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Discovered a prehistoric tomb in Tuyen Quang
Archeology

Discovered a prehistoric tomb in Tuyen Quang

Mr. Ly Manh Thang, Deputy Director of Tuyen Quang Provincial Museum, said: Archaeological delegation of Vietnam Institute of Archeology and Tuyen Quang Provincial Museum…

December 17, 2018
Humans know to eat plants from 180,000 years ago
Archeology

Humans know to eat plants from 180,000 years ago

Scientists believe that modern humans began to appear in Africa after genetic changes helped them to adapt to plant foods. This change makes modern humans can leave the…

December 17, 2018
Hunting art appeared 2 million years ago
Archeology

Hunting art appeared 2 million years ago

The signs of an ancient slaughterhouse in Tanzania show that the ancient people grasped complex hunting techniques sooner than previously thought by experts.

December 17, 2018
3D images of pupae over 300 million years
Archeology

3D images of pupae over 300 million years

Experts from the University of Manchester (UK) used 3D technology to study 305 million-year-old pupae. British scientists say high-resolution CT scans have allowed them…

December 17, 2018
Humanity comes from the mountain forests?
Archeology

Humanity comes from the mountain forests?

The nearest ancestor of a human lineage may have lived through the day by eating leaves, berries and bark of mountain forests instead of a grass-based menu as other exti…

December 17, 2018
The miserable diet of human ancestors
Archeology

The miserable diet of human ancestors

The new study suggests that human ancestors 2 million years ago had an extremely miserable diet, primarily chewing bark and leaves to survive the day. The results of Aus…

December 17, 2018
Found the oldest DNA of humanity
Archeology

Found the oldest DNA of humanity

Archaeologists believe that the skulls of two caveman people were excavated in Spain containing the oldest DNA of modern humans. The remains were found by accident in 20…

December 17, 2018
Find jewels in a 100 million year old son
Archeology

Find jewels in a 100 million year old son

A huge fossil of a son pulled by accidental fishermen was taken to an MRI to see if it contained large sized pearls. This prehistoric animal has existed for over 100 mil…

December 17, 2018
New discovery: Human ancestors are sharks
Archeology

New discovery: Human ancestors are sharks

Humans evolved from a prehistoric shark 300 million years ago, scientists said. The prehistoric fish called Acanthodes bronni is the ancestor of many vertebrate animals…

December 17, 2018
The mysterious Gene made the ancient people talk
Archeology

The mysterious Gene made the ancient people talk

Now, researchers believe that they have explained the missing link in the evolutionary chain: a double gene named SRGAP2, which appears in the gibbon population about 2.…

December 17, 2018
Detecting fossils of human bones living on trees
Archeology

Detecting fossils of human bones living on trees

American scientists have discovered fossil bones fossil of prehistoric Australopithecus afarensis living 3.9-1.9 million years ago. This person may be the direct ancesto…

December 17, 2018