Liquid body fluids found inside prehistoric foal
Russian researchers have found liquid blood and urine inside the frozen carcass of a foal that died 42,000 years ago in Siberia's Verkhoyansk region.
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Skeleton DNA reveals surprising backgrounds of Crusader soldiers
DNA from 13th century remains buried in a pit in Lebanon is shedding light on the lives of Crusader soldiers and how they mixed with the local population, a new study shows.
Victims of 'human sacrifice' found in UK by engineers laying water pipes
Dozens of Neolithic skeletons, including those of people who may have been victims of human sacrifice, have been discovered in an almost 3,000-year-old settlement in Britain.
Colorful 4,000-year-old Egyptian tomb intrigues archaeologists
The deserts of Egypt continue to reveal the secrets of a fascinating ancient civilization best known for its towering pyramids.
Norway to return Easter Island artifacts
A Norwegian museum has agreed to return thousands of artifacts and human remains to Easter Island, after they were taken by explorer Thor Heyerdahl during two expeditions in the 20th century.
Unknown species found in new treasure trove of fossils found in China
A newly discovered fossil site in China that dates back 518 million years contains more than 50% previously unknown species, according to a new study. The well-preserved Qingjiang site is helping scientists to fill gaps in the fossil record and provide a clearer picture of some of the earliest animal ecosystems.
27,000-year-old giant ground sloth tooth found
Fossil discoveries are exciting on their own, but sometimes, they carry even more information about the past. Newly uncovered fossils from an extinct giant ground sloth that lived in Belize 27,000 years ago provide a portrait of what the climate was like for the last year that the sloth was alive, according to a new study.
Explicit Roman graffiti to be captured for posterity
While repairing Hadrian's Wall in the third century, some Roman soldiers amused themselves with a secondary activity: carving explicit graffiti. Now, archaeologists are creating a 3D record of the ancient markings, before they're lost to erosion.
Early humans hunted monkeys and squirrels in the rainforest
New evidence from Sri Lanka's oldest archaeological site suggests that early humans used sophisticated techniques to hunt monkeys and squirrels, according to a study published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications.
Elephant birds were blind, nocturnal and taller than Big Bird
You may have thought Big Bird was unrealistically gigantic, but he's still not the largest bird to ever walk the Earth. That honor goes to elephant birds, which stood 10 feet tall and roamed Madagascar thousands of years ago.
Bones reveal Neanderthal child was eaten by a giant bird
When researchers discovered the oldest human remains ever found in Poland a few years ago, they didn't realize that the bones were hiding a grisly secret.
Girl dubbed 'Queen of Sweden' after drawing ancient sword from lake
An eight-year-old girl has discovered a pre-Viking-era sword in a Swedish lake, prompting locals to name her the "Queen of Sweden."
New 26,000-pound dinosaur discovery was Earth's largest land animal
If humans had lived 200 million years ago, they would have marveled at the largest dinosaur of its time. It's name means "a giant thunderclap at dawn."
World's oldest known animal identified after decades-long mystery
The oldest known animal in the geological record has been identified, in a discovery that scientists are calling "the Holy Grail of palaeontology."
Captain Cook's ship Endeavour may have been found off US coast
The wreck of Captain Cook's HMS Endeavour may have finally been pinpointed, 17,000 kilometers (10,500 miles) from the country it is most famously associated with.
Hundreds of Roman gold coins found in basement of old theater
Archaeologists are studying a valuable trove of old Roman coins found on the site of a former theater in northern Italy.
This 7,200-year-old cheese stands alone among world's oldest
The earliest evidence for cheese making in the Mediterranean has been found in pottery from Croatia's Dalmatian coast, according to a new study.
DNA reveals first-known child of Neanderthal and Denisovan
A 50,000-year-old bone fragment discovered in a Russian cave represents the first-known remains of a child that had a Neanderthal mother and a Denisovan father, according to a new study. The study was published Wednesday in the journal Nature.
New theory paints sophisticated picture of Easter Island
For decades, mystery has swirled around what happened to the founding population of the remote Easter Island, known for its towering stone statues depicting large carved heads. A long-held theory suggests that after the islanders set up camp and carved the giant statues, they destroyed their own society through infighting and a depletion of natural resources.
Mysterious sarcophagus opened in Alexandria
Egyptian archaeologists have unsealed and opened a mysterious granite sarcophagus discovered on a construction site in Alexandria -- only to find the remains of three mummies in a pool of leaked sewage water.
Remains of bread baked 14,400 years ago found in Jordan
Archaeologists have discovered the burnt remains of a bread baked 14,400 years ago, more than 4,000 years before the advent of agriculture.
Deadly Mexico quake unearths ancient temple
Scientists at the Teopanzolco archeological site discovered an ancient temple this week that was exposed by a devastating earthquake in central Mexico last September.
Skull surgery was performed on this Stone Age cow, study says
The skull of a Stone Age cow found at a Neolithic site in France shows signs of cranial surgery, according to a new study.
Study finds thousands of artifacts at Wisconsin golf site
MILWAUKEE, Wis. - An archaeological study finds thousands of cultural artifacts at a proposed 18-hole golf course the Kohler Co. plans for the shore of Lake Michigan. Some of the artifacts date back more than 2,000 years.
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