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Archaeologists find a 9,000-year-old shrine in the desert in Jordan 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2022 Feb 2022 11 1098
The Mysterious Origins of King Tutankhamen's Space Rock Dagger Just Got Clearer 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2022 Feb 2022 23 1351
Neanderthal's Extinction May Be Caused By an Entirely Different Reason 9 Judi Lynn Feb 2022 Feb 2022 26 2143
Pre-Inca archaeological site yields 8 child sacrificial victims 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2022 Feb 2022 3 892
An Ornate, 5,000-Year-Old Stone Drum Is the U.K.'s Most Significant Prehistoric Art Find in a Centur 2 Judi Lynn Feb 2022 Feb 2022 8 1077
2,000-Year-Old Buddhist Temple Unearthed in Pakistan 3 Judi Lynn Feb 2022 Feb 2022 10 1114
The world's oldest pants stitched together cultures from across Asia 5 Judi Lynn Feb 2022 Feb 2022 30 1785
Abu Dhabi unearths archaeological treasures dating back 8,500 years 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2022 Feb 2022 19 1363
The Guardian view on Stonehenge: a dynamic monument - Editorial 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2022 Feb 2022 4 917
Who were the Scythians? 2 Judi Lynn Feb 2022 Feb 2022 10 1232
Astronauts spot an ancient heart-shaped oasis in Egypt just in time for Valentine's Day 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2022 Feb 2022 14 1226
The Most Lavish Mesopotamian Tomb Ever Found Belongs to a Woman 8 Judi Lynn Feb 2022 Feb 2022 22 1644
7 Roman inventions: Incredible feats of ancient technology 5 Judi Lynn Feb 2022 Feb 2022 12 1340
Indigenous farmers are 'rematriating' centuries-old seeds to plant a movement 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2022 Feb 2022 4 1406
Just Like Humans, Monkeys Observed Showing Signs of Choking Under Pressure 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2022 Feb 2022 2 745
Comet impact may have triggered decline of Ohio's Hopewell people 1,600 years ago 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2022 Feb 2022 6 840
Ancient chalk sculpture is 'most important prehistoric art' 0 Wicked Blue Feb 2022 Feb 2022 5 882
Lines written by 'naughty pupils' among 18,000 ancient pottery fragments found in Egypt 2 Wicked Blue Feb 2022 Feb 2022 7 1169
Tracing the History and Health Impacts of Skull Modification 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 980
Origins of West African dishes with leafy vegetables date back to 3,500 years 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2022 Feb 2022 4 937
Vertebra discovered in the Jordan Valley tells the story of prehistoric migration from Africa 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2022 Feb 2022 6 950
Vikings' 'blood eagle' torture was horrific -- and may have actually happened 2 Judi Lynn Jan 2022 Feb 2022 6 1234
Ancient helmets, temple ruins unearthed at dig in southern Italy 0 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 10 955
Chankillo Archaeoastronomical Complex 1 Judi Lynn Jan 2022 Jan 2022 8 955
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 669
Did Eating Meat Make Us Human? Don't Be So Sure, New Study Says 4 Judi Lynn Jan 2022 Jan 2022 6 1290
Research reveals new insights into ancient mound complex of Poverty Point 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2022 Jan 2022 11 1067
2 giant sphinxes depicting King Tut's grandfather found at ancient Egyptian temple 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2022 Jan 2022 10 862
'Every aspect of museums is affected by colonialism', say the Decolonise Cambridge Museums founders 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 970
A celebration for the archaeologist who broke new ground on ancient Scotland 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2022 Jan 2022 7 904

Anthropology Continued...

