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British vial of smallpox scabs triggered the devastating 1789 outbreak among Indigenous Australians, study finds -
Astonishing ArtifactsMummy mask with wig: A 1,000-year-old 'false head' found in Peru that was crafted with real human hair and toxic red cinnabar -
Decorated wild-boar tusk found in Russia may have been medieval warrior's good-luck charm -
Life's Little MysteriesWhat's the oldest weapon in the world? -
Not a housekeeper, but a 'vilica': The many responsibilities of Roman-era female farm managers were overlooked by historians -
Science news this weekAncient Egyptian golden tongues, sugar found in space, and an ancient impact crater 'geoguessed' by amateur astronomer
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Toxic plant on Ming dynasty-era surgical tools may be world’s oldest chemical evidence of topical anesthetic -
Climate disasters caused societal upheaval 3,000 years ago in China, study of 'oracle bones' hints2 Comments -
Lotus shoes: Tiny footwear for Chinese women whose feet were bound as children6 Comments -
Male human heads found in a 'skull pit' in an ancient Chinese city hint at sex-specific sacrifice rituals7 Comments -
Ancient 'hanging coffin' people in China finally identified — and their descendants still live there today8 Comments -
5,000-year-old skeleton masks and skull cups made from human bones discovered in China2 Comments -
World's oldest mummies were smoke-dried 10,000 years ago in China and Southeast Asia, researchers find5 Comments -
Women likely ruled in Stone Age China, DNA analysis of 4,500-year-old skeletons reveals2 Comments -
Newly discovered 'ghost' lineage linked to ancient mystery population in Tibet, DNA study finds
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Did ancient Egyptian princesses use weapons? Controversial study claims they hunted or trained with the military, but not all experts agree.2 Comments -
18 ancient Egyptian tombs with dozens of gold 'tongues' discovered along the Mediterranean coast -
Excerpt'He looked like Ramses the Great': How experimental archaeologists used ancient techniques to mummify a modern-day person -
Astonishing ArtifactsBead net funerary shroud: A 2,500-year-old beaded veil from Egypt depicting the deceased's transformation into Osiris2 Comments -
Great Pyramid of Giza is remarkably resilient to earthquakes — and it's due to the ancient Egyptians' 'extraordinary' engineering knowledge -
Astonishing ArtifactsLion's head pendant: An ancient Egyptian board game piece that was later repurposed into a magical religious object with baboons -
Egyptian mummy has part of the 'Iliad' in its abdomen, archaeologists discover6 Comments -
Archaeologists discover perfectly circular ancient Egyptian temple that may have been used for sacred water rituals4 Comments -
Ancient Egyptian stone monument depicting a Roman emperor as a pharaoh discovered in Luxor3 Comments
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Scientists show that DNA can last for up to 50,000 years in Africa — much longer than previously thought -
100,000 years ago, one of the earliest Homo sapiens outside Africa was stabbed in the face, analysis finds3 Comments -
Neanderthals and modern humans may have shared culture 59,000 years ago in Turkey, study finds3 Comments -
Diminutive species 'the Hobbit' did not hunt or control fire, deepening the mystery of its ancestry, dwarf elephant bones reveal8 Comments -
Early Homo sapiens may have lived in rainforests, new clues suggest — and it could overturn our understanding of human evolution13 Comments -
Some of the last surviving Neanderthals were remarkably diverse — suggesting inbreeding didn't doom them -
'A weird result from an already weird hominin': Archaeologists discover all Homo naledi skeletons found in South African cave are female8 Comments -
Denisovan DNA influences the immune systems of modern Oceanians — but researchers aren't sure why8 Comments -
Life's Little MysteriesHow many generations of humans have there been?7 Comments
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6,000-year-old broken ribs discovered in Syria may be one of the oldest known cases of child abuse in the world -
1,200-year-old gold hoard discovered in Saudi Arabia may have been buried by a medieval pilgrim -
Dark message warning enemy to 'learn your lesson' found inscribed on 2,000-year-old sling bullet from ancient Holy Land4 Comments -
Gender ambiguity was a tool of power 4,500 years ago in Mesopotamia -
'A huge surprise': 1,500-year-old church found next to Zoroastrianism place of worship in Iraq2 Comments -
Rare 1,300-year-old medallion decorated with menorahs found near Jerusalem's Temple Mount -
Magdala stone: 2,000-year-old carving from Jerusalem is world's oldest known depiction of a menorah -
12,000-year-old figurine of goose mating with naked woman discovered in Israel5 Comments -
5,000-year old 'cultic space' discovered in Iraq dates to time of the world's first cities
