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1,700-year-old Roman watchtower ruins discovered in Switzerland
By Owen Jarus published
Archaeologists in Switzerland have unearthed the remains of a fourth century A.D. watchtower built to protect the edge of the Roman Empire.
8,000-year-old rock carvings in Arabia may be world's oldest megastructure blueprints
By Kristina Killgrove published
Around 8,000 years ago, Middle Eastern hunters carved to-scale plans of their 'desert kite' traps onto rocks.
Modern humans arose after 2 distinct groups in Africa mated over tens of thousands of years
By Charles Q. Choi published
Modern humans may descend from two or more genetically distinct streams that split but continued to occasionally mix over time in Africa.
Neanderthals passed down their tall noses to modern humans, genetic analysis finds
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
A new genetic analysis found that the size of Neanderthal noses was passed down to modern humans.
Ancient Romans sacrificed birds to the goddess Isis, burnt bones in Pompeii reveal
By Tom Metcalfe published
The ancient remains of at least 10 birds have been found at a temple of Isis in the Roman city of Pompeii, indicating that birds were a key feature of worshipping the goddess.
300,000-year-old footprints reveal extinct humans went on a lakeside family outing among giant elephants and rhinos
By Sascha Pare published
Footprints belonging to Homo heidelbergensis adults and children suggest that these human relatives foraged and played on the shores of a lake where prehistoric beasts gathered to drink.
Ancient Egyptian children were plagued with blood disorders, mummies reveal
By Hannah Kate Simon published
A look at 21 ancient Egyptian mummified children reveals that one-third of them had a blood disorder known as anemia.
Diver unexpectedly discovers Roman-era shipwreck carrying beautiful marble columns off Israel's coast
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
A diver off the coast of Israel discovered an 1,800-year-old Roman shipwreck containing 44 tons of artifacts.
5,400-year-old tomb discovered in Spain perfectly captures the summer solstice
By Tom Metcalfe published
Archaeologists have discovered a 5,400-year-old stone tomb beside a prominent lone mountain in southern Spain, indicating it was a local focus for the prehistoric people of the region.
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