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3 days ago · Archaeology The oldest known dice date back about 12,000 years in North America A study of ancient artifacts suggests Native American dice games began thousands of years earlier …
Archaeology’s top discoveries of 2024 include preserved brains and a ...
Dec 17, 2024 · Archaeology’s top discoveries of 2024 include preserved brains and a lost city Preserved brains, arthritis in ancient Egypt and other finds made headlines
Satellites are transforming how archaeologists study the past
Aug 4, 2019 · In ‘Archaeology from Space,’ Sarah Parcak takes readers on a lively tour of the past, and archaeology of the 21st century.
7 stone tools might rewrite the timeline of hominid migration in …
Aug 6, 2025 · The newly discovered seven stone artifacts, found at a site called Calio, show signs of proficient toolmaking, say archaeologist Budianto Hakim of Indonesia’s National Research and …
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Jun 10, 2025 · Archaeology Precolonial farmers thrived in one of North America’s coldest places Ancestral Menominee people in what’s now Michigan’s Upper Peninsula grew maize and other crops …
The world’s oldest pants stitched together cultures from across Asia
Feb 18, 2022 · This pair of approximately 3,000-year-old pants, the oldest ever found, displays weaving techniques and decorative patterns that were influenced by cultures across Asia, researchers say. M. …
Deaths related to the cold have grown since 1999 in the U.S.
Dec 19, 2024 · From 1999 to 2022, the rate of cold-related deaths rose from about 4 per 1 million people to 9 per 1 million in the United States.
A tour of ‘Four Lost Cities’ reveals modern ties to ancient people
Mar 11, 2021 · In the book 'Four Lost Cities,' author Annalee Newitz uses cities of the past to show what might happen to cities in the future.
Can ancient games teach us new tricks? - Science News
Mar 12, 2026 · Excavations of a Roman-era settlement unearthed a limestone board game that may have provided hours of entertainment for plebeians and centurions alike. But wouldn’t you know, the …
Scientists home in on alternatives to ‘forever chemicals’
May 1, 2025 · Some water-resistant fabrics, including those used in umbrellas, contain persistent “forever chemicals,” or PFAS. A new review article outlines principles to design PFAS alternatives …