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Archaeologists Found Someone They Never Expected in an Ancient Chinese Tomb: a Blonde Man 5 Judi Lynn 3 hrs ago 33 min ago 63 2199

'If it was a man, we would say that's a warrior's grave': Weapon-filled burials are shaking up what we know about women' 2 Judi Lynn 4 hrs ago 3 hrs ago 13 288

Mystery stone circle reveals 'ultimate adventure story' of human presence in Europe 1 Judi Lynn 4 hrs ago 3 hrs ago 10 291

DNA Links Modern Picuris Pueblo Tribe to Ancestors Who Lived in Chaco Canyon Hundreds of Years Ago 2 Judi Lynn 4 hrs ago 3 hrs ago 14 355

Archaeologists unearth tree-lined walkway that led to ancient Egyptian fortress in Sinai Desert News By Owen Jarus publi 2 Judi Lynn 4 hrs ago 4 hrs ago 9 316

Archaeologists discover hundreds of metal objects up to 3,400 years old on mysterious volcanic hilltop in Hungary 2 Judi Lynn May 4 Monday 22 634

These Extraordinary Archaeological Sites Are a Portal to Ancient Egypt 1 Judi Lynn May 4 May 4 7 394

Battle Irrevocably Destroyed Ancient Chinese Cypress Forest 0 Judi Lynn May 4 May 4 10 388

The Overlooked Greek Foundations of Roman Law 3 Judi Lynn May 4 May 4 8 399

AI helping researchers, laypeople discover archaeological sites in Japan mountains 0 Judi Lynn May 4 May 4 9 264

Dark personalities more prevalent in less democratic countries, massive study shows 5 Judi Lynn May 4 May 4 10 401

Phaistos: The Palatial Mountain Fortress of Minoan Crete 2 Judi Lynn Apr 27 Apr 28 16 483

Hidden Message Discovered On 3,300-Year-Old Egyptian Obelisk In Paris 9 Judi Lynn Apr 27 Apr 28 41 1599

These 400,000-Year-Old Mammoth Tusks Carved by Early Humans May Be the Oldest Evidence of Prehistoric Intelligence 1 Judi Lynn Apr 28 Apr 28 10 546

Rare 3,500-Year-Old Chariot Wheel Discovered at Golf Course in Scotland 1 Judi Lynn Apr 27 Apr 28 9 482

Unopened Victorian soft drink bottle found at dig 1 Judi Lynn Apr 27 Apr 27 11 481

Across China: Tech meets culture -- China's digital renaissance of ancient heritage 0 Judi Lynn Apr 27 Apr 27 1 189

New Evidence of Phoenician Origins Emerges 0 Judi Lynn Apr 27 Apr 27 15 417

Ice Age Humans Were Experts at Wielding Fire, Study Finds 0 Judi Lynn Apr 27 Apr 27 8 348

Danish slave ships wreckage found off coast of Costa Rica, museum confirms 0 Judi Lynn Apr 27 Apr 27 7 306

Archaeologists discover 'miracle' in ancient Egyptian tomb 4 Judi Lynn Apr 27 Apr 27 25 1256

Man Tries to Perform Exorcism, Instead Allegedly Murders His Mother 4 Judi Lynn Apr 27 Apr 27 5 483

Searching for the Origins of Sutton Hoo Time Team Part 1 50:30 1 Ptah Apr 21 Apr 26 6 341

First Human Figurine of the Mesolithic Era (Circa 9000 Years Old) Discovered in Azerbaijan's Damjili Cave 5 Judi Lynn Apr 20 Apr 20 22 692

Sophistication of Bronze Age settlement revealed 1 Judi Lynn Apr 20 Apr 20 12 478

The forgotten Indian explorer who uncovered an ancient civilisation 0 Judi Lynn Apr 20 Apr 20 12 463

The fossil skull found by an Australian that rocked the world 1 Judi Lynn Apr 20 Apr 20 17 860

Ancient Sunscreen: How Early Humans Survived a Solar Storm Apocalypse 41,000 Years Ago 2 Judi Lynn Apr 20 Apr 20 27 826

Stone Age tombs for Irish royalty aren't what they seem, new DNA analysis reveals 0 Judi Lynn Apr 19 Apr 19 14 523

Study of over 1,000 sites suggests inequality emerged long after agriculture 0 cbabe Apr 16 Apr 16 6 399

Anthropology Continued...

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Strange Wood Found on Beach by Fisherman Turns Out to Be Polynesian Canoe of Great Significance 5 Judi Lynn Mar 18 Apr 13 8 592

Canada's Indigenous Communities Operated Vast Obsidian Trade Network 2 Judi Lynn Apr 6 Apr 13 10 507

American man who left a Diet Coke can for a reclusive tribe on an island is arrested in India 10 Judi Lynn Apr 7 Apr 13 14 1011

Ireland's neolithic passage tombs were not just the burial place of the elite - new research 1 Judi Lynn Apr 7 Apr 7 8 494

Chimpanzees act as 'engineers', choosing materials to make tools based on structural and mechanical properties 0 Judi Lynn Apr 7 Apr 7 7 414

The surprising evolutionary link between bowerbirds and human art 0 Judi Lynn Apr 7 Apr 7 6 424

European Hunter-Gatherers Sailed to North Africa 8,500 Years Ago 2 Judi Lynn Apr 7 Apr 7 9 548

Preservation of Language Is the Basis for the Preservation of Identity 2 Judi Lynn Apr 6 Apr 6 7 447

Archaeologists Find Neanderthal Stone Tool Technology in China 3 Judi Lynn Apr 6 Apr 6 7 544

