Jan 13SaveArchaeology1/13/21Archaeology1/13/21Cave Painting of Pigs Might Be the Oldest Known Artwork of AnimalsGeorge Dvorsky32SaveA pig painting inside an Indonesian cave has been dated to 43,900 years old, making it among the oldest—if not the…
Jan 6SaveArchaeology1/6/21Archaeology1/6/21Archaeologists Uncover Disturbing Amount of Plastic Waste at Iron Age SiteGeorge Dvorsky41SaveOne by one, the archaeologists stumbled upon pieces of junk. Using techniques typically reserved for documenting…
Dec 10SaveArchaeology12/10/20Archaeology12/10/20New Research Bolsters Claim That Neanderthals Buried Their DeadGeorge Dvorsky8SaveA thorough re-analysis of a skeleton belonging to a 2-year-old Neanderthal and the archaeological site in which it…
Dec 7SaveYear In Review202012/7/20Year In Review202012/7/20The Most Intriguing Archaeological Discoveries of 2020George Dvorsky15SaveArchaeology is the closest thing we have to a time machine. Instead of using flux capacitors, however,…
Nov 24SaveArchaeology11/24/20Archaeology11/24/20Is This Trippy Cave Painting the Result of a Hallucination—or Something Way More Obvious?George Dvorsky23SaveThere’s a cave in California, roughly an hour’s drive from Santa Barbara, whose ceiling features a prominent…
Nov 4SaveArchaeology11/4/20Archaeology11/4/209,000-Year-Old Burial of Female Hunter Upends Beliefs About Prehistoric Gender RolesGeorge Dvorsky77SaveConventional thinking in anthropology has it that prehistoric hunting was an activity reserved for males, while…
Oct 21SaveArchaeology10/21/20Archaeology10/21/20Four Llamas Sacrificed in Inca Ritual Found Preserved 500 Years LaterGeorge Dvorsky5SaveFour beautifully preserved llamas have been discovered at a ritual sacrifice site in Peru. The llamas, still wearing…
Oct 5SaveArchaeology10/5/20Archaeology10/5/20Early Humans Were Using Fire 300,000 Years Ago to Forge Superior Stone ToolsGeorge Dvorsky12SaveThe prehistoric practice of using controlled fires to produce customized stone tools dates back 300,000 years,…
Sep 22SaveArchaeology9/22/20Archaeology9/22/201,000-Year-Old Precursor to Stainless Steel Found in Iran, Surprising ArchaeologistsGeorge Dvorsky52SaveChromium steel, commonly referred to as stainless steel, is thought to be a recent manufacturing innovation, but new…
Sep 18SaveArchaeology9/18/20Archaeology9/18/20120,000-Year-Old Human Footprints Mark Possible Migration Route Through Arabian PeninsulaGeorge Dvorsky4SaveArchaeologists in Saudi Arabia have discovered seven well-preserved footprints belonging to humans. Dated to around…
Aug 28SaveArchaeology8/28/20Archaeology8/28/20Viking Sword Dug Up in Norway Likely Belonged to a Left-Handed WarriorGeorge Dvorsky31SaveThe unusual placement of a sword found in a Viking grave suggests the weapon was brandished by a southpaw warrior,…
Aug 20SaveArchaeology8/20/20Archaeology8/20/20Mummified Kitten, Snake, and Bird Are 'Unwrapped' in New X-Ray StudyGeorge Dvorsky6SaveUsing high-resolution, 3D X-ray scans, a team of researchers has digitally unwrapped and analyzed three mummified…
Aug 13SaveArchaeology8/13/20Archaeology8/13/20Scientists Found a 200,000-Year-Old Human Bed Made From Grass and AshGeorge Dvorsky16SaveArchaeologists from South Africa have uncovered rudimentary beds that early humans made by placing bundles of grass…
Aug 7SaveArchaeology8/7/20Archaeology8/7/20Rare Underwater Inca Offering Pulled From Lake TiticacaGeorge Dvorsky40SaveArchaeologists in Bolivia have recovered a fully intact underwater Inca offering containing a miniature llama…
Jul 30SaveHealth7/30/20Health7/30/20A Medieval Potion Proves Its Worth as an Effective Bacteria KillerGeorge Dvorsky45SaveA 1,000-year-old recipe to treat eye infections could lead to an unorthodox way of combating antibiotic resistance.
Jul 22SaveArchaeology7/22/20Archaeology7/22/20Humans Reached North America 10,000 Years Earlier Than We Thought, New Research SuggestsGeorge Dvorsky23Save Archaeological discoveries in a Mexican cave suggest humans reached North America some 30,000 years ago, which is a…
Jul 21SaveArchaeology7/21/20Archaeology7/21/20'Screaming Mummy' Heart Attack Study Questioned by ScientistsGeorge Dvorsky24SaveHer unsettling, seemingly agonized facial expression gave this ancient Egyptian mummy the nickname “screaming…
Jul 15SaveArchaeology7/15/20Archaeology7/15/2014,000-Year-Old Poop Found in Oregon Cave Turns Out to Be HumanGeorge Dvorsky22SaveFor archaeologists, ancient bones and stone tools are important lines of evidence, but sometimes the answers to our…
Jul 9SaveArchaeology7/9/20Archaeology7/9/201,000-Year-Old Cat Skeleton Suggests Nomadic Herders Cared for Ailing PetGeorge Dvorsky22SaveArchaeologists in Kazakhstan have discovered the well-preserved remains of a cat that died over 1,000 years ago…
Jul 8SaveArchaeology7/8/20Archaeology7/8/20Native Americans Voyaged to Polynesia Long Before Europeans Reached the Americas, DNA Study ShowsGeorge Dvorsky30SaveIndigenous South Americans reached islands in the South Pacific some 300 years before Christopher Columbus landed in…