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Student discovers 5,000-year-old sword hidden in Venetian monastery 5 Judi Lynn Mar 2020 Mar 2020 35 2564
Our species might have reached Europe earlier than thought 5 left-of-center2012 May 2020 May 2020 4 1846
Scotland: 'Mind-blowing' ancient settlement found on hilltop 5 Judi Lynn May 2020 May 2020 23 2419
Lost Monument of Early Maya Civilisation Discovered in Mexico 5 Judi Lynn Jun 2020 Jun 2020 6 2161
Ancient Underwater Aboriginal Sites Discovered off Australian Coast 5 Judi Lynn Jul 2020 Jul 2020 4 1955
Lumpy flint figurines may be some of the earliest depictions of real people 5 Judi Lynn Jul 2020 Jul 2020 7 1936
1st intact evidence of Incas' underwater ritual offerings found in a lake in the Andes 5 Judi Lynn Aug 2020 Aug 2020 1 2342
Massive stone structures in Saudi Arabia may be some of oldest monuments in the world 5 Judi Lynn Aug 2020 Aug 2020 7 2842
A MYSTERIOUS 3,000-YEAR-OLD CASTLE HAS BEEN FOUND UNDER A LAKE IN TURKEY 5 Judi Lynn Nov 2020 Nov 2020 18 1871
EXTRAORDINARY CARVING DISCOVERED INSIDE ANCIENT MAYA PYRAMID 5 Judi Lynn Nov 2020 Nov 2020 34 2163
DROUGHT REVEALS "SPANISH STONEHENGE" OLDER THAN THE PYRAMIDS 5 Judi Lynn Nov 2020 Nov 2020 31 2046
4,000-YEAR-OLD JET NECKLACE FOUND AT ISLE OF MAN ROUND MOUNDS DIG 5 Judi Lynn Nov 2020 Nov 2020 22 2148
The Psychology of Grief and the Origins of the Resurrection Story 5 Judi Lynn Nov 2020 Nov 2020 15 2001
Rahim's tomb which inspired Taj Mahal re-opens after 6 year long restoration work; Check details 5 Judi Lynn Dec 2020 Jan 2021 35 5911
Archaeologists in Turkey Have Discovered a Mysterious Ancient Kingdom Lost in History 5 Judi Lynn Jan 2021 Jan 2021 19 2224
Ancient footprints in New Mexico reveal new evidence of Ice Age humans that walked 5 elleng May 2022 Jun 2022 12 1894
Voices of Ancestors: Listen to the Sound of 14 Ancient Languages (Video) 5 BootinUp Apr 2023 Apr 2023 11 2414
See the Face of a Bronze Age Woman Who Lived in Scotland 4,000 Years Ago 5 Judi Lynn Sep 2023 Sep 2023 18 1698
Pliosaur discovery: Huge sea monster emerges from Dorset cliffs 5 nightwing1240 Dec 2023 Dec 2023 8 1638
How the Swastika, an Ancient Symbol of Good Fortune Used Around the World, Became the Nazi Logo 5 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 1836
Blue beads in the tundra: The first U.S. import from Europe? 4 TexasTowelie Feb 2021 Feb 2021 15 2605
Archaeologists identify 3,200-year-old temple mural of spider god in Peru 4 Judi Lynn Mar 2021 Mar 2021 2 1922
Massive ancient ceremonial site 'on par with Salisbury Plain' discovered in Scotland 4 Judi Lynn Mar 2021 Mar 2021 12 1722
3,000-Year-Old Gold Mask, Silk Linked to Enigmatic Civilization Found in China 4 Judi Lynn Mar 2021 Mar 2021 14 1838
These ancient Americans mummified parrots. No one knows why 4 left-of-center2012 Apr 2021 Apr 2021 3 1393
What Doomed a Sprawling City Near St. Louis 1,000 Years Ago? 4 Judi Lynn Apr 2021 Apr 2021 21 2230
Swedish Man Discovers Trove of Bronze Age Treasures Hidden in Plain Sight 4 left-of-center2012 May 2021 May 2021 21 2065
Stonehenge and standing stone construction duplcated 4 Warpy May 2021 May 2021 5 1882
Iron age people were emotionally attached to objects, research shows 4 Judi Lynn Jun 2021 Jun 2021 6 1524
The 3,000-Year-Old Bones of a Master Ceramicist Show Unusual Signs of Wear 4 Warpy Jul 2021 Jul 2021 30 2990

