Two-million-year-old skull of human ‘cousin’ unearthed0
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- November 10, 2020
Australian researchers say the discovery of a two-million-year-old skull in South Africa throws more light on human evolution.
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A surprisingly tiny ancient sea monster lurked in shallow waters0
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- November 5, 2020
A newfound species of nothosaur may have had a much different lifestyle from its larger kin
Archaeologists reveal human resilience in the face of climate change in ancient Turkey0
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- November 4, 2020
An examination of two documented periods of climate change in the greater Middle East, between approximately 4,500 and 3,000 years ago, reveals local evidence of resilience and even of a flourishing ancient society despite the changes in climate seen in the larger region.
War in the time of Neanderthals: how our species battled for supremacy for over 100,000 years0
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- November 4, 2020
Around 600,000 years ago, humanity split in two. One group stayed in Africa, evolving into us. The other struck out overland, into Asia, then Europe, becoming Homo neanderthalensis – the Neanderthals. They weren’t our ancestors, but a sister species, evolving in parallel.
DNA tracks mysterious Denisovans to Chinese cave, just before modern humans arrived nearby0
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- November 4, 2020
For today’s Buddhist monks, Baishiya Karst Cave, 3200 meters high on the Tibetan Plateau, is holy. For ancient Denisovans, extinct hominins known only from DNA, teeth, and bits of bone found in another cave 2800 kilometers away in Siberia, it was a home.
Were these nails used to crucify Jesus? New evidence revives controversial idea.0
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- November 3, 2020
Two corroded Roman-era iron nails that some have suggested pinned Jesus to the cross appear to have been used in an ancient crucifixion, according to a new study. This research has reignited debate over the origin of the nails.
Fossils recovered from Antarctica may belong to the largest flying bird ever, study finds0
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- October 29, 2020
Fossils recovered from Antarctica in the 1980s may belong to the largest flying bird ever, a new study has found.
An Ancient Maya City Had a Surprisingly Effective Water Filtration System0
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- October 24, 2020
Water is essential for basic human survival. But it can also be dangerous; contaminated water can spread deadly diseases that have the potential to eradicate whole communities. Safe, clean water offers humanity one of its best chances to thrive.
Homo erectus, not humans, may have invented the barbed bone point0
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- October 23, 2020
An 800,000-year-old tool may be the oldest known of its kind
Huge cat found etched into desert among Nazca Lines in Peru0
- Ancient Archeology, Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- October 20, 2020
Feline geoglyph from 200-100BC emerges during work at Unesco world heritage site
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