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Prehistoric Insights, Methodological Advances
Archaeology
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Archaeology continues to uncover significant insights into prehistoric human behavior, technological origins, and the rise of complex societies, including early drug use and the invention of pottery. Methodological advancements are also emerging, such as new techniques for identifying archaeological fakes.
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["Invention of Pottery"
"Earliest known drug use"
"Lost\u2019 Ancient Egyptian City"
"rise of all-powerful rulers"
"spot archaeological fakes"]
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Wildfires May Have Inspired the Invention of Pottery, Scientist Says
The “natural kiln hypothesis” argues that intense wildfires taught prehistoric humans that fire hardened clay—and that this could be useful for making new to...
Earliest known drug use may have trapped prehistoric foragers in a ‘vicious cycle’
Prehistoric humans may have used whole betel nuts for pain relief thousands of years before chasing a high became popular, according to a new study.
Archaeologists Say 3,200-Year-Old Inscription May Point to ‘Lost’ Ancient Egyptian City
The city of Mesen lay in a key strategic location for ancient Egypt's military campaigns at the time.
What archaeology reveals about the rise of all-powerful rulers
Autocracy wasn’t inevitable in early civilizations. But when riches were there to monopolize, strongmen and inequalities emerged
This week in science: Archaeology fakes, hurricanes and lizards, and heat health effects
NPR's Regina Barber and Nate Rott talk about a new way to spot archaeological fakes, how hurricanes may have influenced lizard evolution and the health effec...
Digital reconstruction reveals the face of ‘Little Foot,’ a nearly 4 million-year-old human ancestor
Little Foot, a 3.67 million-year-old human ancestor, is getting a digital facial reconstruction after her skull was crushed in a cave.
Archaeologists Found a 1,300-Year-Old Viking Dress, and the Reason It Survived Is Surprising
The preservation was “absolutely magical" given the highly acidic nature of the soil.
Emergent Ventures winners, 58th cohort
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Secrets of mysterious 17th-century Polish ‘vampire’ have finally come to light
Finding a human body buried with a sickle around their neck and a padlock around their big toe isn’t exactly common fare.Continue ReadingCategory: Archaeolog...
At Least 50 Men in This Roman Mass Grave Were Hit in the Same Sensitive Spot
Whoever attacked these Roman soldiers appeared to have a signature move: aim for the groin.