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The Genome of a Human From an Unknown Population Has Been Recovered From Cave Dirt 4 Warpy Jul 2021 Jul 2021 9 2647
Cuneiform inscription from last king of Babylon discovered in Saudi Arabia 4 Judi Lynn Jul 2021 Jul 2021 10 1810
1,000-year-old remains in Finland may be non-binary iron age leader 4 Eugene Aug 2021 Aug 2021 8 2250
Have any human societies ever lived underground? 4 Judi Lynn Aug 2021 Aug 2021 16 1393
A new angle on ancient trigonometry 4 Judi Lynn Aug 2021 Aug 2021 7 1363
500 years of hairstyles 4 cally Sep 2021 Sep 2021 13 1979
400 stone-cut chamber tombs, filled with wall paintings and treasures, discovered in Turkey 4 Judi Lynn Oct 2021 Oct 2021 22 2030
New dinosaur species from Chile had a unique slashing tail 4 left-of-center2012 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 8 1576
Disturbing Viking ritual could have really happened, say researchers 4 Judi Lynn Dec 2021 Dec 2021 3 2041
Did Eating Meat Make Us Human? Don't Be So Sure, New Study Says 4 Judi Lynn Jan 2022 Jan 2022 6 1768
Human-Shaped Sarcophagus Found Beneath Notre-Dame Cathedral 4 Judi Lynn Mar 2022 Mar 2022 5 1507
Acoustic remote sensing reveals sunken Roman city of Baia 4 Judi Lynn Mar 2022 Mar 2022 14 2033
Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps 4 Judi Lynn Mar 2022 Mar 2022 4 1517
Ancient DNA helps reveal social changes in Africa 50,000 years ago that shaped the human story. 4 elleng Mar 2022 Mar 2022 7 1796
New Experiments Hint Human Language Likely Didn't Start With Grunts 4 Warpy Mar 2022 Mar 2022 5 1680
Unknown symbols written by the lost 'painted people' of Scotland unearthed 4 Judi Lynn Mar 2022 Mar 2022 29 2191
Reconstructed Face Shows A Medieval Wanderer Found Buried In A Toilet 4 Judi Lynn Mar 2022 Mar 2022 10 1836
Anthropology Association Apologizes to Native Americans for the Field's Legacy of Harm 4 Judi Lynn Mar 2022 Apr 2022 9 1724
World's first computer, the Antikythera Mechanism, 'started up' in 178 B.C., scientists claim 4 Judi Lynn Apr 2022 Apr 2022 25 2407
A 105-Year-Old Tattoo Artist Is Teaching Girls to Ink for Independence 4 Judi Lynn May 2022 May 2022 4 1788
World's largest ever DNA sequencing of Viking skeletons reveals they weren't all Scandinavian 4 Judi Lynn May 2022 May 2022 18 1883
Lidar reveals pre-Hispanic low-density urbanism in the Bolivian Amazon 4 Judi Lynn May 2022 May 2022 4 1587
Hundreds of Ancient Mummies Discovered in Vast Egyptian Necropolis 4 Judi Lynn May 2022 May 2022 11 1679
Ancient Bronze Age city reemerges from Iraq river after extreme drought 4 Judi Lynn Jun 2022 Jun 2022 13 1845
Flash-frozen 7th c. boy warrior grave thawed 4 Judi Lynn Jul 2022 Jul 2022 15 1527
Brochs: The mysterious circular symbols of Scotland 4 Judi Lynn Sep 2022 Sep 2022 26 2630
Temple Dedicated to the Sun God Unearthed in Egypt 4 Judi Lynn Aug 2022 Aug 2022 8 1818
Study of Buddhist monks suggests celibacy can have surprising evolutionary advantages 4 Judi Lynn Sep 2022 Sep 2022 3 1974
Homo Sapiens May Not Have Been the First Species to Use Fire 4 Judi Lynn Dec 2022 Dec 2022 10 1591
Orangutan communication sheds light on human speech origins 4 Judi Lynn Dec 2022 Dec 2022 5 1476

Anthropology Continued...

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10 incredible archaeological finds from 2022 4 Judi Lynn Dec 2022 Dec 2022 22 1890
Bronze Age ice skates with bone blades discovered in China 4 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 6 2030
Shattered Skull Details Gruesome Final Moments of a Medieval Murder Victim 4 Judi Lynn Jan 2023 Jan 2023 8 2331
A Leading Theory Behind Neanderthal Extinction May Surprise You 4 Judi Lynn Jan 2023 Jan 2023 19 1891
Egyptian archaeologists discovered 16 meters long ancient papyrus with spells from the Book of the D 4 Judi Lynn Jan 2023 Jan 2023 17 2620
Violence was widespread in early farming society, says new study 4 Judi Lynn Jan 2023 Jan 2023 4 1898
Ground penetrating radar helps locate graves of First Nations children. 4 wnylib Jan 2023 Jan 2023 11 2531
The Mystery of the World's Oldest Billboard 4 Judi Lynn Jan 2023 Jan 2023 13 2077
Benin bronzes made from brass mined in west Germany, study finds 4 Eugene Apr 2023 Apr 2023 6 1908
Neanderthal Noses Influence Human Honkers 4 Judi Lynn May 2023 May 2023 3 1620
300,000 year old footprints of human ancestors in Germany. 4 wnylib May 2023 May 2023 9 1633
Who Were The Real Aryans Before The Name Got Co-Opted By Racists? 4 Judi Lynn Jun 2023 Jun 2023 5 2081
Ancient Hydraulic Engineering Along the Nile River Examined 4 Judi Lynn Jun 2023 Jun 2023 1 1525
4,000-Year-Old Stonehenge Of The Netherlands Reveals Its Secrets 4 Judi Lynn Jun 2023 Jun 2023 12 1849
Fossil reveals human ancestors butchered one another for reasons beyond ritual 4 Judi Lynn Jun 2023 Jul 2023 3 2714
8,500-year-old village discovered beneath Albanian lake is oldest known in Europe 4 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2023 Aug 2023 12 1837
The True Story of Alexander the Great in Ancient Egypt 4 Eko Aug 2023 Aug 2023 15 1947
Man filmed himself damaging ancient Eglwysilan monument 4 Judi Lynn Sep 2023 Sep 2023 5 1908
Early Humans Crafted Stone Spheroids 1.4 Million Years Ago 4 Judi Lynn Sep 2023 Sep 2023 10 1463
Indigenous Peoples Still Face Effects of Mass Bison Slaughter 4 Judi Lynn Sep 2023 Sep 2023 14 2029
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