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Not a housekeeper, but a 'vilica': The many responsibilities of Roman-era female farm managers were overlooked by historians
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2,000-year-old scrolls buried by Mount Vesuvius eruption finally deciphered with help from AI2 Comments -
'The Romans were probably never going to go away': In new 'Almost History' podcast, listen to how history might have played out if Carthage had defeated the Roman Republic -
Life's Little MysteriesHow did the Romans build such straight roads?9 Comments -
Lavish Roman villa discovered outside Rome's walls may have been frequented by Hadrian and Marcus Aurelius -
Astonishing ArtifactsRoman bath clog: The world's oldest shower shoes were found at a fort along Hadrian's Wall -
Italian teenagers discover 1,800-year-old Roman luxury house underneath their high school gym17 Comments -
The Romans and Vikings left few genetic traces of their occupations of Britain, research suggests3 Comments -
Doctor's kit found on Mount Vesuvius victim in Pompeii
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Astonishing ArtifactsMummy mask with wig: A 1,000-year-old 'false head' found in Peru that was crafted with real human hair and toxic red cinnabar
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'One of the oldest gravestones of a free Black person in America' discovered in Boston -
'It's a huge deal': Archaeologists discover second cannonball from the Battle of the Alamo, and it was likely fired by Texans6 Comments -
Astonishing ArtifactsMask of Mictlantecuhtli: A 500-year-old mask of the Aztec god of the underworld, who tore apart the dead as they entered his realm -
'Political motivations' of Inca emperor led to the sacrifice of 3 children on a snow-capped volcano over 500 years ago, study suggests -
Thanks to natural selection, Indigenous Andeans may digest potatoes better than anyone else in the world, study finds3 Comments -
8-year-old African American boy from Colonial Maryland found buried with white Colonists, and it's unclear if he was enslaved7 Comments -
'Speculation' and 'egregious failure': 30 researchers publish scathing critiques of study that questioned date of early human occupation of Monte Verde in Chile3 Comments -
Astonishing ArtifactsMiniature camelid effigy: A 600-year-old sculpture of a llama that may have been sacrificed in an Inca ritual
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Dirty 'button' unearthed by metal detectorist turns out to be a rare 900-year-old coin from Norway's last Viking king, Magnus Barefoot -
'Melted in a pot somewhere': Vikings used Islamic silver coins to make their early pennies, study finds -
'Extremely rare' English coins meant to ward off Vikings found in Denmark — because the Vikings wore them as jewelry -
'The detectors never stopped beeping!' Nearly 3,000 coins discovered in field are Norway's largest Viking hoard on record -
Gold coin discovered by a metal detectorist in the UK may have been dropped by a Viking invader from the Great Heathen Army2 Comments -
Did the Vikings reach Maine?3 Comments -
Viking Age mass grave holds mysterious mix of dismembered human remains and complete skeletons, including a 'giant' who'd had brain surgery4 Comments -
Ash Pendant: The only known depiction of a pregnant Viking woman -
1,000-year-old 'king' game piece with a distinctive hairstyle is 'as close as we will ever get to a portrait of a Viking'2 Comments
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British vial of smallpox scabs triggered the devastating 1789 outbreak among Indigenous Australians, study finds
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Astonishing ArtifactsMummy mask with wig: A 1,000-year-old 'false head' found in Peru that was crafted with real human hair and toxic red cinnabar
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Decorated wild-boar tusk found in Russia may have been medieval warrior's good-luck charm
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Life's Little MysteriesWhat's the oldest weapon in the world?
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Not a housekeeper, but a 'vilica': The many responsibilities of Roman-era female farm managers were overlooked by historians
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Science news this weekAncient Egyptian golden tongues, sugar found in space, and an ancient impact crater 'geoguessed' by amateur astronomer
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Did ancient Egyptian princesses use weapons? Controversial study claims they hunted or trained with the military, but not all experts agree.2 Comments
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Ancient chariot emerges among remains of mysterious society that burned down its own buildings and then disappeared -
Thousands of liberated Africans died on a remote island after the British Navy freed them. We now know where they came from. -
Oops! Ancient Bronze Age shaman long assumed to be a man was actually a woman, DNA reveals3 Comments
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