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'I screamed out of excitement': 2,700-year-old cuneiform text found near Temple Mount — and it reveals the Kingdom of Judah had a late payment to the Assyrians
A newfound pottery sherd has cuneiform text from the Assyrian Empire asking the Kingdom of Judah about a late tribute payment.
Neanderthals were more susceptible to lead poisoning than humans — which helped us gain an advantage over our cousins, scientists say
Humans and our ancestors have been exposed to lead for 2 million years, but the toxic metal may have actually helped our species to develop language — giving us a key advantage over our Neanderthal cousins, scientists claim.
1,400-year-old hieroglyphs reveal name of powerful Maya queen
Mayan language experts have decoded the name of a previously unknown Maya queen on a stone inscription discovered last year.
Neanderthals could be brought back within 20 years — but is it a good idea?
With today's technology, we cannot bring back Neanderthals. But even if future advances allow it, should we?
DNA reveals what killed Napoleon's soldiers during their disastrous retreat from Russia in 1812
A mass grave holding soldiers from Napoleon Bonaparte's French army reveals some of the diseases that killed the Grande Armée during its disastrous retreat from Russia in 1812.
1,300-year-old poop reveals pathogens plagued prehistoric people in Mexico's 'Cave of the Dead Children'
Scientists studied ancient poop and found loads of intestinal diseases.
'Illegal' metal detectorist found a huge hoard of Roman treasure in Germany — and kept it hidden for 8 years
A man found a Roman-era hoard in Germany dating to around 2,000 years ago, but he took eight years to tell authorities about it.
'It's really an extraordinary story,' historian Steven Tuck says of the Romans he tracked who survived the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius
"I have found two or three rich guys, but I found a couple hundred middle class and even some desperately poor people who made it out and left records. And that shocked me."
