A study confirms 2021 findings regarding the earliest evidence of humans in the Americas—about 10,000 years earlier than previously thought.
"Taking psychoactives was not just about seeing visions. It was part of a tightly controlled ritual, likely reserved for a select few..."
Ritual sacrifices of "sun stones" coincided with a large volcanic eruption that made the sun disappear throughout Northern Europe, research finds.
Archaeological findings suggest alphabetic writing may be some 500 years older than other discoveries.
A fragmented comet thought to have smashed into the Earth's atmosphere almost 13 millennia ago is helping archaeologists date stone tools.
A Maya tomb dating back 1,700 years holds funeral offerings, including writings carved on human bones and a jade mask.
Prehistoric mobility among farmers and herders played major roles in the economy on the Tibetan Plateau, often called the "roof of the world."
People in the Americas started to use bow and arrows about 5,000 years ago, coinciding with the growth of exchange networks and when people live in villages
The war in Ukraine is destroying the country's cultural heritage on a scale not seen since World War II, according to new research.
Researchers report the oldest record by far of domestic yak, dating back 2,500 years on the Tibetan Plateau.
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