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Mystery Behind Neanderthals’ Usage of Tar Might Have Been Solved With the Discovery of a Hearth
A fire pit from 60,000 years ago has revealed the innovative techniques Neanderthals used to produce tar. Scientists determined that tar, derived from rockrose (Cistus ladanifer), was created in a layered fire pit designed specifically for this purpose. The tar was used to bind stone tools to wooden shafts, demonstrating resourceful adaptation to a...
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Rare Fossils From Extinct Elephants Document Earliest Instance of Butchery in India’s Kashmir Valley
In the Kashmir Valley, rare fossils from extinct elephants reveal the earliest evidence of human butchery in India, dating back 300,000 to 400,000 years. The discovery includes stone tools used to extract bone marrow, offering insight into early human behaviour in the region. These fossils, from the extinct elephant species Palaeoloxodon turkmenicu...
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Ancient Egyptian Astronomy Observatory With Clues About Sun and the Stars Unearthed
Archaeologists have uncovered a 2,500-year-old astronomy observatory in Buto, Egypt, within a temple complex dedicated to the goddess Wadjet. This significant discovery dates back to the sixth century BCE, a period marked by political instability as pharaonic power began to wane. The observatory, spanning 850 square metres, is the largest known fro...
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Human Settlement Evidence From 55,000 Years Ago Discovered Near West Papua, Claims Study
New archaeological research has uncovered evidence of human settlement near West Papua dating back over 55,000 years. This discovery, made in Mololo Cave on Waigeo Island, sheds light on the early migration routes into the Pacific, revealing how ancient humans adapted to life in tropical rainforests and coastal regions. The excavation, a collaborat...
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Anti-Drone Units A New Tool To Keep Paris Safe For 2024 Olympics
Security is the Paris 2024 Olympics' hottest topic and France intends to leave no stone unturned as it prepares to secure the Games with the help of anti-drone units.
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14 Skeletons Found In Ruined 5,000-Year-Old Neolithic Tomb In Scotland
In a 5,000-year-old tomb, archaeologists have uncovered the skeletal remains of 14 individuals, including men, women, and children.
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Human Ancestors May Have Butchered And Eaten Each Other, New Study Finds
A fossilized leg bone bearing cut marks made by stone tools might be the earliest evidence that ancient humans butchered and ate each other's flesh
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Chimpanzees Utilise A Variety Of Stone Tools To Break Various Nuts: Study
This study emphasises the possibility of group-specific material signatures despite the fact that several chimpanzee groups engage in nut cracking.
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What Does Gua Sha Do For Your Face? How To Use This Beauty Tool?
Gua Sha: an ancient yet mainstream trend that is much more than just a crazy fad.
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Bones of 'New Type of Early Human' Found in Israel, May Shed New Light on Human Evolution
Bones belonging to a "new type of early human" previously unknown to science have been found in Israel, researchers said, claiming to have shed new light on human evolution.
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Railways Ministry Used As Bargaining Tool By Earlier Governments: PM Modi
The Prime Minister today laid the foundation stone for redevelopment of Gandhinagar railway station, which will get a face-lift at a cost of Rs 250 crore and will have a 300-room five star hotel built atop.
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Stones Used As Hunting Weapons Million Years Ago Found
A large number of ancient spherical stone artifacts found at a major archaeological site in South Africa served as weapons for defence and hunting, and not as tools as previously thought, according to a new study.
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6,000-Year-Old Stone Tombs May Have Been First 'Telescopes'
Ancient megalithic tombs - such as those at the 6,000 year old Seven-Stone Antas in Portugal - may have been the first astronomical tools used to watch the skies, millennia before telescopes were invented, scientists say.
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Ancient Tools And Bone Found In Florida Could Help Rewrite The Story Of The First Americans
Thousands of years ago, some of the first Americans knelt beside a pond in what is now Florida. Clutching sharp stone knives, they hacked at the tusk of a slain mastodon, slicing meat away from the long bone. Then, with their work completed, they got up and walked away, leaving behind some tools and the stripped carcass.
