New evidence suggests that an ancient hominid known as Homo naledi may have ignited controlled fires in the pitch-dark chambers of an underground cave system.
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A 95 million year old crocodile that had a complete dinosaur in its stomach was found
In Australia, researchers discovered a new species of crocodile that lived about 95 million years ago and ate a dinosaur as its final meal.
Mesolithic Stone Age artifacts such as bird feathers, plant fibers and fur found buried with a child
Based on archaeological findings, it was possible to identify human remains as those of a child who may have been found in a Stone Age burial site uncovered beneath a gravel road in eastern Finland.
A baby mummy identified as an Austrian nobleman
Researchers identified a rare baby mummy as the firstborn son of an Austrian count, and rickets may have contributed to the child’s death.
An ancient Roman ‘refrigerator’ discover in a military barrack, in Bulgaria
Polish archeologists have unearthed a Roman built food storage container that operated as a primitive refrigerator in Bulgaria.
The skin of a mummified dinosaur displays biting marks and gashes
The discovery of a particularly well-preserved duck-billed hadrosaur in North Dakota raises the possibility that there are more mummified dinosaur than previously thought.
Genes show how the evolution of our pelvis for upright walking
The pelvis bone is the largest type of bone in the skeleton. It is an oval-shaped body region located between the hip bones and protecting the abdominal organs. Additionally genes, embryonic tissue samples reveal when the pelvis begins to form during pregnancy.
Nearly 2,000-year-old human remains were found at the police station
An analysis of items discovered among human bones buried beneath a disused police headquarters hints to 2,000-year-old remains.