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Ancient powerbase of Lords of the Isles in Scotland was home to 'thriving community' 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2022 Jan 2022 6 939
One of the largest-known Norse longhouses discovered near Viking ship burial 6 Judi Lynn Dec 2021 Jan 2022 9 1623
World's oldest drinking straws are 3 feet long and made of gold and silver 1 Judi Lynn Jan 2022 Jan 2022 4 1017
Iniskim Umaapi: Is this Canada's 'Stonehenge'? 3 Judi Lynn Jan 2022 Jan 2022 19 1631
Saudi Arabia: Ancient tombs reveal 4,500 year-old highway network 1 Judi Lynn Jan 2022 Jan 2022 19 1612
Trail of African bling reveals 50,000-year-old social network 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2022 Jan 2022 11 1041
Archaeologists' discover 2,400-year-old town in Northamptonshire 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2022 Jan 2022 8 1116
Ancient Andean leaders may have mixed hallucinogen with their beer 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 1023
How Africa's prehistoric geniuses led a technological revolution 1 Judi Lynn Jan 2022 Jan 2022 9 1135
180 million years ago... 3 pbmus Jan 2022 Jan 2022 5 1227
Mysterious Footprints Suggest Neanderthals Climbed a Volcano Right After It Erupted 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2022 Jan 2022 5 944
Ancient human discoveries dominated 2021. Here's what we learned 2 left-of-center2012 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 17 1453
Evidence ancient Babylonians were far more advanced than we thought - BBC REEL 1 Uncle Joe Dec 2021 Dec 2021 12 1600
Disturbing Viking ritual could have really happened, say researchers 4 Judi Lynn Dec 2021 Dec 2021 3 1705
What Was the Earth Like after Dinosaurs? 0 Uncle Joe Dec 2021 Dec 2021 11 1288
Why This Ancient Civilization Fell Out of Love With Gold for 700 Years 3 Judi Lynn Dec 2021 Dec 2021 9 1397
Aztec Altar Secretly Built After the Spanish Conquest Discovered in Mexico City 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2021 Dec 2021 4 856
Incredible Cave Paintings 8 Miles-Long Revealed Deep in Amazon Forest: The Sistine Chapel of Ancient 13 Judi Lynn Nov 2021 Dec 2021 65 4041
Archaeology Magazine's Top Ten Archaeological Discoveries 2021 1 left-of-center2012 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 16 1429
New dinosaur species from Chile had a unique slashing tail 4 left-of-center2012 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 8 1238
Bison in Canada Discover Ancient Petroglyphs, Fulfilling an Indigenous Prophecy 2 Judi Lynn Nov 2021 Nov 2021 63 2808
Saving Culture: Meet the man preserving Russia's forgotten voices from a century ago 0 Judi Lynn Nov 2021 Nov 2021 7 1046
Duck-billed dinosaur may be one of many at Missouri site 0 Sherman A1 Nov 2021 Nov 2021 2 925
Rare Roman mosaic depicting The Iliad found in British farm field 8 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 50 3469
41,500-year-old ivory pendant may be oldest human-decorated jewelry in Eurasia 1 left-of-center2012 Nov 2021 Nov 2021 15 1371
Did Vikings really host rituals to stop Ragnark in a volcanic cave in Iceland? 3 Judi Lynn Nov 2021 Nov 2021 14 2071
Japanese language traced back to farmers in China's northeast: int'l research group 0 Judi Lynn Nov 2021 Nov 2021 9 959
"The Dawn of Everything": David Wengrow & the Late David Graeber On a New History of Humanity 1 Uncle Joe Nov 2021 Nov 2021 5 1403
Amy Goodman: Defending Her College Thesis 3 Uncle Joe Nov 2021 Nov 2021 9 1523
DNA analysis confirms 2,000-year-old sustainable fishing practices of Tsleil-Waututh Nation 1 Judi Lynn Nov 2021 Nov 2021 10 1084

Anthropology Continued...

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5500-year-old pentagon structure found in North China 2 Judi Lynn Nov 2021 Nov 2021 12 1200
Volcanic eruptions contributed to collapse of China dynasties 0 Judi Lynn Nov 2021 Nov 2021 5 1011
Viking mice: Norse discovered Azores 700 years before Portuguese 1 Judi Lynn Nov 2021 Nov 2021 10 1232
How did the enslaved workers of Pompeii live? A new discovery provides a rare glimpse 0 Jilly_in_VA Nov 2021 Nov 2021 5 1246
240,000-year-old 'Child of Darkness' human ancestor discovered in narrow cave passageway 12 left-of-center2012 Nov 2021 Nov 2021 58 3540
Scotland's largest Pictish fort reconstructed in 'stunning' images 1 Judi Lynn Nov 2021 Nov 2021 10 1293
Noushabad - The Hidden Underground City 5 Judi Lynn Oct 2021 Nov 2021 14 1523
Dogs Have Co-Evolved With Humans Like No Other Species 2 Judi Lynn Nov 2021 Nov 2021 6 1534
Our North African ancestors were making handaxes earlier than previously thought 0 Judi Lynn Nov 2021 Nov 2021 5 870
Experts name new species of human ancestor (Homo bodoensis) 7 Eugene Oct 2021 Nov 2021 4 1471
Long-lost 'Island of Gold' resurfaces in Indonesian river 0 Judi Lynn Nov 2021 Nov 2021 8 1320
Sarmizegetusa Regia - The Mountain Capital of the Dacians 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2021 Oct 2021 7 1133
Early Puebloans impacted ecosystem around Chaco Canyon earlier than previously thought 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2021 Oct 2021 9 1008
Hundreds of Ancient Maya Sites Hidden Under Mexico Reveal a Mysterious Blueprint 2 Judi Lynn Oct 2021 Oct 2021 22 1642
New Research Reveals Surprising Origins of Millennia-Old Mummies Found in China 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2021 Oct 2021 14 1189
Are these ancient ruins in Honduras the legendary 'White City'? 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2021 Oct 2021 5 1215
Richly Adorned Egyptian Tomb Could Rewrite the History of Mummification 1 Eugene Oct 2021 Oct 2021 11 1264
Living with the world's oldest mummies 0 Jilly_in_VA Oct 2021 Oct 2021 8 1118
What Drove Homo Erectus Out of Africa? 5 Judi Lynn Oct 2021 Oct 2021 14 1696
Possible oldest prehistoric art ever known is discovered by Chinese scientists in the 'roof of the w 7 Judi Lynn Oct 2021 Oct 2021 41 3135
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