Neanderthal dentists used stone drills to treat cavities nearly 60,000 years ago
A tooth from a Russian cave provides the oldest evidence of complex dental care.
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Cover Stories
Researchers reveal new clues about H. erectus evolution while advancing paleoproteomics
Ancient burial site and remains of Anglo-Saxon houses unearthed during archaeological digs near A46 Newark Bypass scheme
Horse Racing in Ancient Civilizations: What Archaeology Reveals
How math AI helps date ancient fossils and remains
Ice Age butcher’s tools are a sign of ancient humans’ creativity during hard times
Crystals inside a prehistoric bone rewrote scientists’ estimates of the age of the archaeological site, suggesting that the stone tools were made during a harsh ice age.
The Role of AI in Modern Archaeology: From Excavation to Analysis
Above 2,000 meters: Cova 338 redefines Pyrenean prehistory
Foraging behavior in early humans
From the Trenches to the Thesis: Bridging the Gap Between Field Archaeology and Academic History
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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.
