Categoria: ancient people did stuff

First revealed in spy photos, a Bronze Age city emerges from the steppe

novembro 21, 2025 n Kiona N. Smithn

An unexpectedly large city lies in a sea of grass inhabited largely by nomads.

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Wear marks suggest Neanderthals made ocher crayons

outubro 31, 2025 n Kiona N. Smithn

Neanderthals were apparently no easier on their art supplies than modern kids.

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The first people to set foot in Australia were fossil hunters

outubro 23, 2025 n Kiona N. Smithn

Europeans weren’t the first people to collect fossils in Australia.

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Megafauna was the meat of choice for South American hunters

outubro 1, 2025 n Kiona N. Smithn

Giant sloths are extinct in part because they were tasty and nutritious.

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Incan numerical recordkeeping system may have been widely used

agosto 14, 2025 n Kiona N. Smithn

The Inca Empire hung by a thread—literally.

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Local cuisine was on the menu at Cafe Neanderthal

julho 18, 2025 n Kiona N. Smithn

We’re starting to find features that distinguish one Neanderthal culture from another.

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Oldest wooden tools in East Asia may have come from any of three species

julho 7, 2025 n Kiona N. Smithn

The find may require rethinking the so-called “Bamboo Hypothesis.”

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A mammoth tusk boomerang from Poland is 40,000 years old

junho 30, 2025 n Kiona N. Smithn

The boomerang is a one-of-a-kind find from the last place archaeologists expected.

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