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How the Swastika, an Ancient Symbol of Good Fortune Used Around the World, Became the Nazi Logo 5 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 1496
Discovery of 5,000-year-old farming society in Morocco fills a major gap in history 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 9 1061
Octopuses seen punching fish that don't cooperate on hunting trips in rare video 3 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 8 1342
Ancient Scandinavians likely used animal skin boats to hunt and trade, study finds 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 6 974
Opinion: When dogs recall toys, and horses plan ahead, are animals so different from us? 10 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Oct 2024 26 2465
'Humongous' fort found in Wales may disprove theory of Celtic-Roman peace 1 sl8 Aug 2024 Oct 2024 9 1401
Bottlenose dolphins 'smile' to say it's time to play 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 6 949
Scientists find a new Neanderthal population that stayed completely isolated for 50,000 years 5 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 37 2560
4 Caves Where You Can See Ancient Cave Art in the U.S. 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 11 1142
Mary Sully's Astonishing Art Pictures American History Through Indigenous Eyes 2 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 11 1559
Cahokia: One of the 1st cities in North America 7 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 17 1739
Remains of 5,000-year-old farming society as large as ancient Troy discovered in Morocco 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 10 916
Mysterious white substance smeared on 3,600-year-old mummies is world's oldest cheese 6 Bayard Sep 2024 Sep 2024 10 1499
Incredible classical Indian dancers you may find amazing! 10 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 11 1882
Viking-Era Overnight Shelter Identified in Norway 1 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 11 1075
A Prehistoric Tool Discovery May Have Just Rewritten Human History 6 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 22 2111
Archaeologists discover southern army fought at 'Europe's oldest battle' 4 erronis Sep 2024 Sep 2024 16 1485
Madagascar's enigmatic rock-cut architecture suggests Zoroastrian origins 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 6 855
Five Thousand Years Ago, Africa Had A Major Civilization We Forgot 4 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 9 1432
Cave of Swimmers: 9,000-year-old rock art of people swimming in what's now the arid Sahara 4 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 12 1666
Man buried with large stones on his chest to prevent him from 'rising from the grave' unearthed in Germany 3 Bayard Sep 2024 Sep 2024 11 1845
Did Roman gladiators really fight to the death? 2 Bayard Sep 2024 Sep 2024 11 1560
Scientists Just Used Really Old Satellites to Find 3,000-Year-Old Underground Aqueducts 4 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 16 1354
Creative Structures Built By Neanderthals Is Upending Our Understanding of the Species 19 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 18 3117
The Surprising Ways Inventions And Ideas Spread In Ancient Prehistory - OpEd 5 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 9 1424
Human-built 5600-year-old submerged bridge found inside cave stuns scientists 8 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 61 3714
Singing Lemurs Share Ancient Musical Heritage with Humans 9 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Sep 2024 27 2090
New evidence upends contentious Easter Island theory, scientists say 4 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 14 1439
Madagascar's Enigmatic Rock-Cut Architecture may have been of Zoroastrian origin 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 14 981
Wild gorillas eat the same tree bark used by traditional healers, which can inhibit the growth of E. coli 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 916

Anthropology Continued...

