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Roman Era Barbarians Carried Tiny Spoons That May Have Helped in Battle 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2024 Dec 2024 7 855
Clovis People's Diet Mainly Included Mammoths and Other Large Mammals, New Study Says 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2024 Dec 2024 10 681
New, big-headed archaic humans discovered: Who is Homo juluensis? 13 Judi Lynn Dec 2024 Dec 2024 32 2757
5,000-year-old artifacts in Iraq hint at mysterious collapse of one of the world's 1st governments 1 Judi Lynn Dec 2024 Dec 2024 9 909
2,100-year-old temple from ancient Egypt discovered hidden in cliff face 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2024 Dec 2024 18 882
Scientists found an amazingly well-preserved village from 3,000 years ago 2 Judi Lynn Nov 2024 Nov 2024 25 1505
Ukraine's unexpected ties to Mayan language 1 BootinUp Nov 2024 Nov 2024 20 1452
Archaeologists Discover Earliest-Known Alphabetic Writing 1 Judi Lynn Nov 2024 Nov 2024 6 873
earliest depiction of fishing!.. 0 cally Nov 2024 Nov 2024 7 855
Forgetting may provide a surprising evolutionary benefit, experts say 8 Judi Lynn Nov 2024 Nov 2024 19 1815
150,000-year-old rock-shelter in Tajikistan sheds light on early human expansion 0 Judi Lynn Nov 2024 Nov 2024 12 871
Mysterious cave drawings found in Amazon reveal 'amazing insights' into ancient human life 1 Judi Lynn Nov 2024 Nov 2024 14 1014
Researchers Discover Enormous Ancient Cities Hidden in Uzbekistan's Mountains 3 erronis Nov 2024 Nov 2024 12 867
Scientists Found a 'Yellow Brick Road' at The Bottom of The Pacific Ocean 5 Judi Lynn Nov 2024 Nov 2024 10 981
Drone footage reveals lost city beneath Trkiye's Lake Van 5 Judi Lynn Nov 2024 Nov 2024 41 1886
Archaeologists discover lost cities that mysteriously 'disappeared.' It changes the history of civilization 7 Judi Lynn Nov 2024 Nov 2024 55 2618
This Ancient Paw Print on a Pottery Fragment in Jerusalem Is the Oldest Known Evidence of a Cat Kneading 1 Judi Lynn Nov 2024 Nov 2024 12 1029
Australian Aboriginals Have Been Baking Bread for 34,000 Years 0 Judi Lynn Nov 2024 Nov 2024 12 746
Pandemic brings surprising changes to our urban habits 1 Judi Lynn Nov 2024 Nov 2024 11 912
Archaeologists find 4,000-year-old fort city hidden under Saudi oasis 0 Judi Lynn Nov 2024 Nov 2024 9 727
TY so much Judi and anyone who posts! 4 mntleo2 Oct 2024 Nov 2024 14 919
Valeriana: Everything We Know About Mexican 'Lost City' 0 Judi Lynn Nov 2024 Nov 2024 10 533
Men concerned about masculinity are less forgiving 2 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 6 984
Sorry for the interruption. I'll just park this here for a while. I only saw it for the first time a moment ago. 12 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 70 3645
An Ice Age Infant's 17,000-Year-Old DNA Reveals He Had Dark Skin and Blue Eyes 6 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 17 1654
World's early mega-settlements mysteriously collapsed -- this might be why 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 17 1105
Hidden Tomb Containing 12 Skeletons Found Under Petra's Ancient Treasury Building 5 Historic NY Oct 2024 Oct 2024 11 1106
Strange 5,000-Year-Old Underground Structure Discovered In Neolithic Dwelling In Denmark 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 16 1045
Mystery of Ayn Ghazal Statues: Oldest & Most Comprehensive Artifacts Ever Found of Unknown Origins 1 Ptah Oct 2024 Oct 2024 15 887
Archaeologists found an ancient Egyptian observatory 3 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 17 1271

Anthropology Continued...

