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Indigenous funeral urns discovered on human-made islands in Amazon rainforest
Giant ceramic pots made centuries to millennia ago were found to hold human bones, while others held a mixture of seeds and the remains of fish, frogs and turtles.
'God-king' born from incest in ancient Ireland wasn't a god or a king, new study finds
A closer look at the burial of a man born of incest 5,000 years ago reveals he was unlikely to have been a god-king.
40,000-year-old mammoth tusk boomerang is oldest in Europe — and possibly the world
A new analysis of a carved mammoth tusk first discovered four decades ago reveals it may be the world's oldest boomerang.
We finally know why Queen Hatshepsut's statues were destroyed in ancient Egypt
Some of the female pharaoh's statues were "ritually deactivated," a new study finds.
'Deciphering these mysterious strings': How reading the Inca's knotted cords can reveal past droughts and deluges
Opinion Andean people of the past looked at these strings as a record of the climate, and they studied them to understand patterns.
Assyrian swimmers: 2,900-year-old carving of soldiers using inflatable goat skins to cross a river
A carved panel found at Nimrud depicts Assyrian soldiers swimming across a river and using inflatable goat skins as floaties.
Science news this week: 'Dragon Man's' identity and the universe's 'missing matter'
June 21, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
Women likely ruled in Stone Age China, DNA analysis of 4,500-year-old skeletons reveals
Genetic analysis of 60 people buried in a Stone Age cemetery has revealed two clans headed by women that spanned 10 generations.
