(When we talk about “intelligence,” we’re describing something complex and, frankly, sort of nebulous; it’s impossible to really quantify, but […]
Tag: Archaeology
Ice Age dice show early Native Americans may have understood probability
Madden was able to conclusively identify 565 Native American dice from 45 different sites and designate an additional 94 artifacts […]
Damaged church floor may have revealed the grave of the fourth musketeer
Based on parish registers from other churches in the area, high-ranking officers who died during the siege would have been […]
Monte Verde site gets a new date, but the big picture doesn’t change
layers of debate (and debate about layers) Monte Verde site gets a new date, but the big picture doesn’t change […]
Study pinpoints when bow and arrow came to North America
At some point in North America, the atlatl was replaced by the bow and arrow, thanks to the latter’s increased […]
Never mind Band-Aids, Neanderthals had antiseptic birch tar
Our view of Neanderthal life keeps getting more complex and vibrant. This replica shows how Neanderthals might have used birch […]
Centuries before the Inca, Peru’s wealthy imported parrots from afar
The Inca Empire’s system of roads were built on centuries-old trade routes. This large, elaborate Ychsma funerary bundle features a […]
An unlikely set of clues helps reconstruct ancient Chinese disasters
Shang Dynasty oracle bones and modern weather models feature in the same study. This diorama at Xinxiang City Museum, Henan […]
Re-creating the complex cuisine of prehistoric Europeans
The results: The team found traces of wild grasses and legumes, fruits or berries, green vegetables, and roots and tubers […]
“Million-year-old” fossil skulls from China are far older—and not Denisovans
careful with that, it’s an antique The revised age may help make sense of 2-million-year-old stone tools elsewhere in China. […]