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4 days ago · Archaeology 12,000-year-old rock art hints at the Arabian Desert’s lush past Newly found engravings of animals on rock outcrops in Saudi Arabia’s Nefud desert show nomads lived there …
Archaeology’s top discoveries of 2024 include preserved brains and a ...
Dec 17, 2024 · From the plight of ancient Egyptian scribes to the identities of ancient Maya sacrifices, 2024 brought a rich medley of insights into human history.
A race to save Indigenous trails may change the face of archaeology
Oct 29, 2024 · As construction of a pipeline nears, an effort to preserve an Indigenous trail in Canada tests whether heritage management can keep up with advances in archaeology.
Satellites are transforming how archaeologists study the past
Aug 4, 2019 · In ‘Archaeology from Space,’ Sarah Parcak takes readers on a lively tour of the past, and archaeology of the 21st century.
Rethinking archaeology and place - Science News
Nov 2, 2024 · Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses efforts of Indigenous people in British Columbia to preserve ancient trails.
Stone Age hunter-gatherers may have been surprisingly skilled seafarers
Apr 9, 2025 · New archaeological finds in Malta add to an emerging theory that early Stone Age humans cruised the open seas.
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May 9, 2025 · Archaeology Neandertals invented bone-tipped spears all on their own An 80,000-year-old bone point found in Eastern Europe challenges the idea that migrating Homo sapiens gave the …
Human brains found at archaeological sites are surprisingly well …
Mar 19, 2024 · Analyzing a new archive of 4,400 human brains cited in the archaeological record reveals the organ’s unique chemistry might prevent decay.
King Tut’s tomb has secrets to reveal 100 years after its discovery
Nov 2, 2022 · More of Tut’s story is poised to come to light in the coming years. Here are four things to know on the 100th anniversary of his tomb’s discovery.
Chaco Canyon’s ancient civilization continues to puzzle
May 17, 2017 · Chaco Canyon’s ancient civilization continues to puzzle A rash of studies try to piece together an early American society