Scientists found links to the Mende people of Sierra Leone ... a yet-undiscovered species of archaic human, similar to how ancient Europeans mated with Neanderthals, and Oceanic populations ...

19, 2024 — Ancient DNA has provided spectacular insights into human history, particularly in Europe and Asia, where researchers have reconstructed the genomes of thousands of people. However ...

Greek cities had beautiful temples with stone columns and statues, and open-air theatres where people sat to watch plays. Image caption, Ancient Greek ruins of the Temple of Apollo and theatre in ...

So where exactly did people go on holiday in ancient times? Archaeological finds, such as historical documents, coins and trade goods from different regions, have led academics to believe that ...

They are among the 269 children who were sacrificed and buried around A.D. 1450 at two sites near Chan Chan, the ancient capital of the Chimú people. Most of the victims were killed with a cut to ...

The year before that goal was set, 1.3 million people died from hepatitis B and C. Much of that optimism behind that goal has ...

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A huge ancient city has been found in the Amazon, hidden for thousands of years by lush vegetation. The discovery changes what we know about the history of people living in the Amazon. The houses ...

What many of those racers potentially ignore is that the Atacama was once a canvas for ancient Indigenous peoples of South America. Starting 3,000 years ago, those Indigenous people carved vast ...

With the widespread use of artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced imaging, archaeology is undergoing a technological revolution, evident in the digital facial reconstructions of ancient ancestors.

Ancient DNA unearthed from a European rock shelter suggests that local herders tended goats and sheep more than 5000 years ago, but switched to primarily pigs 2000 years later – right about when ...

The genetic profile of the Xiaohe goat was similar to that of goats belonging to ancient Eurasian steppe people, meaning the Xiaohe may have learned animal husbandry and cheese-making from them.