Philippine islands had technologically advanced maritime culture 35,000 years ago
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Cover Stories
Unlocking the timecode of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Using artificial intelligence and radiocarbon dating to date ancient manuscripts.
The Unexpected Path to the Mamari Tablet—A Personal Discovery
Researchers estimate that early humans began smoking meat to extend its shelf life as long as a million years ago
Prehistoric campfires and meat smokers.
Researchers recreate ancient Egyptian blues
Ancient genomes from Yunnan China reveal Tibetan and Austroasiatic ancestry
Ancient tooth enamel proteins reveal hidden diversity in African Paranthropus
Researchers uncover a previously unknown genetic branch of ancient hunter-gatherers local to the Colombian land bridge
Lessons from the past: Rapid globalization in Roman Anatolia mirrors the modern Great Acceleration
Oldest whale bone tools discovered
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Other Stories
Research reveals ancient Maya lessons on surviving drought
Huge variety of plant foods made their starvation unlikely.
Nits on ancient mummies shed light on South American ancestry
New technique means head lice can provide clues about ancient people and migration.
Scientists digitally ‘unwrap’ mummy of pharaoh Amenhotep I for the first time in 3,000 years
Study shows that 21st dynasty restorers ‘lovingly restored’ mummy, dispelling theory that they were bent on reusing old royal burial equipment.
New dates for Viking trade
Solar flare throws light on ancient trade between the Islamic Middle East and the Viking Age.
Humans Reached Remote North Atlantic Islands Centuries Earlier Than Thought
Faroes Settled Well Before Vikings Arrived, Lake Sediments Show.
Mystery solved: Footprints from site A at Laetoli, Tanzania, are from early humans, not bears
Findings provide conclusive evidence that multiple species of hominins co-existed on the landscape.
Volcanic eruptions contributed to collapse of China dynasties
Eruptions create sulfuric acid clouds in the upper atmosphere and can cool the climate.
A Child of darkness
The first partial skull of a child of Homo naledi begins to give us insight into all stages of life of this remarkable species.
More than ceremonial, ancient Chaco Canyon was home, new study says
Early puebloans impacted the ecosystem around Chaco Canyon earlier than previously believed.
