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An illustration depicting the therapsid
Henry Sutherland Sharpe
Ancient saber-toothed predator found in Spain is the oldest of its kind
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Deni Seymour
Cannons abandoned by doomed Spanish expedition are thought to be oldest firearms found in US
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Schulting et al. 2024
Grisly remains point to a bleak, ancient chapter in British history
Illustration of the Zlatý kůň/Ranis group. Around 45,000 years ago, individuals from Ranis in Germany and Zlatý kůň in Czechia likely traveled together across the open steppe landscapes of Europe.
Tom Björklund/Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Oldest human DNA reveals lost branch of the human family tree
Researchers at the Field Museum scan a mummified individual displayed in the Inside Ancient Egypt exhibition.
Morgan Clark/The Field Museum
Scans help solve a 3,000-year-old mystery of a high-status Egyptian woman
An artist’s reconstruction of Clovis life 13,000 years ago shows the Anzick-1 infant with his mother consuming mammoth meat near a hearth. Another individual crafts tools, including dart projectile points and atlatls. A mammoth butchery area is visible nearby. The scene is inspired by the La Prele mammoth site in Wyoming and set against the Montana landscape where the Anzick burial was discovered.
Eric Carlson
Ancient Americans chowed down on mammoth steak, study finds
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Todd Surovell
Archaeologists discover key tool that helped early Americans survive the ice age
A fossil footprint hypothesized to have been created by a Paranthropus boisei individual.
Kevin G. Hatala/Chatham University
Discovery of fossilized footprints reveals the moment two ancient human species crossed paths
Coprolites from the Early Jurassic of Soltykow, Poland: Coprolites of herbivorous dinosaurs with numerous plant remains.
Grzegorz Niedzwiedzki
Fossilized poop reveals secrets of how dinosaurs came to dominate Earth
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Cassidy Delamarter
Ancient Egyptians drank a heady mix of alcohol, bodily fluids and hallucinogens during rituals, scientists say
The frozen mummy of <em>Homotherium latidens</em> (Owen, 1846), specimen DMF AS RS, no. Met-20-1, Russia, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Indigirka River basin, Badyarikha River; Upper Pleistocene: (A) external appearance; (B) skeleton, CT-scan, dorsal view.
courtesy Prof. Alexey V. Lopatin
35,000-year-old saber-toothed baby cat mummy still has its fur
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Deep Sea Vision
They thought they’d found Amelia Earhart’s plane. Instead, the search continues
English Heritage curator Dr Frances McIntosh examines a rare Roman knife handle cast in the shape of a secutor gladiator, which has been discovered in a river at Corbridge Roman Town on Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland.<br />English Heritage plans to display the knife handle at Corbridge Roman Town in 2025, alongside other finds from the River Tyne.
English Heritage
Rare 2,000-year-old knife handle found at Hadrian’s Wall offers glimpse into gladiator life
The frozen mummy of <em>Homotherium latidens</em> (Owen, 1846), specimen DMF AS RS, no. Met-20-1, Russia, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Indigirka River basin, Badyarikha River; Upper Pleistocene: (A) external appearance; (B) skeleton, CT-scan, dorsal view.
courtesy Prof. Alexey V. Lopatin
Baby saber-toothed cat mummy found in Siberia with intact skin, fur and toes is ‘mind-blowing,’ scientists say
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Stephen Filmer
Lucy at 50: How the world’s most famous fossil was discovered
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US Geological Survey
Archaeologists identify centuries-old battle site in Iraq using declassified spy satellite images