The finds may rewrite how, and when, Ice Age humans in Asia and the Americas interacted.
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The complex funerary rituals of the 9,000 year-old city of Çatalhöyük are revealed in a new study.
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The complex funerary rituals of the 9,000 year-old city of Çatalhöyük are revealed in a new study.
The metal straws were used to drink from communal vessels during banquets, according to a new study.
A pregnant mummy, a frozen time capsule, a Pompeii snack bar, and a lost Egyptian city make our annual list.
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A batch of archaeological evidence is now the first to be confidently linked to the extinct Denisovans.
A sweeping survey of ancient settlements offers new clues to pre-Columbian life in Mexico.
The tomb contains the remains of three people and a bevy of animals, according to new research.
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Lidar scans of the Teotihuacán Valley reveal how the landscape was engineered centuries ago.
The Tetney Golf Club in Lincolnshire concealed a 4,000-year-old secret.