Archeology
Prehistoric hair shows the first Eskimo from Asia
The new study shows that a handful of frozen human hair discovered in northwestern Greenland is proof that the first Eskimos in the New World were not native American br…
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The discovery of the mammoth elephant fossil bone in Mexico
Archaeologists from Mexico's Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have discovered in La Piedra, Queretaro state, bordering the Mexican state to the north, a preh…
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The location for drawing stone paintings is chosen based on music
According to a new analysis of the Paleolithic caves in France, prehistoric people choose places with natural echoes to paint their famous cave sketches.
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Ancient dogs play a role in bringing the deceased to the afterlife
Hundreds of prehistoric dogs excavated throughout southwestern America show that dogs and animals play an important role in ancient American beliefs.
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Discover new fossils related to crocodiles today
The fossil believed to be the link between the prehistoric crocodile and the crocodile today has just been shown for the first time. Paleontologist Felipe Mesquita de Va…
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Six species of prehistoric bats were discovered in Egypt
Scientists claim six new ancient bat species dating back 35 million years have just been discovered in Egypt. New species discovered by analysts 33 fossil specimens incl…
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Detection of giant mouse fossils
An amateur paleontologist has just found in Uruguay the skull of a giant-sized prehistoric rat that lived about 4 million years ago.
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Find the 'monster' reptile in the Arctic
The bones of a bus-sized prehistoric reptile have been found on a remote Arctic island, and may be a species that science has never known.
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Detected giant ivory over 2 million years old
Archaeologists have found in northern Greece two giant tusks of prehistoric mammoths in Europe, more than 2 million years ago. This may be the most important finding of…
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Controversy over the display of prehistoric Lucy in America
The exhibition of prehistoric Lucy of the family Australopithecus today (August 31) at the Museum of Natural Science in Houston, Texas (USA) was controversial.
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Cross the Atlantic with a prehistoric reed boat
On July 11, a group of adventurers began a reed boat trip as prehistoric times crossed the Atlantic from North America to Europe, to rewrite history and prove that the c…
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For prehistoric people, 2 legs are better than 4
Straightening costs less energy than style
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The world's oldest sandals
It is a pair of woven sandals woven from the sage bark, discovered in the prehistoric rock cave Fort Rock (in central Oregon, USA). Its life expectancy is estimated at 9…
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Chimpanzees know how to use stone tools 4,300 years ago
A new study reveals that chimpanzees have used stone tools in prehistoric times, reinforcing the hypothesis that humans and large monkeys have inherited ingenuity from a…
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Argentina: Discovering the footprint of an animal that lived 15,000 years ago
Paleontologists have discovered nine footprints of scelidotherium, a prehistoric animal that lived 15,000 years ago on Atlantic Ocean Monte Hermoso beach (Argentina).