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Archeologists used to think women in prehistory wielded no power. Genetic data is upending that idea.
3+ week, 4+ day ago (571+ words) Rigorously fact-checked science, expert commentary and an ad-free experience built for those who want to go beyond the headlines No ads on any Live Science articles. No pop-ups. Full access to everything. Trusted, in-depth, pro-science features that are available only…...
Neanderthals may have trekked through the Saudi Arabian desert 55,000 years ago, farther south than experts thought possible
3+ week, 5+ day ago (778+ words) ago, a new study of stone tools suggests. The research, published online Aug. 12 in the journal Quaternary...
'Unlike anything seen before': Archaeologists unearth a unique, 11,000-year-old statue of a person riding a leopard from one of the world's earliest settlements
2+ week, 4+ day ago (449+ words) Rigorously fact-checked science, expert commentary and an ad-free experience built for those who want to go beyond the headlines No ads on any Live Science articles. No pop-ups. Full access to everything. Trusted, in-depth, pro-science features that are available only…...
Front face of a stela: A 1,300-year-old carving of a powerful Maya 'Lady Supreme Warlord' that weighs over 2 tons
2+ week, 6+ day ago (269+ words) Rigorously fact-checked science, expert commentary and an ad-free experience built for those who want to go beyond the headlines No ads on any Live Science articles. No pop-ups. Full access to everything. Trusted, in-depth, pro-science features that are available only…...
Excavation in Poland reveals Stone Age man buried with decapitated heads and a tooth necklace
1+ week, 1+ day ago (446+ words) A Stone Age burial of a man with a toothy necklace and human skulls surprised archaeologists excavating in Poland. Archaeologists were excavating in a Roman-period cemetery in Poland when they came across something extremely unusual: the grave of a man…...
An ancient 'supervolcano' has been found hiding beneath eastern England. But experts say there's not enough evidence to call it that.
1+ week, 3+ day ago (587+ words) Geologists recently identified a 454.4 million-year-old volcano on England's east coast, but whether the structure can be considered a "supervolcano" remains an open question. Scientists have identified an ancient volcano on England's east coast that is so eroded, it took researchers…...
Archaeologists unearth a medieval nobleman buried with his horse and dog in a rare wooden tomb in Russia
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Archaeologists discover Etruscan well that was ritually opened with offerings for a goddess — and 'closed' with human bodies
3+ week, 5+ day ago (655+ words) Rigorously fact-checked science, expert commentary and an ad-free experience built for those who want to go beyond the headlines No ads on any Live Science articles. No pop-ups. Full access to everything. Trusted, in-depth, pro-science features that are available only…...
Guldhøj folding chair: The only completely preserved chair from Bronze Age Europe
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (199+ words) The remarkably preserved wooden folding chair was likely a status symbol and was found in the grave of a Bronze Age chieftain. Remains of a Bronze Age folding chair were found in a chieftain's grave in Denmark. Name: Guldhøj folding…...
Stunning Roman-era mosaic discovered in Turkey features 'Emerald' the cat and 'Ocean' the dog
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (449+ words) In a study forthcoming in the Journal of Mosaic Research, archaeologist Hüseyin Özgen, head of the Adramytteion research team at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, wrote...