Gilgamesh tablet returns to Iraq 30 years after being stolen
The Gilgamesh tablet, a 3,500-year-old Mesopotamian jewel that was returned to Iraq by the...
Mummy discovered in Peru with hands covering her face
An ancient Peruvian mummy in excellent condition with its hands concealing its face was...
What prehistoric man looked like
The reconstructions of the faces of prehistoric men are based on skulls and fossil...
The biggest dinosaur of all time
So far, Patagotitan mayorum is considered the colossus among the land animals: With a weight of almost...
The first mammals lived like reptiles
For a long time, most mammals lived in the shadow of the dinosaurs. Fossil...
Mexico: long-lost Spanish ship wreck found
Three years ago, archaeologists identified a wreck off the coast of Mexico in the...
200,000-year-old beds discovered in South African cave
Our distant ancestors made a comfortable bed for a relaxing 200,000 years ago. That’s...
Columbus did not introduce syphilis to Europe
Syphilis and its sister diseases may have been prevalent in Europe earlier than previously thought....
Crocodiles swam from Africa to the Americas!
Millions of years ago, African crocodiles embarked on an epic journey across the Atlantic...
People reached America 10,000 years earlier than previously thought
America is the last continent that man settled. But when the first Native American...
How the Norman conquest changed agriculture in the British isles
The Norman conquest of England in 1066 was an event that had a decisive...
Homo sapiens: a new paradigm?
A group of prehistorians suggests that Homo sapiens has evolved from several African populations...
