Scientists discover ancient Roman perfume recipe
Have you ever wondered what ancient Rome smelled like? Scientists made a fascinating discovery that brings us closer to answering that question.
Humans were using fire in Europe 50,000 years earlier than we thought – new...
Human history is intimately entwined with the use and control of fire. However, working out when our relationship with fire began and how it...
Scientists solve ancient mystery of Maya calendar
Scientists deciphered the secrets of the ancient Mayan calendar, discovering that the cycles in the calendar cover a much larger timeframe than previously thought
Africa’s grassy habitats emerged 10+ million years earlier than previously thought
A pair of studies published April 14 in the journal Science paint a new picture about apes, ancient Africa and the origins of humans.
Many...
MAYA people shopped at places like today’s supermarkets
More than 500 years ago in the midwestern Guatemalan highlands, Maya people bought and sold goods at markets.
Why was Roman concrete so durable?
The ancient Romans were masters of engineering, constructing vast networks of roads, aqueducts, ports, and massive buildings, whose remains have survived for two millennia.
Many...
Scientists find the oldest known projectile points in the Americas
Archaeologists have uncovered projectile points in Idaho that are thousands of years older than any previously found in the Americas.
This helps fill in the...
Early humans may have first walked upright in the trees
Human bipedalism – walking upright on two legs – may have evolved in trees, and not on the ground as previously thought, according to...
Precise solar observations fed millions in ancient Mexico
Before the Spanish arrival in 1519, the Basin of Mexico’s agricultural system fed a population that was extraordinarily large for the time.
People with certain genes were more likely to survive the Black Death, shows study
The Black Death was the single greatest mortality event in recorded history, killing up to 50% of the European population in less than five...