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How the Swastika, an Ancient Symbol of Good Fortune Used Around the World, Became the Nazi Logo 5 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 1049
Discovery of 5,000-year-old farming society in Morocco fills a major gap in history 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 9 889
Octopuses seen punching fish that don't cooperate on hunting trips in rare video 3 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 8 1122
Ancient Scandinavians likely used animal skin boats to hunt and trade, study finds 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 6 788
Opinion: When dogs recall toys, and horses plan ahead, are animals so different from us? 10 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Oct 2024 26 2009
'Humongous' fort found in Wales may disprove theory of Celtic-Roman peace 1 sl8 Aug 2024 Oct 2024 9 1200
Bottlenose dolphins 'smile' to say it's time to play 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 6 786
Scientists find a new Neanderthal population that stayed completely isolated for 50,000 years 5 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 37 2171
4 Caves Where You Can See Ancient Cave Art in the U.S. 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 11 910
Mary Sully's Astonishing Art Pictures American History Through Indigenous Eyes 2 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 11 1346
Cahokia: One of the 1st cities in North America 7 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 17 1391
Remains of 5,000-year-old farming society as large as ancient Troy discovered in Morocco 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 10 719
Mysterious white substance smeared on 3,600-year-old mummies is world's oldest cheese 6 Bayard Sep 2024 Sep 2024 10 1120
Incredible classical Indian dancers you may find amazing! 10 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 11 1456
Viking-Era Overnight Shelter Identified in Norway 1 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 11 834
A Prehistoric Tool Discovery May Have Just Rewritten Human History 6 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 22 1785
Archaeologists discover southern army fought at 'Europe's oldest battle' 4 erronis Sep 2024 Sep 2024 16 1195
Madagascar's enigmatic rock-cut architecture suggests Zoroastrian origins 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 6 671
Five Thousand Years Ago, Africa Had A Major Civilization We Forgot 4 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 9 1159
Cave of Swimmers: 9,000-year-old rock art of people swimming in what's now the arid Sahara 4 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 12 1205
Man buried with large stones on his chest to prevent him from 'rising from the grave' unearthed in Germany 3 Bayard Sep 2024 Sep 2024 11 1461
Did Roman gladiators really fight to the death? 2 Bayard Sep 2024 Sep 2024 11 1274
Scientists Just Used Really Old Satellites to Find 3,000-Year-Old Underground Aqueducts 4 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 16 1103
Creative Structures Built By Neanderthals Is Upending Our Understanding of the Species 19 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 18 2344
The Surprising Ways Inventions And Ideas Spread In Ancient Prehistory - OpEd 5 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 9 1136
Human-built 5600-year-old submerged bridge found inside cave stuns scientists 8 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 61 3223
Singing Lemurs Share Ancient Musical Heritage with Humans 9 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Sep 2024 27 1630
New evidence upends contentious Easter Island theory, scientists say 4 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 14 1200
Madagascar's Enigmatic Rock-Cut Architecture may have been of Zoroastrian origin 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 14 773
Wild gorillas eat the same tree bark used by traditional healers, which can inhibit the growth of E. coli 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 768

Anthropology Continued...

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Easter Island's population never collapsed, but it did have contact with Native Americans, DNA study suggests 3 sinkingfeeling Sep 2024 Sep 2024 7 794
Clovis people used Great Lakes camp annually about 13,000 years ago, researchers confirm 6 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 19 1387
Stone Age mass grave contains mostly adult males who were related 1 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 4 858
Archeological excavation of Terracotta Warriors delivers fruitful, illuminating outcomes 5 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 16 1190
Crushing the Longtime Myth of Masada 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 19 1107
V World Nomad Games: USA Kokpar team lands in Astana 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 5 618
Ancient Greek History Rewritten by a Quarter Million Years 1 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 16 1010
Archaeologists discover 'gore' trench at Waterloo field hospital site 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 9 876
Archaeologists unearth a 3,500-year-old shopping list 3 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 9 987
Archaeologists Found a 3,000-Year-Old Fort in the Desert--and It Holds Evidence of a Pharaoh 2 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 8 1086
Archaeologists uncover new evidence of Merlin legend in Scotland 2 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 10 1019
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 0 346
James C. Scott, the Ambivalent Anarchist 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 637
Norway's Viking Societies Found to Be More Violent Than Denmark's 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 8 785
Archaeologists Dove Beneath the Nile and Found a Surprise: Traces of Ancient Pharaohs 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 5 701
We Now Know Exactly Where In The World Humans And Neanderthals Hooked Up 28 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 55 4732
'Amazing' Viking-age treasure travelled half the world to Scotland, analysis finds 1 sl8 Sep 2024 Sep 2024 24 1021
DNA reveals inbreeding, smallpox and violent ends among cave-dwelling Christians in medieval Spain 8 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 4 1258
Archaeologists Found an Ancient Roman Military Camp Hiding at 7,000 Ft 0 agalisgv Sep 2024 Sep 2024 10 804
Scientists solved mysterious origin of Stonehenge's Altar Stone: Scotland 7 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Sep 2024 18 1447
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