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Ancient “Influencers” Carrying Art May Have Driven The Greatest Dispersal In Human History

A plaque found at Wetar Island shows a design commonly painted on the cliff faces of the area

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Ancient “Influencers” Carrying Art May Have Driven The Greatest Dispersal In Human History

A plaque found at Wetar Island shows a design commonly painted on the cliff faces of the area

Ancient “Influencers” Carrying Art May Have Driven The Greatest Dispersal In Human History

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These 2,000-Year-Old Painted Murals Were Made With Human Blood, Possibly Spilled During Childbirth

Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art

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These 2,000-Year-Old Painted Murals Were Made With Human Blood, Possibly Spilled During Childbirth

Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art

These 2,000-Year-Old Painted Murals Were Made With Human Blood, Possibly Spilled During Childbirth

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Linear Structures Found Near The Red Pyramid Hint At How Ancient Egyptians Built These Colossal Monuments Over 4,500 Years Ago

ancient Egyptian pyramids viewed from the side

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Linear Structures Found Near The Red Pyramid Hint At How Ancient Egyptians Built These Colossal Monuments Over 4,500 Years Ago

ancient Egyptian pyramids viewed from the side

Linear Structures Found Near The Red Pyramid Hint At How Ancient Egyptians Built These Colossal Monuments Over 4,500 Years Ago

August 5, 2026

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Deep Inside A Cave, Neanderthals Built A Circular Structure Made Of Stalagmites Around 176,500 Years Ago

The ring structures built in Bruniquel cave by Neanderthals using broken stalagmites

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Deep Inside A Cave, Neanderthals Built A Circular Structure Made Of Stalagmites Around 176,500 Years Ago

The ring structures built in Bruniquel cave by Neanderthals using broken stalagmites

Deep Inside A Cave, Neanderthals Built A Circular Structure Made Of Stalagmites Around 176,500 Years Ago

August 5, 2026

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Were The Mysterious “Sea Peoples” Lurking Throughout Nolan's The Odyssey Real? We Asked The Experts

Etching taken from part of the wall relief at Medinet Habu, Egypt depicting the Sea Peoples (thought to be the Peleset) being defeated by the army of Ramses III in c.1173 BCE.

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Were The Mysterious “Sea Peoples” Lurking Throughout Nolan's The Odyssey Real? We Asked The Experts

Etching taken from part of the wall relief at Medinet Habu, Egypt depicting the Sea Peoples (thought to be the Peleset) being defeated by the army of Ramses III in c.1173 BCE.

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Were The Mysterious “Sea Peoples” Lurking Throughout Nolan's The Odyssey Real? We Asked The Experts

July 31, 2026

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US Government Waives Laws Protecting Native American Graves In Order To Build Border Wall Over 6,000-Year-Old Rock Art Sites

Rock art mural from Panther Cave

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US Government Waives Laws Protecting Native American Graves In Order To Build Border Wall Over 6,000-Year-Old Rock Art Sites

Rock art mural from Panther Cave

US Government Waives Laws Protecting Native American Graves In Order To Build Border Wall Over 6,000-Year-Old Rock Art Sites

July 30, 2026

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Ancient DNA Reveals Woolly Mammoth With A Sex Chromosome Combination Never Before Seen In An Extinct Species

Illustration of woolly mammoths walking on Ice Age snow

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Ancient DNA Reveals Woolly Mammoth With A Sex Chromosome Combination Never Before Seen In An Extinct Species

Illustration of woolly mammoths walking on Ice Age snow

Ancient DNA Reveals Woolly Mammoth With A Sex Chromosome Combination Never Before Seen In An Extinct Species

July 30, 2026

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For Almost 1,500 Years, The Ancestors Of Modern-Day Native Americans Kept Coming Back To This Sacred Cave To Paint In Complete Darkness

Picture Cave rock art

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For Almost 1,500 Years, The Ancestors Of Modern-Day Native Americans Kept Coming Back To This Sacred Cave To Paint In Complete Darkness

Picture Cave rock art

For Almost 1,500 Years, The Ancestors Of Modern-Day Native Americans Kept Coming Back To This Sacred Cave To Paint In Complete Darkness

July 29, 2026

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Lasers Uncover 400 Hidden Structures From A Lost Amazon Civilization That Once Boasted 3 Million People

Some of the structures are still visible, such as the Tequinho geoglyph in Acre, Brazil.

