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Oldest beer factory found in a 5,000-year-old Egyptian site

The facility was capable of brewing thousands of gallons of beer.

Neanderthals and humans used the Levallois technology, a new study shows

Neanderthals were every bit as smart and creative as humans.

Medieval cemeteries tell tales of fractures, broken jaws, and a very hard life

OUCH. That describes life in medieval Cambridge.

Stonehenge? It's probably built from second-hand materials

As if Stonehenge wasn't impressive enough, it appears to have been carried for almost 200 miles.

Listen to a 17,000-year-old musical instrument made from a seashell

It's one of the oldest wind instruments.

Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered a major, previously unknown kingdom

They ruled a big part of today's Turkey and defeated the legendary king Midas.

Ancient shred of Israeli fabric reveals the secrets of "royal purple"

Finding noble clothes at a smelting site isn’t very common.

Ancient bronze rings and ribs were some of the earliest money

Before humans minted coins, they used all sorts of odd objects as standardized money.

Scientists find amazing 5,000-year-old crystal dagger in Spain

This mythical-looking dagger may have played a symbolic role in prehistoric Iberian society.

Ancient teeth confirm: people have been trading internationally for thousands of years

A banana can teach you much about history.

Archaeologists uncover ancient street shop in Pompeii

How do you say 'one with everything' in Latin?

Full genome of a human (and her oral microbes) recovered from Stone Age chewing gum

This is the first time the full genome of an ancient human has been extracted from a source other than human bones.

Why ancient populations carved voluptuous 'Venus' women figures over 30,000 years ago

It's a story of obesity, hunger, and glaciers.

X-rays reveal hidden amulet inside Egyptian child mummy

The 1,900-year-old mummy may have been royalty.

Ruins of 8th-century pagan temple found in Norway

The temple was built to honor deities like Thor and Odin.

Modern graffiti leads scientists to 27,000-year-old cave art in Spain

The Gravettian art culture famous for stone age Venus statues was more widespread than previously thought.

A tale of two cesspits: 14th century latrines are revealing the medieval European lifestyle

It was the best of poop, it was the worst of poop.

Human ancestors used fire to make stone tools 300,000 years ago

Heating the stone tools improved blade production, a technique that wasn't seen again for thousands of years.

Researchers found intact, 2,000-year-old brain cells turned to glass after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius

They call it a "perfect", "totally unprecedented" specimen.

Archaeologists in Turkey uncover wicked 2,400-year-old Dionysus mask

Now that sounds like a celebration one can get behind.

Persians were making proto-stainless steel 1,000 years ago

Archaeologists were surprised to see how advanced the steel-making technology was.

Human ancestors may have boiled their food in hot springs nearly 2 million years ago

A steamy discovery.

Drone thermal camera reveals ancestral Wichita site in Kansas

Researchers believe a controversial conquistador visited the Wichita site.

Bronze Age people sometimes curated human remains as heirlooms

In one case, a man was buried alongside a thigh bone that was carved into a flute.

7,000-year-old stone structures in Saudi Arabia are among the oldest in the world

The mysterious rectangular stone structures may have served a ritualistic purpose.

200,000 years ago, humans were making beds for themselves

If there's one thing humans have always liked, it's comfort.

Native American 8,000-year-old stone tool technology discovered in Arabia

The Neolithic people in the Arabian peninsula independently arrived at the same technology.

Huge Saxon cesspit found under London Art museum -- right under the new toilet

The very old toilet was found right under the place where the new toilet was built.

Humans may have first arrived in North America as early as 30,000 years ago

Two controversial studies challenge the established narrative of the earliest human dispersal into the Americas.

Scientists find 1.4 million-year-old hand axe made out of hippo femur

It's only the second hand axe made out of bone that scientists have ever come across.

Aboriginal artifacts point to the first underwater archaeological sites in Australia

At the end of the last Ice Age, the Australian coastline was 160 kilometers farther offshore than it is today.

Ring of ancient, massive shafts found near Stonehenge

These structures are thousands of years old and the reasons why they were built are still poorly understood.

Archeologists find 1,700-year-old Roman board game in Norway

This could have be a precursor of a popular Ancient game.

This stunning Uyghur complex dates from exactly 777 and it was never used -- now, researchers know why

If you travelled to the Tuva mountains in Southern Russia, some 1,300 m (4,300 ft) above sea level, you might find a rather inconspicuous lake called Tere-Khol, hidden among the rolling hills. The lake itself would not be very interesting were it not for an island in its midst. In truth, the island itself is […]

Ancient 13,000-year-old bird figurine is the oldest Chinese 3D work of art

The tiny bone sculpture is the earliest 3D work of art in East Asia.

Archaeologists track down the earliest use of maize in the Mesoamerican area

When corn first entered people's lives, it was likely in the form of an alcoholic liquor.

Largest and oldest Maya monument forces archaeologists to rethink how the civilization evolved

There's more than one hot item in the state of Tabasco.

People are discovering historic sites during the lockdown

Armchair archaeologists are finding new (old) things using data that's freely accessible, and you could do it to.

For the first time in over a century, Norway will explore a new Viking ship burial site

The enormous ship marks the burial site of a king or queen.

Humans, not Neanderthals created oldest modern artifacts in Europe

These were the hi-tech gadgets of the Upper Paleolithic

Archaeologists confirm location of elusive Spanish fort in Florida

The fort was home to one of the first Jesuit missions in North America

New approach of dating pottery involves analyzing traces of old meals

It's always good to know how old a pot is.

Lead pollution in Alpine ice reveals power struggle in Medieval Brittain

If you know how to look, the ice can tell some amazing stories.

European Neanderthals feasted on fresh seafood, boosting their brain

It's not just Homo sapiens -- Neanderthals also had a deep relationship with the sea.

Oldest modern bird species so far discovered in Belgian limestone quarry

They call it the Wonderchicken!

Scientists find 25,000-year-old circular structure made of hundreds of mammoth bones

It's as spooky as it is fascinating.

Archeologists discover 2,600-year-old shrine dedicated to Rome's mythical founder

The site also features an empty sarcophagus. However, researchers don't believe this was Romulus' final resting place.

'Flower burial' cave offers new insight into Neanderthal death rites

A famous Palaeolithic site in Iraq has more secrets to shed about Neanderthal daily life -- as well as their after life.

This well might be the oldest wood structure in the world

It might not look like much, the well dates from 7,275 years ago -- making it the oldest wooden object we know of.

This is what the voice of a 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy sounds like

Scientists have resurected the voice of an ancient Egyptian priest.

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