Topic: archaeological discovery
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Ancient Chinese Skulls Rewrite Human History
New dating of skulls from Yunxian, China, reveals they are approximately 1.77 million years old, making them the oldest *Homo erectus* fossils found in eastern Asia. This age indicates *Homo erectus* reached central China almost simultaneously with its presence in Georgia, implying a much faster ...
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AI Decodes Rules of Ancient Mysterious Board Game
A Roman-era stone discovered in the Netherlands, featuring etched lines with distinct wear patterns, has been identified as an ancient game board through advanced 3D imaging. Researchers used an AI system trained on ancient games to generate and test rule sets, concluding the game involved strate...
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Ancient Wooden Tool Discovery: 430,000-Year-Old Stick Found in Greece
Archaeologists discovered two exceptionally preserved wooden tools in Greece, estimated to be **430,000 years old**, making them the oldest wooden artifacts ever found and offering a rare glimpse into ancient technology. The artifacts include a long stick likely used for **digging** and a smaller...
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Oldest Wooden Tools Unearthed in Greece
Two wooden artifacts discovered in Greece, dating back approximately 430,000 years, are the oldest known wooden tools, revealing early human technological capabilities. The tools, including a possible digging stick and a smaller handheld piece, were preserved in waterlogged sediments at the Megal...
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Ancient Treasure Reveals Extraterrestrial Metal
Two corroded artifacts from Spain's Bronze Age Treasure of Villena, a bracelet and a hemisphere, have been identified as being made from meteoritic iron, not terrestrial metal. This discovery resolves a dating puzzle, as the objects' high nickel content confirms a celestial origin, placing them i...
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World's Oldest Art: A 67,800-Year-Old Hand Stencil
Archaeologists have discovered a 67,800-year-old hand stencil in a Sulawesi cave, making it the world's oldest known surviving rock art and the earliest confirmed evidence of *Homo sapiens* in the region. The finding, dated using advanced mineral analysis, dramatically extends the known timeline ...
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9,500-Year-Old Cremation Found in Africa
Archaeologists in Malawi have discovered Africa's oldest known cremation pyre, dating back about 9,500 years, challenging previous assumptions about early hunter-gatherer societies. The cremation involved an adult woman whose body showed cut marks and possible head removal before being carefully ...
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Must-Read Research Stories You Might Have Missed
Modern forensic techniques have definitively identified a 13th-century Hungarian duke's remains and reconstructed his brutal, premeditated assassination by multiple attackers. Woodpeckers' grunting sounds during pecking are intentional communication signals that also mechanically stabilize their ...
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Bronze Age City Unearthed in Spy Satellite Photos
The ancient city of Semiyarka, a 3,500-year-old Bronze Age metropolis covering 140 hectares, was discovered on the Kazakh Steppe using declassified spy satellite imagery and modern drone surveys. It served as a major metalworking center with specialized bronze production quarters and featured ord...
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10,000 Generations Used the Same Stone Tools to Survive
Archaeologists discovered Oldowan stone tools in Kenya dating back 2.75 million years, representing the earliest known sharp-edged technology used by ancient hominins. The tools maintained a consistent design for over a million years, persisting through environmental changes and multiple hominin ...
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Million-Year-Old Skull Mystery: Is It a Denisovan?
The Yunxian 2 skull, discovered in China and dated between 600,000 and one million years old, has been digitally reconstructed, revealing features that align more closely with Denisovans or *Homo longi* rather than its initial *Homo erectus* classification. Its reconstruction shows remarkable sim...
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