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Lasers Uncover 400 Hidden Structures From A Lost Amazon Civilization That Once Boasted 3 Million People

Some of the structures are still visible, such as the Tequinho geoglyph in Acre, Brazil.

Lasers Uncover 400 Hidden Structures From A Lost Amazon Civilization That Once Boasted 3 Million People

July 29, 2026

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If The Bodies Of Pompeii Are Casts, Why Do Some Have Teeth? The City Is So Well Preserved, Even "The Archaeology Has Its Own Archaeology"

pompeii cast shows clear face and mouth with teeth in a row

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If The Bodies Of Pompeii Are Casts, Why Do Some Have Teeth? The City Is So Well Preserved, Even "The Archaeology Has Its Own Archaeology"

pompeii cast shows clear face and mouth with teeth in a row

If The Bodies Of Pompeii Are Casts, Why Do Some Have Teeth? The City Is So Well Preserved, Even "The Archaeology Has Its Own Archaeology"

July 28, 2026

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Rituals For Magic And Healing Have Been Performed In An Australian Cave For 25,000 Years

A standing stone installed 2,000 years ago, seen during excavations. Ashy layers surrounding the stone contain burnt phytoliths.

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Rituals For Magic And Healing Have Been Performed In An Australian Cave For 25,000 Years

A standing stone installed 2,000 years ago, seen during excavations. Ashy layers surrounding the stone contain burnt phytoliths.

Rituals For Magic And Healing Have Been Performed In An Australian Cave For 25,000 Years

July 24, 2026

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These 5,000-Year-Old Spear-Throwers Are The Oldest In The Andes And May Have Been Used To Hunt Ancient Llama Ancestors

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These 5,000-Year-Old Spear-Throwers Are The Oldest In The Andes And May Have Been Used To Hunt Ancient Llama Ancestors

These 5,000-Year-Old Spear-Throwers Are The Oldest In The Andes And May Have Been Used To Hunt Ancient Llama Ancestors

July 21, 2026

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Pompeii: Archaeologist Reveals What Really Happened Following The 79 CE Eruption Of Vesuvius, One Of History’s Most Catastrophic Natural Disasters

over the top of a house in ancient pompeii we see vesuvius erupting, huge ash cloud in the sky

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Pompeii: Archaeologist Reveals What Really Happened Following The 79 CE Eruption Of Vesuvius, One Of History’s Most Catastrophic Natural Disasters

over the top of a house in ancient pompeii we see vesuvius erupting, huge ash cloud in the sky

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Pompeii: Archaeologist Reveals What Really Happened Following The 79 CE Eruption Of Vesuvius, One Of History’s Most Catastrophic Natural Disasters

July 21, 2026

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A Second Missing King Of England May Be Buried Underneath A Car Park, According To One Enthusiast. We've Been Down This Road Before.

A statue of Alfred the Great, holding a sword.

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A Second Missing King Of England May Be Buried Underneath A Car Park, According To One Enthusiast. We've Been Down This Road Before.

A statue of Alfred the Great, holding a sword.

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A Second Missing King Of England May Be Buried Underneath A Car Park, According To One Enthusiast. We've Been Down This Road Before.

July 14, 2026

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Sak Tahn Waax: For The First Time Ever, The Name Of An Ancient Maya Astronomer Has Been Discovered Alongside A Mathematical Text

Sgnature of Maya astronomer Sak Tahn Waax

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Sak Tahn Waax: For The First Time Ever, The Name Of An Ancient Maya Astronomer Has Been Discovered Alongside A Mathematical Text

Sgnature of Maya astronomer Sak Tahn Waax

Sak Tahn Waax: For The First Time Ever, The Name Of An Ancient Maya Astronomer Has Been Discovered Alongside A Mathematical Text

July 14, 2026

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