What brought the decline of the eastern Roman Empire
Why empires fall is a question that fascinates many. But in the search for an answer, imagination can run wild.
Suggestions have emerged in recent...
Scientists uncover ancient link between early Europeans and Neanderthals After modern humans left Africa,...
After modern humans left Africa, they encountered and interbred with Neanderthals, leaving around 2–3% Neanderthal DNA in the genomes of all people outside Africa...
Scientists discover 10,000-year-old rice beer in China
Researchers have uncovered traces of rice beer dating back 10,000 years at the Shangshan site in Zhejiang Province, China.
This discovery, published in the Proceedings...
Neanderthals and humans: A 7,000-year love story revealed by DNA
A groundbreaking study has revealed that Neanderthals and modern humans (Homo sapiens) interbred for a period of around 7,000 years, starting about 50,500 years...
Are Neanderthals and humans separate species? New study sparks debate
A new study by researchers from London’s Natural History Museum and KU Leuven in Belgium argues that Neanderthals and modern humans (Homo sapiens) should...
Mammoths were a major food source for ancient Americans, study finds
Scientists have found the first direct evidence that ancient Americans relied heavily on mammoths and other large animals for food.
This discovery sheds light on...
Early North Americans made clothing with bone needles, study reveals
Archaeologists have uncovered fascinating new evidence about how early humans in North America survived cold climates nearly 13,000 years ago.
At a site in Wyoming,...
Footprints in time: Two human ancestors walked the same path 1.5 million years ago
Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery in northern Kenya: 1.5-million-year-old fossilized footprints belonging to two different species of human ancestors.
These prints provide a unique...
Hidden temple? Ancient Ptolemaic site uncovered in Egypt
Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered what might be the remains of a temple from the Ptolemaic period (2nd century BCE) in the cliffs of...
Scientists discover the oldest alphabet in ancient Syrian tomb
Archaeologists have uncovered what could be the oldest alphabet in human history, etched onto small clay cylinders discovered in an ancient tomb in Syria.
These...