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Easter Island's population never collapsed, but it did have contact with Native Americans, DNA study suggests 3 sinkingfeeling Sep 2024 Sep 2024 7 1022
Clovis people used Great Lakes camp annually about 13,000 years ago, researchers confirm 6 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 19 1715
Stone Age mass grave contains mostly adult males who were related 1 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 4 1041
Archeological excavation of Terracotta Warriors delivers fruitful, illuminating outcomes 5 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 16 1614
Crushing the Longtime Myth of Masada 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 19 1285
V World Nomad Games: USA Kokpar team lands in Astana 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 5 789
Ancient Greek History Rewritten by a Quarter Million Years 1 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 16 1208
Archaeologists discover 'gore' trench at Waterloo field hospital site 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 9 1034
Archaeologists unearth a 3,500-year-old shopping list 3 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 9 1239
Archaeologists Found a 3,000-Year-Old Fort in the Desert--and It Holds Evidence of a Pharaoh 2 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 8 1274
Archaeologists uncover new evidence of Merlin legend in Scotland 2 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 10 1213
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 0 485
James C. Scott, the Ambivalent Anarchist 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 830
Norway's Viking Societies Found to Be More Violent Than Denmark's 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 8 952
Archaeologists Dove Beneath the Nile and Found a Surprise: Traces of Ancient Pharaohs 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 5 944
We Now Know Exactly Where In The World Humans And Neanderthals Hooked Up 28 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 55 5639
'Amazing' Viking-age treasure travelled half the world to Scotland, analysis finds 1 sl8 Sep 2024 Sep 2024 24 1197
DNA reveals inbreeding, smallpox and violent ends among cave-dwelling Christians in medieval Spain 8 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 4 1544
Archaeologists Found an Ancient Roman Military Camp Hiding at 7,000 Ft 0 agalisgv Sep 2024 Sep 2024 10 968
Scientists solved mysterious origin of Stonehenge's Altar Stone: Scotland 7 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Sep 2024 18 1815
What Can Archaeologists Discover In This Abandoned Tudor Copper Mine? 0 Eko Aug 2024 Aug 2024 5 951
Retiree Finds 3,000-Year-Old Spearhead in Wisconsin 2 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 12 1311
Humans were living near West Papua at least 55,000 years ago, study finds 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 823
3 Hours Of Walking Around Historic Britain 0 Eko Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 1023
Archaeologists Found the Lost 'Book of the Dead' Buried in an Egyptian Cemetery 5 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 57 2932
Early science and colossal stone engineering in Menga, a Neolithic dolmen (Antequera, Spain) 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 9 865
Ancient plant artefact reveals humanity's epic journey to Australia 2 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 13 1121
Human bones in Spain likely those of mediaeval bishop behind popular pilgrimage, study shows 0 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 5 940
Unveiling the ancient Maya's relationship to animals and nature 3 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 11 1001
Last known slave ship to the US should stay underwater to preserve 'crime scene', experts say 1 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 908

Anthropology Continued...

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Man under investigation in Spain for pouring water on ancient cave paintings to get a sharper photo 3 BlueWaveNeverEnd Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 1074
Ancient Temple Carvings Seemingly Depict Historical Comet 2 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 9 1168
Remarkable find: Archaeologists in Norway discovered the remains of a gauntlet on the seabed 1 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 25 1678
SCIENTISTS FIND EVIDENCE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY USED TO BUILD EGYPTIAN PYRAMID 4 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 21 2219
Mysterious Woman Buried With Wild Animals Was a Shaman, Study Says 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 15 866
Beer and salt among Roman 'mega-industries' 1 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 5 844
British tourist carves his initial and those of his daughters' on 2000 yr old house in Pompeii, faces jail 9 BlueWaveNeverEnd Aug 2024 Aug 2024 14 1893
Stunning image reveals Revolutionary War soldier whose bones were found in N.J. field 4 Wicked Blue Aug 2024 Aug 2024 12 1562
This Interactive Map Shows Which Indigenous Lands You Live On 9 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 25 2158
New study suggests hydraulic lift used in construction of Egypt's first pyramid 3 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 5 1258
Canada owes First Nations billions after making 'mockery' of treaty deal, top court rules 0 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 7 757
Humans can increase biodiversity, archaeological study shows 1 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 7 2117
Archaeologists Discovered a 4,000-Year-Old Toppled Monolith. How It Fell Is a Mystery. 0 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 13 968
Lasers reveal Roman-era circus in Spain where 5,000 spectators watched horse-drawn chariot races 1 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 7 995
A Buried Ancient Egyptian Port Reveals the Hidden Connections Between Distant Civilizations 1 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 12 1098
Devastating tsunami reveals drowned lost city in India 0 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 9 986
Deeper down the rabbit hole: How technology conspiracy beliefs emerge and foster a conspiracy mindset 0 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 5 793
New Archaeological Evidence from Tanimbar Islands Shows Human Occupation 42,000 Years Ago 0 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 14 872
Pompeii Skeletons Reveal Another Disaster Added to Vesuvius Eruption's Horror 4 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 17 1404
Explorers Uncovered an Ancient Roman Marble Floor--at the Bottom of the Sea 0 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 9 875
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