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Excavations Inside A Texas Cave Reveal A 6,000-Year-Old Hunting Kit, Possibly The Oldest Ever Found In North America

An ancient hunting kit found deep within San Esteban Rockshelter at Big Bend National Park in Texas may be the oldest intact weapon system ever found in North America.

By Amber Morgan Mar 31, 2025
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Excavations Inside A Texas Cave Reveal A 6,000-Year-Old Hunting Kit, Possibly The Oldest Ever Found In North America

An ancient hunting kit found deep within San Esteban Rockshelter at Big Bend National Park in Texas may be the oldest intact weapon system ever found in North America.

By Amber Morgan March 31, 2025

Researchers Illuminate The Mysteries Behind Roman-Era Sacrifices Of At Least 140 Dogs In A Quarry Pit In England

Found at the Nescot archaeological site in 2015, these largely corgi-like canines were believed to have been ritually killed in various ceremonies, likely in honor of deities such as Pluto, god of the underworld, and Hecate, goddess of witchcraft and the Moon.

By Austin Harvey Mar 31, 2025
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Researchers Illuminate The Mysteries Behind Roman-Era Sacrifices Of At Least 140 Dogs In A Quarry Pit In England

Found at the Nescot archaeological site in 2015, these largely corgi-like canines were believed to have been ritually killed in various ceremonies, likely in honor of deities such as Pluto, god of the underworld, and Hecate, goddess of witchcraft and the Moon.

By Austin Harvey March 31, 2025

Meet The ‘Reaper Of Death,’ Tyrannosaurus Rex’s Older Cousin That Was Discovered In Canada

Thanatotheristes degrootorum, "Reaper of Death" in Greek, is a tyrannosaur that lived about 79 million years ago, which pushes the tyrannosaur family's history back by about 10 million years.

By Marco Margaritoff Mar 31, 2025
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Meet The ‘Reaper Of Death,’ Tyrannosaurus Rex’s Older Cousin That Was Discovered In Canada

Thanatotheristes degrootorum, "Reaper of Death" in Greek, is a tyrannosaur that lived about 79 million years ago, which pushes the tyrannosaur family's history back by about 10 million years.

By Marco Margaritoff March 31, 2025

2,100-Year-Old Mass Grave Filled With Brutally Dismembered Han Warriors Found Near The Great Wall Of China

This grisly burial pit uncovered in southern Mongolia holds the remains of roughly two dozen warriors who were violently executed during the Han-Xiongnu Wars in the second century B.C.E.

By Kaleena Fraga Mar 28, 2025
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2,100-Year-Old Mass Grave Filled With Brutally Dismembered Han Warriors Found Near The Great Wall Of China

This grisly burial pit uncovered in southern Mongolia holds the remains of roughly two dozen warriors who were violently executed during the Han-Xiongnu Wars in the second century B.C.E.

By Kaleena Fraga March 28, 2025

Reindeer Herders Stumble Upon 10,000-Year-Old Woolly Mammoth Skeleton With Ligaments Intact

Researchers have already retrieved part of the mammoth's pelt and are hoping to find bits of preserved brain in its skull.

By Natasha Ishak Mar 28, 2025
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Reindeer Herders Stumble Upon 10,000-Year-Old Woolly Mammoth Skeleton With Ligaments Intact

Researchers have already retrieved part of the mammoth's pelt and are hoping to find bits of preserved brain in its skull.

By Natasha Ishak March 28, 2025

Mysterious Ancient Pyramid Discovered Alongside Weapons And Papyri In The Judean Desert

Found in the Zohar Valley near Israel's border with Jordan, this massive pyramid is made of hand-hewn stones, many weighing several hundred pounds.

By Amber Morgan Mar 27, 2025
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Mysterious Ancient Pyramid Discovered Alongside Weapons And Papyri In The Judean Desert

Found in the Zohar Valley near Israel's border with Jordan, this massive pyramid is made of hand-hewn stones, many weighing several hundred pounds.

By Amber Morgan March 27, 2025

‘Ancestor Of All Animals’ Discovered In 555-Million-Year-Old Australian Fossils

"This is what evolutionary biologists predicted. It’s really exciting that what we have found lines up so neatly with their prediction."

By Marco Margaritoff Mar 27, 2025
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‘Ancestor Of All Animals’ Discovered In 555-Million-Year-Old Australian Fossils

"This is what evolutionary biologists predicted. It’s really exciting that what we have found lines up so neatly with their prediction."

By Marco Margaritoff March 27, 2025

Ancient Egyptians Hunted Crocodiles Specifically So They Could Mummify Them, New Study Suggests

A new study found that one crocodile's mummification began "very rapidly after the death," which was caused by blunt force trauma to its head.

By Natasha Ishak Mar 27, 2025
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Ancient Egyptians Hunted Crocodiles Specifically So They Could Mummify Them, New Study Suggests

A new study found that one crocodile's mummification began "very rapidly after the death," which was caused by blunt force trauma to its head.

By Natasha Ishak March 27, 2025

Archaeologists In Belgium Just Unearthed The Shockingly Well-Preserved Remains Of An Ancient Roman Dog

While digging among the ruins of a settlement that was inhabited between the first and third centuries C.E., researchers uncovered the ancient canine beneath the stone foundation of a Roman building.

By Austin Harvey Mar 26, 2025
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Archaeologists In Belgium Just Unearthed The Shockingly Well-Preserved Remains Of An Ancient Roman Dog

While digging among the ruins of a settlement that was inhabited between the first and third centuries C.E., researchers uncovered the ancient canine beneath the stone foundation of a Roman building.

By Austin Harvey March 26, 2025

Archaeologists Just Discovered A Ceremonial Stone Circle From The Bronze Age In A Woodland In Central England

Researchers digging inside Farley Wood in Derbyshire have uncovered the remains of a ceremonial stone circle measuring 80 feet across and dating back 3,700 years.

By Kaleena Fraga Mar 25, 2025
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Archaeologists Just Discovered A Ceremonial Stone Circle From The Bronze Age In A Woodland In Central England

Researchers digging inside Farley Wood in Derbyshire have uncovered the remains of a ceremonial stone circle measuring 80 feet across and dating back 3,700 years.

By Kaleena Fraga March 25, 2025
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