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Mystery Behind Neanderthals’ Usage of Tar Might Have Been Solved With the Discovery of a Hearth
A fire pit from 60,000 years ago has revealed the innovative techniques Neanderthals used to produce tar. Scientists determined that tar, derived from rockrose (Cistus ladanifer), was created in a layered fire pit designed specifically for this purpose. The tar was used to bind stone tools to wooden shafts, demonstrating resourceful adaptation to a...
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Rare Fossils From Extinct Elephants Document Earliest Instance of Butchery in India’s Kashmir Valley
In the Kashmir Valley, rare fossils from extinct elephants reveal the earliest evidence of human butchery in India, dating back 300,000 to 400,000 years. The discovery includes stone tools used to extract bone marrow, offering insight into early human behaviour in the region. These fossils, from the extinct elephant species Palaeoloxodon turkmenicu...
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Ancient Egyptian Astronomy Observatory With Clues About Sun and the Stars Unearthed
Archaeologists have uncovered a 2,500-year-old astronomy observatory in Buto, Egypt, within a temple complex dedicated to the goddess Wadjet. This significant discovery dates back to the sixth century BCE, a period marked by political instability as pharaonic power began to wane. The observatory, spanning 850 square metres, is the largest known fro...
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Human Settlement Evidence From 55,000 Years Ago Discovered Near West Papua, Claims Study
New archaeological research has uncovered evidence of human settlement near West Papua dating back over 55,000 years. This discovery, made in Mololo Cave on Waigeo Island, sheds light on the early migration routes into the Pacific, revealing how ancient humans adapted to life in tropical rainforests and coastal regions. The excavation, a collaborat...
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Anti-Drone Units A New Tool To Keep Paris Safe For 2024 Olympics
Security is the Paris 2024 Olympics' hottest topic and France intends to leave no stone unturned as it prepares to secure the Games with the help of anti-drone units.
-
14 Skeletons Found In Ruined 5,000-Year-Old Neolithic Tomb In Scotland
In a 5,000-year-old tomb, archaeologists have uncovered the skeletal remains of 14 individuals, including men, women, and children.
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Human Ancestors May Have Butchered And Eaten Each Other, New Study Finds
A fossilized leg bone bearing cut marks made by stone tools might be the earliest evidence that ancient humans butchered and ate each other's flesh
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Chimpanzees Utilise A Variety Of Stone Tools To Break Various Nuts: Study
This study emphasises the possibility of group-specific material signatures despite the fact that several chimpanzee groups engage in nut cracking.
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What Does Gua Sha Do For Your Face? How To Use This Beauty Tool?
Gua Sha: an ancient yet mainstream trend that is much more than just a crazy fad.
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Bones of 'New Type of Early Human' Found in Israel, May Shed New Light on Human Evolution
Bones belonging to a "new type of early human" previously unknown to science have been found in Israel, researchers said, claiming to have shed new light on human evolution.
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Railways Ministry Used As Bargaining Tool By Earlier Governments: PM Modi
The Prime Minister today laid the foundation stone for redevelopment of Gandhinagar railway station, which will get a face-lift at a cost of Rs 250 crore and will have a 300-room five star hotel built atop.
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Stones Used As Hunting Weapons Million Years Ago Found
A large number of ancient spherical stone artifacts found at a major archaeological site in South Africa served as weapons for defence and hunting, and not as tools as previously thought, according to a new study.
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6,000-Year-Old Stone Tombs May Have Been First 'Telescopes'
Ancient megalithic tombs - such as those at the 6,000 year old Seven-Stone Antas in Portugal - may have been the first astronomical tools used to watch the skies, millennia before telescopes were invented, scientists say.
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Ancient Tools And Bone Found In Florida Could Help Rewrite The Story Of The First Americans
Thousands of years ago, some of the first Americans knelt beside a pond in what is now Florida. Clutching sharp stone knives, they hacked at the tusk of a slain mastodon, slicing meat away from the long bone. Then, with their work completed, they got up and walked away, leaving behind some tools and the stripped carcass.
