Ancient People In World’s Oldest City Painted Skeletons Of The Dead, Buried Them In Their Homes
The ritual included painting the walls surrounding the burial site, and the skeletons were later revisited and reburied.
Archaeology
Prehistoric Humans Recycled Old Tools, Possibly To Honor Ancestors
Study finds that humans 500,000 years ago in what is now southern Israel reshaped and reused tools rather than make new ones.
The Saber-Tooth Predator That Lived Millions Of Years Before Cats
Diegoaelurus vanvalkenburghae may have been the first cat-like mammal to live on meat alone.
Prehistoric Giant Sloths Had Chain-Mail Armor Of Bone Mesh To Stop Predators
Researchers in Argentina credit their relationship with the family that runs the quarry for being able to make the find.
Made In China: Researchers Recreate Trousers That Were Like The Versace Of The Ancient World
Researchers suggest the pants were the precursor to modern jeans.
Crew Successfully Completes ‘World’s Most Challenging Shipwreck Search’
Photos captured by the Antarctic expedition show incredible detail for a shipwreck over 100 years old.
VIDEO: WWII Enigma Machine, Other Encryption Devices Dating Back To 1870 Scanned And Modeled
The Deutsches Museum in Germany is working to unveil the secrets of the encryption devices.
Austrian Experts Solve Mystery Of Origin Of 29,500-Year-Old Venus Of Willendorf Figurine
Stone containing oolite deposits used to make the figurine came from near Lake Garda in northern Italy, researchers now believe.
Mummification In Europe May Be The Oldest In The World
While the Chinchorro mummies of Chile date back to 7000 B.C., a new study shows Portugal has much older preserved bodies.