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.
Archaeology
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
Rare Archimedes text resurfaces in a French museum, researchers confirm
A page long thought missing from the Archimedes Palimpsest has been identified at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Blois, France.
Scientists reconstruct the face of “Little Foot,” a 4-million-year-old human ancestor
Comparisons show the face size falls between a gorilla and an orangutan, with shape closer to orangutans and bonobos, and a closer resemblance to east african fossils in the orbital region
Independent researcher points to Cumbria as resting place of legendary Viking Ivar the Boneless
Icelandic saga literature indicates ivar was buried 'in england, in a mound on a boundary'
Rare 8,000-year-old human remains found in Mexican underwater cave
Researchers said the find adds another piece to the emerging picture of early inhabitants of the Yucatán Peninsula when the landscape was a dry plain with cliffs rather than today’s jungle.
Study: Neanderthal-human interbreeding mostly male Neanderthals, female humans
Most people of non-African ancestry carry about 2% Neanderthal DNA, and researchers report a mirror image pattern with more human DNA on the Neanderthal X chromosome.
Ancient Polish 'princess' burial date revealed after decades of archaeological mystery - study
In 1899, the young woman’s coffin, made of a hollowed-out oak log, had tumbled from an eroding cliff above the Baltic coast village. She was nicknamed by locals as the “Princess of Bagicz.”
Israeli researchers crack century-old mystery of cone-shaped vessels found near Dead Sea - study
The fragments had been excavated from the Teleilat el-Ghassul archaeological site near the Dead Sea in Jordan between 1931 and 1938.
Rare half-shekel coin used in biblical census count discovered by archaeologists in Judean Desert
The survey is an ongoing project by the IAA meant to protect archaeological sites in the Judean Desert from looting and unauthorized excavations.
‘Secrets of ancient Egypt’: Old Kingdom tombs, artifacts discovered on Nile's west bank
The tombs, discovered in the Qubbet el-Hawa site, were complete with shafts and burial chambers.
CT scans unlock secrets of mummified Inca children ritually sacrificed over 500 years ago - study
Researchers examined four frozen mummies recovered from the Ampato and Sara Sara volcanoes in southern Peru during the 1990s using CT scans.
