5,000-Year-Old Grave Reveals Mass Murder of a Bronze Age Family
All 15 people found in a Bronze Age mass grave in southern Poland were killed by a blow to the head, yet their bodies were buried together…
Tag: anthropology
The history of math is murky, predating any written records. When did humans first grasp the basic concept of a number? What about size and magnitude, or… Read More
An intriguing new discovery in Peru shows ritually sacrificed guinea pigs were decorated with colorful earrings and necklaces by 16th-century Incas–a finding that comes as a complete… Read More
Scientists are reporting the discovery of a previously unknown species of ancient human that lived in the Philippines over 50,000 years ago. Evidence suggests the new species,… Read More
Climate Change Drove Neanderthals to Cannibalism, New Research Suggests
Neanderthals are famous for having lived through the last major ice age, yet for a period of around 14,000 years they had to endure the effects of…
Humans couldn’t always easily produce “f” and “v” sounds, according to a surprising new study. The reason we can now enjoy words like “flavor” and “effervescent,” say… Read More
Archaeologists working at a 15th-century site in Peru have unearthed the remains of 137 children and 200 llamas in what’s now considered the largest mass child sacrifice… Read More
A yellowish liquid found in a bronze pot dating back some 2,000 years is not wine, as Chinese archaeologists initially thought. It’s actually an “elixir of immortality”… Read More