Artifacts and human remains taken by a Norwegian explorer and anthropologist in the 1940s are being returned to Chile's remote territory of Easter Island Article 518 words 8 votes
Investigating the most extreme ancient village in the United States Video 23:22, published Aug 3 2024 9 votes
12,000-year-old Aboriginal sticks may be evidence of the oldest known culturally transmitted ritual in the world Article 759 words 16 votes
Fossil of Neanderthal child with Down’s syndrome hints at early humans’ compassion Article 716 words 39 votes
A discovery among the mummies reveals a sick, sad truth. Parasitic worms plagued these ancient Egyptian Pharaohs. Link 8 votes
Two waves of mass death hit prehistoric Denmark, with farmers wiping out hunter-gatherers and pastoralists later wiping out the farmers, genetic study reveals Link 15 votes
Many prehistoric handprints show a finger missing. Canadian scientists say evidence shows digits may have been ritually removed to appease deities or aid social cohesion. Article 776 words 26 votes
Early anthropologist Zelia Nuttall transformed the way we think of ancient Mesoamerica and the Aztecs Article 4707 words 7 votes
Ancient Beat - A weekly newsletter about developments in the study of the ancient world Article 896 words 9 votes
When did humans start settling down? In Israel, new discoveries at one of the world’s oldest villages are upending the debate about when we stopped wandering. Article 4361 words 21 votes
Three centuries on, a shaman's precious rune drum returns home – instrument confiscated by the Danes is given back to the Sámi Article 997 words 4 votes
Ancient bow-and-arrow technology dating back some 48,000 years has been discovered in a Sri Lankan cave, making it the oldest evidence of archery to be found in this part of the world Article 1186 words 10 votes
Big gods came after the rise of civilisations, not before, finds study using huge historical database Article 994 words, published Mar 20 2019 15 votes
A history of true civilisation is not one of monuments Article 1426 words, published Oct 2 2018 6 votes
Black Achilles - The Greeks didn’t have modern ideas of race. Did they see themselves as white, black – or as something else altogether? Article 3357 words 5 votes