Native American use of dice, probability predates known Old World dice by millenia - study
In total, archaeologist Robert Madden observed 659 sets of Native American dice from 57 archaeological sites across 12 different states.
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Neanderthals who lived in Siberian cave millenia apart were distant relatives, study finds
Lost mosaic shows first visual depiction of women fighting beasts in Roman arenas - study
Scandinavia's largest prehistoric mound is not a tomb, but a memorial to a natural disaster - study
Ancient mosaic bearing Greek inscription for ‘haters gonna hate’ found in southern Turkey
In addition to the two inscriptions, the mosaic consists of geometric patterns and several floral motifs.
Revolutionary find: Hoard of century old gold coins discovered under a house in western Russia
Based on the melt value of one pre-revolution 10 ruble coin, which is about 90% gold, the entire hoard may be valued at an estimated half a million dollars.
Archaeologists may have found lost remains of French musketeer d'Artagnan in Dutch church
The church had previously been identified as a possible resting place of the 17th-century soldier.
LiDAR reveals network of ancient Maya markets hidden under jungle canopy
The newly mapped complexes display “nested” arrangements of low platforms.
Stone handaxes found in Galilee show early humans valued aesthetics of their tools - study
The axes were dated to the Pleistocene, likely made by Homo erectus, the first human species to evolve to have a humanlike body shape and gait, who had lived in the region thousands of years ago.
Children buried in 'adult warrior' bronze belts discovered in 2,500-year-old tomb in Italy
A total of 34 burials dating between the 4th and 3rd centuries BCE were discovered, the Superintendency shared, half of which belonged to children between the ages of two and 10.
Vast desert complex reveals how early Christians lived together
Researchers described the settlement as aligned with the early traditions of Saint Anthony the Great and Saint Pachomius the Great.
60,000-year-old ostrich eggshells reveal humanity’s first brush with geometry
Archaeologist Silvia Ferrara described the organization of lines by recurring principles—parallelisms, grids, rotations, and systematic repetitions—as an embryonic visual grammar.
Researchers rethink how humans populated the Americas after new find
Archaeologists say the new finding at Monte Verde points to an earlier human presence than prevailing models allow.
Ancient graffiti in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings proves presence of Indian tourists 2,000 years ago
According to the researchers, the inscriptions’ discovery is not new. Early Egyptologists noticed them, but did not know what language they’d been written in and were unable to translate.
