Archeology
Fire may appear 1 million years ago
Human ancestors first gathered around the fire 1 million years ago, 300,000 years earlier than the previous theory.
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Human ancestors are ... eel?
An eel-like prehistoric creature found in Canada has been identified as the oldest ancestor of humans that science has ever known.
Archeology
Discovered ancient elephant footprints
The world's oldest elephant footprints recently discovered in the Arab desert date back to 7 million years old. More specifically, these prehistoric elephant footprints…
Archeology
Build houses with mammoth bones
This is a circular house, made up of 116 large bones including skull, jaw, 14 tusks and elephant leg bones. Inside with at least 25 furnaces filled with ash shows that i…
Archeology
Detecting graveyards of 75 whales in the desert
Scientists were extremely confused in explaining the cause of 75 whales in a desert about 1km from the sea.
Archeology
Detect bird's bones in dinosaur belly
Until now, scientists argued much about prehistoric dinosaur food, now there is the first evidence that it eats birds.
Archeology
Prehistoric people took fishing techniques in deep waters
An archaeological finding shows that prehistoric people who lived more than 40,000 years ago knew how to master the skills needed to catch fast-paced fish in deep waters.
Archeology
Whale fossils 40 million years
An Italian craftsman has discovered a whale fossil dating back 40 million years ago. Experts say the fossil has never been found before.
Archeology
What did people in stone age eat?
Evidence from the vessels found around the Baltic Sea region in northern Europe shows that farmers in the early stages of the Neolithic period continued to process foods…
Archeology
When did the modern people appear?
The jaw fragment was found in a prehistoric cave in Torquay, the earliest evidence to show the emergence of modern humans in northwestern Europe, the scientists said.
Archeology
The face of half of the half-ape of human ancestors
Karabo lived nearly two million years ago, probably our first ancestor and was
Archeology
Secret from the skeleton of 3 prehistoric dogs
Paleontologists have unearthed the remains of 3 prehistoric 4 to 8 year old dogs. What is special is that there is a mammoth bone in their mouth.
Archeology
What language did the ancients use?
According to some linguists, all current languages are derived from a primitive language. But few people know what language did the ancestors of human beings use?
Archeology
Artificial blood from prehistoric elephants
Prehistoric mammoth DNA is helping scientists develop artificial blood products for modern medicine.
Archeology
Human footprints date back to 25,000 years in Mexico
The Institute of Anthropology and History of Mexico (Inah) said it has discovered human footprints dating from 4,500 years to 25,000 years in the Tarahumara mountain ran…