Neanderthals: The oldest art in the world wasn’t made by humans
One of the most hotly debated questions in the history of Neanderthal research has been whether they created art. In the past few years, the consensus has become that they…
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The discovery of the skeletal remains of blonde giants on Catalina Island
The discovery of giant skeletons on Catalina Island is a fascinating subject that has divided the academic community. There have been reports of skeletal remains measuring up to 9 feet in height. If these skeletons indeed belonged to giants, it could challenge our understanding of human evolution and reshape our perception of the past.
The Egyptian myth of intelligent giant snakes killed by a flying Death Star
The size of the enigmatic reptile was astonishing, the surviving sailor recounts his misadventures.
The face of Zlatý kůň, the oldest modern human to be genetically sequenced
Researchers created a facial approximation of a 45,000-year-old individual who is believed to be the oldest anatomically modern human ever to be genetically sequenced.
Sunken pyramids of Wisconsin’s Rock Lake
Native Winnebago or Ho-Chunk people have talked about a “sunken village of rock tepees” under Rock Lake since the early 1830s, when the first pioneers came in the southern region…
The mystery of frozen mammoth carcasses in Siberia
Scientists struggle to understand why these animals lived in Siberia and how they died.
Giant stone artifacts found on rare Ice Age site in Kent
Two extremely large flint knives, described as giant handaxes, were amongst the unearthed artifacts.
Advanced machines of unknown origin mentioned in a 440 BC text may have helped to build the pyramids of Egypt
One of the most important literary works in history mentions a machine that may have been used to build the pyramids. This could provide answer to two long debated questions:…
Moluccan boats from Indonesia identified in Australian rock art
The rock art offers new evidence of elusive and previously unrecorded encounters between Indigenous people from Awunbarna, Arnhem Land and visitors from the Moluccas to the north of Australia.
Obsidian: The sharpest tools of the ancients are still in use
These incredible tools are a testament to the ingenuity and resourcefulness of human beings – and begs the question, what other ancient knowledge and techniques have we forgotten in our race towards progress?
