Jul 29 2011
Humans Crowded Out Neanderthals
A swell of modern humans outnumbered Neanderthals in Europe nearly 10 to one.
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Jun 27 2011
Prehistoric BBQ Leftovers Found
Around 8,000 years ago, prehistoric hunters killed an aurochs and their grilling techniques were frozen in time.
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Jun 10 2011
Blackbeard’s Terror Tactics Revealed in Recovered Ammo
The notorious pirate had a few gruesome tricks up his sleeve, excavations show.
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May 12 2011
Neanderthals’ Last Stand Possibly Found
A newly found prehistoric toolkit suggests Neanderthals may have lingered in the Ural Mountains as recently as 33,000 years ago.
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Mar 24 2011
Earliest Americans Arrived Even Earlier
A new site discovered in Texas was occupied 15,000 years ago.
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Mar 18 2011
God’s Wife Edited Out of the Bible — Almost
God's wife, Asherah, was a powerful fertility goddess, according to a theologian.
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Feb 14 2011
Slaves Hid Charms in Colonial Greenhouse
A plantation greenhouse where Frederick Douglass spent part of his childhood was not as uniquely European as once thought.
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Feb 04 2011
Stone Age Fertility Ritual Object Found
Etchings on a carved elk antler dating to nearly 11,000 years ago, suggest it may have been used as a fertility object.
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Jan 27 2011
Ancestors Left Africa Earlier Than Thought
Artifacts found in the Middle East suggest that humans left Africa 100,000 years ago.
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Jan 11 2011
Oldest Winery Unearthed in Armenian Cave
The rudimentary wine press and vat date to more than 6,000 years ago.
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