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Top Popular Archaeology News

Ancient DNA shows genetic link between Egypt and Mesopotamia

Science · Egypt

Ancient DNA shows genetic link between Egypt and Mesopotamia

45% Center coverage: 53 sources

Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature.Researchers sequenced whole genomes from the teeth of a remarkably well-preserved skeleton found in a sealed funeral pot in an Egyptian tomb site dating to between 4,495 and 4,880 years ago.See the Story

New Evidence Suggests Neanderthals Were Rendering Fat Nearly 100,000 Years Before Other Early Humans

Neanderthals · Germany

New Evidence Suggests Neanderthals Were Rendering Fat Nearly 100,000 Years Before Other Early Humans

50% Center coverage: 26 sources

New Study Debunks Incestuous Royal Elite Theory in Neolithic Ireland

History · Ireland

New Study Debunks Incestuous Royal Elite Theory in Neolithic Ireland

77% Center coverage: 13 sources

Rare Wooden Tools From Stone Age China Reveal Plant-Based Lifestyle of Ancient Lakeside Humans

64% Center coverage: 11 sources

Ancient wooden tools found at a site in Gantangqing in southwestern China are approximately 300,000 years old, new dating has shown. Discovered during excavations carried out in 2014–15 and 2018–19, the tools have now been dated by a team of archaeologists, geologists, chronologists (including me) and paleontologists.Asia · China See the Story

The World's Oldest Boomerang Is Even Older Than Scientists Thought, a New Analysis Suggests

87% Center coverage: 8 sources

Researchers revisited a crescent-shaped, mammoth tusk artifact discovered in Poland and estimated it’s around 40,000 years oldTechnology · Poland See the Story

Regional Disparities Exist in US Media Coverage of Archaeology Research, Finds Study

100% Center coverage: 2 sources

What archaeological discoveries are considered newsworthy by U.S. media outlets and audiences? A new analysis of "pop-science" reporting reveals topical and regional disparities, including an apparent underrepresentation of Chinese archaeology and preference for findings relevant to white Christian histories.Archaeology · United States See the Story

Hōkūleʻa, Hikianalia Make Landfall in French Polynesia

56% Center coverage: 9 sources

HONOLULU (KHON2) -- Polynesian Voyaging Society's traditional voyaging canoe duo Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia, accompanied by Tahiti's canoe Faʻafaite, made landfall at Taputapuātea in French Polynesia on the morning of June 24. Taputapuātea is located on the island of Raʻiātea and is seen as the ancestral homeland and spiritual center of Polynesia voyaging. Hōkūleʻa, Hikianalia continue trek to Tahiti Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia departed from Hilo…Archaeology See the Story

Ancient temple ruins discovered in Andes shed light on lost society

50% Center coverage: 14 sources

An ancient society near the southern shores of Lake Titicaca in modern-day Bolivia was once one of the continent's most powerful civilizations. Known as Tiwanaku, the ancient society is widely considered by archaeologists to be one of the earliest examples of civilization in the Andes and a precursor of the Inca empire, but it mysteriously disappeared about a thousand years ago. Now, a team led by scientists at Penn State and in Bolivia have dis…Swimming · Bolivia See the Story

Skyscrapers of Babel: How Ancient Mesopotamia Shaped the Modern City

In the early 20th century, architects and artists like Hugh Ferriss drew on the myths and monuments of ancient Babylon to imagine futuristic skylines—melding ziggurats with modernism in a visionary blend of the past and the possible.Archaeology · Iraq Read Article

How Much of the Past Should We Bring Back to Life?

With recent advances in genetic technology, de-extinction may be a possibility—but should we be doing it?Archaeology Read Article

Study confirms controversial 23,000-year-old human footprints, challenging past views on peopling of the Americas

76% Center coverage: 21 sources

Archaeology · United States See the Story

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