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Study Reveals That Hand Silhouettes Found In Spain Are The Oldest Cave Paintings In The World — And Were Made By Neanderthals 66,000 Years Ago

Scientists used uranium-thorium dating to determine that some of the hand paintings in Spain's Maltravieso cave are 66,700 years old, making them the first major evidence of Neanderthal art.

By Amber Morgan • Dec 13, 2024

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Study Reveals That Hand Silhouettes Found In Spain Are The Oldest Cave Paintings In The World — And Were Made By Neanderthals 66,000 Years Ago

Scientists used uranium-thorium dating to determine that some of the hand paintings in Spain's Maltravieso cave are 66,700 years old, making them the first major evidence of Neanderthal art.

By Amber Morgan • December 13, 2024

This New World Map Shows Just How Inaccurate Every Map You’ve Ever Seen Is

The Equal Earth projection hopes to put an end to distorted world maps for good.

By Caroline Redmond • Dec 13, 2024

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This New World Map Shows Just How Inaccurate Every Map You’ve Ever Seen Is

The Equal Earth projection hopes to put an end to distorted world maps for good.

By Caroline Redmond • December 13, 2024

Bowstrings Discovered In A Cave In Spain Are The Oldest Ever Found In Europe

The bowstrings are made from the tendons of goats, boars, and roe deer that were dried and twisted together 7,000 years ago.

By Austin Harvey • Dec 12, 2024

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Bowstrings Discovered In A Cave In Spain Are The Oldest Ever Found In Europe

The bowstrings are made from the tendons of goats, boars, and roe deer that were dried and twisted together 7,000 years ago.

By Austin Harvey • December 12, 2024

Archaeologists In Türkiye Think They’ve Uncovered The Tomb Of Saint Nicholas, The Inspiration For Santa Claus

Researchers excavating at the Church of Saint Nicholas in Demre, Türkiye believe they may have found his burial, finally settling the centuries-old mystery surrounding his resting place.

By Amber Morgan • Dec 12, 2024

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Archaeologists In Türkiye Think They’ve Uncovered The Tomb Of Saint Nicholas, The Inspiration For Santa Claus

Researchers excavating at the Church of Saint Nicholas in Demre, Türkiye believe they may have found his burial, finally settling the centuries-old mystery surrounding his resting place.

By Amber Morgan • December 12, 2024

Archaeologists In Germany Discover 2,800-Year-Old Baking Equipment While Preparing For Construction Of A New Bakery

Remnants of the ancient bakery include several cooking pits filled with charcoal and grain residue and a grinding stone used to mill flour.

By Amber Morgan • Dec 11, 2024

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Archaeologists In Germany Discover 2,800-Year-Old Baking Equipment While Preparing For Construction Of A New Bakery

Remnants of the ancient bakery include several cooking pits filled with charcoal and grain residue and a grinding stone used to mill flour.

By Amber Morgan • December 11, 2024

Workers Preparing To Lay Gas Pipes Near The Acropolis Just Happened Upon An Ancient Statue Possibly Depicting Hermes

Believed to depict the Greek messenger god, the statue was uncovered by accident just south of the Acropolis in Athens, near the 1,863-year-old Odeon of Herodes Atticus theater that's still in use today.

By Austin Harvey • Dec 11, 2024

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Workers Preparing To Lay Gas Pipes Near The Acropolis Just Happened Upon An Ancient Statue Possibly Depicting Hermes

Believed to depict the Greek messenger god, the statue was uncovered by accident just south of the Acropolis in Athens, near the 1,863-year-old Odeon of Herodes Atticus theater that's still in use today.

By Austin Harvey • December 11, 2024

A New Study Has Finally Revealed How Early Bronze Age People Crafted The Nebra Sky Disk

Researchers determined the Nebra Sky Disk was created using a "hot forging" process in which the metal was heated and hammered at least 10 times.

By Austin Harvey • Dec 10, 2024

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A New Study Has Finally Revealed How Early Bronze Age People Crafted The Nebra Sky Disk

Researchers determined the Nebra Sky Disk was created using a "hot forging" process in which the metal was heated and hammered at least 10 times.

By Austin Harvey • December 10, 2024

Ruby Slippers Worn By Judy Garland In ‘The Wizard Of Oz’ Sell At Auction For $28 Million

This astonishing sale, in which the shoes' price exceeded estimates by $25 million, came 19 years after the slippers were stolen from Minnesota's Judy Garland Museum.

By Amber Morgan • Dec 10, 2024

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Ruby Slippers Worn By Judy Garland In ‘The Wizard Of Oz’ Sell At Auction For $28 Million

This astonishing sale, in which the shoes' price exceeded estimates by $25 million, came 19 years after the slippers were stolen from Minnesota's Judy Garland Museum.

By Amber Morgan • December 10, 2024

A Shipwreck From The Sixth Century B.C.E. Has Been Discovered Off The Coast Of Sicily

Alongside the 2,500-year-old shipwreck, archaeologists discovered four prehistoric stone anchors and two iron anchors dating to the seventh century C.E.

By Amber Morgan • Dec 9, 2024

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A Shipwreck From The Sixth Century B.C.E. Has Been Discovered Off The Coast Of Sicily

Alongside the 2,500-year-old shipwreck, archaeologists discovered four prehistoric stone anchors and two iron anchors dating to the seventh century C.E.

By Amber Morgan • December 9, 2024

Archaeologists In The Netherlands Just Unearthed The 2,000-Year-Old Tomb Of A Roman Soldier

Artifacts found within the grave revealed that it belonged to a soldier named Flaccus, marking the first time that a burial of a specific, named Roman soldier has ever been uncovered in the region.

By Austin Harvey • Dec 9, 2024

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Archaeologists In The Netherlands Just Unearthed The 2,000-Year-Old Tomb Of A Roman Soldier

Artifacts found within the grave revealed that it belonged to a soldier named Flaccus, marking the first time that a burial of a specific, named Roman soldier has ever been uncovered in the region.

By Austin Harvey • December 9, 2024