6,500-Year-Old Hunting Kit Discovered in West Texas Cave 2 Judi Lynn Apr 6 Apr 6 29 1081

There Might Be Something Human in the Way Bonobos Communicate--Their Calls Share a Key Trait With Our Language, Study Sug 0 Judi Lynn Apr 6 Apr 6 12 494

Discovery of a 4,000-year-old Bronze Age settlement in Morocco rewrites history 0 Judi Lynn Apr 6 Apr 6 7 436

The Sunken Cities of Ancient Greece 0 Judi Lynn Apr 6 Apr 6 15 380

Archaeologists announce new discoveries at Luxor's Ramesseum Temple 0 Judi Lynn Apr 6 Apr 6 11 386

Two mummies reveal a human lineage lived in isolation in the Green Sahara 7,000 years ago 1 cbabe Apr 3 Apr 6 15 559

Bronze Age Secrets Revealed: Scientists Map the Lost "Frontiers" of Iberia 1 erronis Mar 29 Mar 29 6 450

A mystery pharaoh's massive tomb was discovered in Egypt 3 Judi Lynn Mar 28 Mar 28 9 611

The secrets of Britain's connection with the world's least known ancient civilizations 2 Judi Lynn Mar 28 Mar 28 12 604

Ancient Megalithic Structures and Inscriptions Discovered in South India 2 Judi Lynn Mar 28 Mar 28 15 700

Ancient Native American cooking techniques revealed in new study 0 Judi Lynn Mar 28 Mar 28 14 591

2,400-Year-Old Puppets That Look Hauntingly Alive 0 Judi Lynn Mar 22 Mar 22 11 638

The Biggest Technological Development in Human History Happened All Across the World Around the Same Time, by Groups of 7 Judi Lynn Mar 18 Mar 18 19 909

Cave Discovery Uncovers Unknown Human Population in Europe 1 Judi Lynn Mar 18 Mar 18 26 690

An Unlikely Organ Helps to Explain Sherpas' Aptitude for Altitude 1 Judi Lynn Mar 18 Mar 18 15 697

'Spreadsheets of empire': red tape goes back 4,000 years, say scientists after Iraq finds 3 Eugene Mar 15 Mar 18 6 540

Researchers use AI to unearth a 5,000-year-old civilization beneath the world's largest desert. But how? 0 Judi Lynn Mar 18 Mar 18 3 515

2,500-Year-Old Amphora Found by Ukrainian Troops in Southern Ukraine 3 Judi Lynn Mar 18 Mar 18 43 1590

Human Presence in Europe Dates Back 1.4 Million Years, Stone Tools Reveal 1 Judi Lynn Mar 18 Mar 18 9 453

'Indigenous Whispers' project aims to honor Miami's Native American heritage with historical trail 0 Judi Lynn Mar 18 Mar 18 1 296

Crucial Feature of Human Language Emerged More Than 135,000 Years Ago 0 Judi Lynn Mar 18 Mar 18 11 469

Anthropology Continued...

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Earliest human face fossil from Western Europe, nicknamed "Pink," discovered in Spanish pit 0 Judi Lynn Mar 12 Mar 12 13 590

New Discoveries Shed Light on 6,000-Year-Old Hongshan Culture in China 0 Judi Lynn Mar 12 Mar 12 6 436

Mystery of Jersey's huge iron age hoard may have been solved 1 muriel_volestrangler Mar 11 Mar 11 12 627

Bone Tools One Million Years Earlier Than Previously Thought 1 Judi Lynn Mar 6 Mar 6 9 444

Humans May Have Lived in Tropical Rainforests Much Earlier Than Scientists Previously Thought, Study Finds 0 Judi Lynn Mar 6 Mar 6 4 335

Yup'ik masks: Carvings depicting distorted spirits' faces dreamed up by shamans in Alaska 2 Judi Lynn Mar 3 Mar 3 12 592

The World's Largest Pyramid Site Isn't in Egypt and It's Twice the Size. 7 Judi Lynn Mar 2 Mar 2 29 1254

20,000-year-old evidence of ancient 'vehicles' discovered in New Mexico 2 Judi Lynn Mar 1 Mar 1 35 1453

An Egyptian Temple Reborn 1 Judi Lynn Mar 1 Mar 1 11 441

Lidar Reveals Sacred Roads Near Chaco Canyon 0 Judi Lynn Mar 1 Mar 1 5 488

'Lost city of gold' discovered in Egypt after 3,000 years in archaeology breakthrough 0 Judi Lynn Mar 1 Mar 1 20 631

An ancient human lineage roamed Europe's frozen tundra for nearly 80 generations. Then they died out. 13 Judi Lynn Feb 26 Feb 26 69 2440

Archeologists find Stonehenge-like circle in Denmark 2 Judi Lynn Feb 26 Feb 26 10 658

How old is Norse mythology? 3 Judi Lynn Feb 24 Feb 24 9 703

Archaeologists may have found second tomb of mysterious Egyptian pharaoh 0 Judi Lynn Feb 24 Feb 24 7 509

The Ancient Greeks Were Polluting The Planet Over 5,000 Years Ago 0 Judi Lynn Feb 24 Feb 24 11 631

1,300 Years Old Medieval Flush Toilet Discovered in South Korea 0 Judi Lynn Feb 24 Feb 24 6 518

Cave Bones in Britain Point to a 4,000-Year-Old Massacre So Brutal It May Have Included Cannibalism 0 Judi Lynn Feb 24 Feb 24 7 713

First pharaoh's tomb found in Egypt since Tutankhamun's 3 Wicked Blue Feb 19 Feb 22 8 818

Researchers link a gene to the emergence of spoken language 0 Wicked Blue Feb 20 Feb 20 7 2443

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