How the simple fork almost tore apart the fabric of society
The fork’s journey from reviled symbol of moral decay to utilitarian instrument is a story of power, privilege, and ...
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50,000-year-old Neanderthal-like tools in discovered China challenge evolution theories
The tools, crafted using Quina method – a technique used by Neanderthals – have been found an archaeological site in ...
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Archaeologists Discover World’s Oldest Bread At Turkey’s Ancient Çatalhöyük Site
Researchers in Turkey just uncovered what they say is the "oldest bread in the world." Discovered in the Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük, the small, spongy object was determined to contain air pockets ...
Our ancestors walked these trails hundreds of years ago. Now you can too.
From prehistoric paths dating back to the Neolithic period to walking routes used by Buddhist monks and tea merchants, these ...
Stone tool discovery shows people in East Asia were innovating during the Middle Paleolithic
New technologies today often involve electronic devices that are smaller and smarter than before. During the Middle Paleolithic, when Neanderthals were modern humans' neighbors, new technologies meant ...
Did Neanderthals migrate as far east as China? Discovery of stone tools suggests it’s a possibility
Archaeologists in China’s Yunnan province unearthed stone tools crafted in a style associated with Neanderthals that hasn’t ...
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Your Butthole Had A Very Different Role In The Ancient Past, New Study Suggests
Scientists really be like "the xenacoelomorph gonopore is homologous to the bilaterian anus" when they mean "your bumhole ...
7,000-year-old hunting kit gives ‘snapshots’ of ancient human life, researchers say
An ancient human’s hunting kit castoffs found in modern-day Big Bend National Park can help reveal how people lived in the ...
For 3 Years, They Quietly Dug Up One of the Biggest Treasures in England
Archaeologists can finally publicly discuss the Melsonby Hoard, a collection of Iron Age artifacts that they have been ...
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Statues in ancient Greece, Rome were colorful — and perfumed
The myth that the statues of ancient Greece and Rome were white was created over time and upheld in part to serve racist ideologies. But, in reality, ancient works of art were colorful and even ...
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Mathematics and Physical Science in Classical Antiquity
THIS volume gives a general survey of the science of classical antiquity, laying special stress on the mathematical and physical aspects. It opens with an account of the Ionian natural philosophy ...
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British national detained in Bali drug probe
A British national has been detained in Bali on suspicion of being involved in a drug network. BNNP Bali, the government body responsible for tackling drug offences in the Indonesian province ...