Nov. 19, 2024 — Leveraging a unique statistical analysis and applying it to ancient DNA extracted from human skeletal remains, a team of researchers has revealed new insights into how ancient ...

Archaeologists have found evidence that dramatically rewrites human history. A 210,000-year-old Homo sapiens skull fragment ...

A new study reconstructs the skull and brain of ‘Navaornis hestiae,’ a species positioned at the crossroads of the ...

80-million-year-old Navaornis fossil reveals early avian brain evolution Fossil discovery sheds light on bird intelligence origins in Mesozoic Era Research fills key gap in understanding bird brain ...

Police have found up to 20 human skulls inside a home in New Mexico after a man threw the remains out of a car window, according to officials. Cops said they found the remains while executing a ...

That has now changed thanks to a spectacular fossil discovery in Brazil. Researchers unearthed the skull of a previously unknown starling-sized bird species named Navaornis hestiae that was so ...

the most ancient depiction of cattle with deformed horns was discovered at an elite tomb dating back to the Old Kingdom around 2,686 to 2,160 BC. The article adds that sheep skulls uncovered in ...

Archaeologists have long known that the Maya Lowlands, in the southernmost region of Mexico, harbors ancient urban settings (SN: 10/25/21). When archaeologist Luke Auld-Thomas, of Tulane ...

The ancient Egyptian priest, Manetho, mentions in his works a king’s daughter named ... “Amarna Period artwork depicts Akhenaten with an androgynous appearance, seemingly inhuman. It portrays him with ...

The victims, part of ancient child sacrifice rituals, included some infants with elongated skulls. This is one of the latest sacrificial sites found at Pampa La Cruz near the coastal city of Trujillo ...