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Prehistory & Human Origins
Hominins, migration, tools, and the rise of complex societies.
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Archaeologists discover a child's skull built into the floor of a 2,500-year-old Scandinavian house
6+ hour, 50+ min ago (575+ words) A study of nearly 200 individuals buried in domestic contexts in ancient and Viking Age Scandinavia has revealed unusually high levels of violence. Archaeologists have unearthed evidence that men, women and children were subjected to violence within their communities in ancient…...
A brief history of an ancient mound
8+ hour, 35+ min ago (1745+ words) Without the sign, one’s likely to walk right past it. But in light of recent events, that’s what some villagers prefer. Deep in the northern reaches of Glen Helen, tucked just a few feet off the Inman Trail and between…...
Skulls found under storm-toppled tree in Bauska
19+ hour, 47+ min ago (167+ words) Take note – story published 2 years and 2 months ago State Police spokeswoman Rūta Strautniece confirmed that excavation work was planned at the site of the skulls and bones of two people to see if the ground was hiding any more human…...
A mammoth cemetery found under a construction site: it was a slaughterhouse from 27,000 years ago
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (254+ words) However, there were not only animal remains: further analysis of the area revealed shaped stone tools, traces of fire and also numerous patches of red ocher, a pigment often used by our ancestors whose purpose, however, at least on this…...
A 2,600-Year-Old Warrior Buried With a Helmet, Sword, Shield and Gold Face Covering Found in North Macedonia
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (881+ words) Archaeologists in North Macedonia have uncovered a richly furnished 2,600-year-old burial containing a bronze helmet, shield, sword, spears and gold objects, providing some of the clearest evidence yet that a powerful elite used the area around Lake Ohrid during the…...
Stonehenge Altar Stone may have reached southern Britain through glacial and human transport
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (522+ words) Stonehenge’s Altar Stone may have crossed Scotland, a sunken prehistoric world, and hundreds of miles of ancient Britain The new study set out to answer a straightforward but daunting question: how did an enormous rock cross nearly the entire length…...
The Czech Town Where A Chapel Is Made From Human Bones
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (963+ words) There is no glaring warning on the outside. The Cemetery Church of All Saints in Sedlec, just beyond the historic centre of Kutná Hora, looks like a modest medieval chapel. Then you descend into the lower chapel and notice the…...
People Reached Badanj Cave in Bosnia 20,000 Years Ago, 5,000 Years Earlier Than Previously Thought
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (738+ words) People were using Badanj Cave in Bosnia and Herzegovina around 20,000 years ago, roughly 5,000 years earlier than previous evidence had shown, according to a new study that reshapes the timeline of one of the eastern Adriatic’s most important Paleolithic sites. The…...
Caves, DNA and Metal Trace Kazakhstan’s Ancient Past
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (1053+ words) By Nagima Abuova in Editor’s Picks, Nation on 4 October 2026 ASTANA — Cave sediments may help identify ancient human populations in Kazakhstan even where no skeletal remains survive, as new methods allow archaeologists to reconstruct how people lived and adapted to environmental…...
Mushroom picker finds 2,400-year-old burial urn in Polish forest
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