Humans started growing cannabis 12,000 years ago — for food, fibers, and probably to get high
Humans and weed go back 120 centuries.
Tag: archaeology
The earliest coastal wall shows humans were battling sea level rise in the Neolithic era
This ancient village fought against the sea.
Puppy paws on the walls: ancient house featured unusual decorations
Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Sardis found a 1,500 year-old-house in fantastic shape. Not only is the house excellently ...
Norway’s stave churches are much older than thought
The emblematic Norwegian stave churches are being measured using new technology.
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.
Archaeologists uncover ancient street shop in Pompeii
How do you say 'one with everything' in Latin?
Scientists find a fatal case of constipation in 1,000-year-old mummy with grasshopper diet
The man could no longer process food due to having a colon swollen to six times its normal diameter.
Archaeologists in Turkey uncover wicked 2,400-year-old Dionysus mask
Now that sounds like a celebration one can get behind.
Drone thermal camera reveals ancestral Wichita site in Kansas
Researchers believe a controversial conquistador visited the Wichita site.
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.
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.
Archaeologists confirm location of elusive Spanish fort in Florida
The fort was home to one of the first Jesuit missions in North America
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 ...
A new “ghost lineage” of humans found in Africa
DNA analysis shows a 'profoundly different' landscape than we thought.
Ostrich eggshell beads reveal cultural evolution in Africa
Researchers show how cultural changes in Africa over the past 10,000 years can be tracked using the size of eggshell ...
Landmark historic street discovered under Jerusalem, built by Pontius Pilate
It's a finding at the intersection of history and religion.
Humans started cooking and eating starch 120,000 years ago
Mankind has been cooking starches for a long, long time.
Prehistoric stone tools were invented multiple times before becoming a staple
It was a crucial and defining moment in human evolution.
Researchers reconstruct the ‘lost plains’ of now-submerged Doggerland
Researchers are looking to find a 'lost' continent.