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4 days ago · Archaeology Ancient hominids made long road trips to collect stone for tools A Kenyan site shows early hominids transported stone 13 kilometers for toolmaking as early as 2.6 million years ago.
Archaeology’s top discoveries of 2024 include preserved brains …
Dec 17, 2024 · From the plight of ancient Egyptian scribes to the identities of ancient Maya sacrifices, 2024 brought a rich medley of insights into human history.
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Dec 17, 2024 · Archaeology Archaeology’s top discoveries of 2024 include preserved brains and a lost city From the plight of ancient Egyptian scribes to the identities of ancient Maya sacrifices, 2024 brought ...
Satellites are transforming how archaeologists study the past
Aug 4, 2019 · In ‘Archaeology from Space,’ Sarah Parcak takes readers on a lively tour of the past, and archaeology of the 21st century.
A race to save Indigenous trails may change the face of archaeology
Oct 29, 2024 · As construction of a pipeline nears, an effort to preserve an Indigenous trail in Canada tests whether heritage management can keep up with advances in archaeology.
Rethinking archaeology and place - Science News
Nov 2, 2024 · Pompeii. Machu Picchu. Stonehenge. Angkor Wat. The Great Pyramid of Giza. Those of us who grew up in Western cultures tend to think of archaeology as the study of a place — a point on the map ...
Precolonial farmers thrived in one of North America’s coldest places
Jun 5, 2025 · Ancestral Menominee people in what’s now Michigan’s Upper Peninsula grew maize and other crops on large tracts of land despite harsh conditions.
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Feb 14, 2024 · Archaeology A four-holed piece of ivory provides a glimpse into ancient rope-making The tool, unearthed in Central Europe, suggests that locals made devices for stringing together sturdy cords ...
Lasers unveil secrets and mysteries of Angkor Wat - Science News
Apr 29, 2016 · The world’s largest temple, Cambodia’s Angkor Wat, was revealed by laser and radar studies to be part of a sprawling medieval metropolis.
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Apr 9, 2025 · Archaeology Ancient Arabian cymbals ring up Bronze Age musical connections Copper instruments discovered at a 4,000-year-old site in Oman echo ritual influences from South Asia.