Ancient ‘miracle plant,’ believed extinct, said rediscovered in Turkey
Legend said that Silphion was a gift from the god Apollo. The exact identity of the miracle plant is unclear. It was claimed to have become extinct in Roman times.
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Ancient DNA unlocks secrets of marriage rules in Minoan Crete!
With the help of new archaeogenetic data, scientists have obtained exciting insights into the social order of the Aegean Bronze Age. Ancient DNA reveals completely unexpected marriage rules in Minoan Crete, scientists say.
15 BC Roman expedition in the Swiss Alps uncovers 80 distinct Bronze Age artifacts
Archaeologists have discovered a hoard of Bronze Age artifacts that was buried more than 3,000 years ago in the Swiss Alps.
Oldest human ancestors may have evolved nine million years ago in Turkey
A new fossil ape from Turkey challenges existing theories about human origins and suggests that the ancestors of African apes and humans evolved in Europe.
Our human relatives butchered and ate each other 1.45 million years ago
Telltale marks on a bone from an early human’s leg could be the earliest evidence of cannibalism.
The 99-million-year-old preserved fossil reveals a baby bird of mysterious origin
The specimen provides the first unequivocal evidence of immature feathers in the Mesozoic fossil record.
1,600-year-old demon-slaying mega sword unearthed in Japan
Archaeologists in Japan have discovered a 'Dako' sword from the 4th century that dwarfs any other sword ever discovered in Japan.
4,000-year-old Bronze Age pyramid found in Kazakhstan is first ever on Asian Steppe!
Archaeologists from the Eurasian National University (ENU) have uncovered a pyramidal structure at the Kyrykungir archaeological site.
10,000-year-old mysterious megastructure unearthed beneath the Baltic Sea
Deep beneath the Baltic Sea lies an ancient hunting ground! Divers have uncovered a massive structure, over 10,000 years old, resting at a depth of 21 meters on the seabed of Mecklenburg Bight in the Baltic Sea. This incredible find is one of the earliest known hunting tools built by humans in Europe.
Could this massive whale from 40 million years ago have been the world’s heaviest animal?
The blue whale may no longer be the heaviest animal to ever inhabit Earth; there is now another contender.
