Archaeology

Archaeology

Stone tools put early hominids in China 2.1 million years ago

Newly discovered stone tools in China suggest hominids left Africa 250,000 years earlier than we thought.

Archaeology

Mongolians practiced horse dentistry as early as 3,200 years ago

Horse dentistry got an early start among Bronze Age Mongolian herders.

Anthropology

A 2,200-year-old Chinese tomb held a new gibbon species, now extinct

Researchers have discovered a new gibbon species in an ancient royal Chinese tomb. It's already extinct.

Astronomy

Readers were curious about pendulum saws, laser tweezers and more

Readers had questions about Bronze Age pendulum saws, dark matter, lazer tweezers and more.

Archaeology

This theory suggests few workers were needed to cap Easter Island statues

A small workforce may have put huge stones on the heads of Easter Island statues.

Anthropology

Ancient Chinese farmers sowed literal seeds of change in Southeast Asia

Two waves of ancient migration from China to Southeast Asia spread farming and languages.

Anthropology

Butchered rhino bones place hominids in the Philippines 700,000 years ago

Stone tools and butchery marks point to an ancient hominid presence on islands in the Philippines.

Archaeology

How a backyard pendulum saw sliced into a Bronze Age mystery

A saw no one has seen may have built Bronze Age Greek palaces.

Archaeology

Footprints prove humans hunted giant sloths during the Ice Age

Footprints of humans and giant sloths show a dramatic chase sequence from more than 10,000 years ago.

Archaeology

Clues to an Iron Age massacre lie in what the assailants left behind

Ancient Scandinavian massacre may reflect power struggles after Rome’s fall.

Archaeology

This ancient Maya city may have helped the Snake King dynasty spread

A rural hub in an ancient Maya state gets its due with some laser help.

Archaeology

Dogs lived and died with humans 10,000 years ago in the Americas

Dogs unearthed at sites in Illinois were older than originally thought.