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Early human ancestors one million years older than earlier thought | Fossils
The fossils of our earliest ancestors found in South Africa are a million years older than previously thought, meaning they walked the Earth around the same time as their east African relatives like the famous “Lucy”, according to new research. The Sterkfontein caves at the Cradle of Humankind world heritage site southwest of Johannesburg have […]
Does the human body replace itself every 7 years?
There are trillions of cells in your body, but the cells that you have today are not all the exact same cells that you had yesterday. Over time, cells age and become damaged, so your body’s cells are constantly replicating, creating their own replacements. This constant cellular activity has sparked a popular idea (opens in […]
‘I’m certainly open to criticism’: David Wengrow and the trouble with rewriting human history | Anthropology
Last year a book called The Dawn of Everything announced that most of what we think we know about human history is wrong. Its co-authors, David Graeber and David Wengrow, took aim at the established story that has been repeated by brand writers such as Jared Diamond, Yuval Noah Harari and Steven Pinker – the […]
Ancient tomb of Pharaoh Ramesses II official discovered at Saqqara
A tomb dating back over 3,200 years that was built for a senior official of one of Egypt’s most powerful pharaohs has been discovered at Saqqara, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced on Oct 30. Inscriptions found in the tomb say that Ptah-M-Wia, the person buried there, held a number of positions including […]
The human footprints that prove the Americas were populated much earlier than we think
Our species began migrating out of Africa around 100,000 years ago. Aside from Antarctica, the Americas were the last continents humans reached, with the early pioneers crossing the now-submerged Bering land bridge that once connected eastern Siberia to North America. At times throughout the Pleistocene ice age, which ended 10,000 years ago, large ice sheets […]
Human remains in tomb are best-preserved ever found in Pompeii | Italy
The partially mummified remains, including hair and bones, of a former slave who rose through the social ranks have been found in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii. The remains of Marcus Venerius Secundio were found in a tomb at the necropolis of Porta Sarno, which was one of the main entrance gates into the […]
Temple Restoration Reveals Previously Unknown Names of Ancient Egyptian Constellations
The restoration of an ancient Egyptian temple in Esna, located about 60 km south of the ancient capital of Luxor in Egypt, has uncovered the original colors of the temple inscriptions and images, and revealed previously unknown names of ancient Egyptian constellations. The temple of Esna, dedicated to the Egyptian deity Khnum, is one of the last […]
Pompeii dig unearths fighting fresco in ‘gladiators’ tavern’
Well-preserved find on wall beneath stairwell is latest discovery at Regio V site A well-preserved fresco depicting fighting gladiators has been unearthed by archaeologists in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii. The scene is of the end of a fight between two types of gladiator – a murmillo and a Thracian – where one wins […]
Ancient Nests of Mud Wasps Used to Date Australian Aboriginal Rock Art
Mud wasp nests have helped establish a date for the Gwion Gwion rock art in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. “The Kimberley region hosts thousands of rock art sites with some earlier depictions in a remarkably good state of preservation,” said Professor Peter Veth, from the Centre for Rock Art Research and Management at […]