would later evolve into the vast majority of European nations we see today, from the R
f. Also, that time period of 900 AD to 1000 AD does sound a little fishy . . . or should I say "sealy"? It is when a second wave of settlers arrived on the Hawaiian Islands from Tahiti. Well . . . it is also when people with names like Erik,
. His Creek heritage can be traced to the Lower Chattahoochee River Basin, but all those towns moved there in the early 1700s from locations to the east. Some of his ancestral families were definitely Uchee from the Lower Savannah River Basin.
The study, published in the Journal of Applied Physics, says: "In general, one may conclude that pyramidal objects located on a substrate and supporting multipole resonances can significantly suppress the reflection of incident electromagnetic waves
The Dragon Harald Fairhair has 25 pairs of oars. It is necessary to have at least two people on each oar to row the ship efficiently. That will give a crew of at least 100 persons, yet the craft should be able to be sailed by only twelve. In June
Has Egypt's second sphinx been found? Ancient statue with a 'lion's body and a human head' is unearthed by stunned construction workers
Some 30 centimeters down, they hit what looked like the end of a sword. Christiansen and Therkelsen contacted Museum Vestsjælland - a group of 11 local museums that cover the archaeological excavation and conservation of regions in the area - wh
The Totonacs of northeastern Mexico were the only known indigenous people in the Americas to independently develop true concrete. They used this concreted to construct both floors and walls. Its formula was similar to that used during the same era
Arabic news source Ahram.org reported that a resident in the village of El Haraneya in Giza, a prohibited area for drilling, began digging beneath his house to a depth of about 10 meters (33 feet), when he discovered a passage consisting of huge st
The ancient Romans were well known for many things – their engineering marvels, their road networks, and the establishment of Roman law throughout the empire. They were, however, also renowned for their war-like nature.
The ancient Romans were well known for many things – their engineering marvels, their road networks, and the establishment of Roman law throughout the empire. They were, however, also renowned for their war-like nature.
His fossilized jawbone shows that this young male ate an antibiotic fungus called Penicillium - the source of today's penicillin drugs. He also chewed on bits of poplar tree containing salicylic acid. That's the active ingredient of modern-day
While there are different 'intelligent' species on Earth, none of them makes use of technology like us. Just imagine for a second, if for some reason, mankind had to return to the jungle, and survive there. Many experts agree that most of them wo
"This study suggests that schizophrenia is a modern development, one that emerged after humans diverged from Neanderthals," said John Krystal, Editor of Biological Psychiatry . "It suggests that early hominids did not have this disorder."
None of the Irish scientists, interviewed in the program, were aware of the Appalachian Connection, but I quickly recognized it . . . but there was also a connection to the South Atlantic Coast. In satellite imagery, Ireland's stone ring complexes
BIBLE BELTER Ancient lost city of King David is uncovered near Jerusalem and expert says it proves the Bible is accurate
Many new hominin fossils found over the past decade, particularly in China, are now tentatively dated as older than 60,000 years, calling into question the idea that modern humans migrated out of Africa only 60,000 years ago. Take the recent discover
