73 Pre-Incan Mummies, Some with ‘False Heads,’ Unearthed in Peru
Burials holding mummies with false heads have been discovered from the Wari Empire in Peru
Archaeology
Scientists Sequence DNA from a 3,000-Year-Old Brick
A chunk of a Mesopotamian palace revealed genes from dozens of ancient plants
5 of the Greatest Natural History Hoaxes of All Time
These historical forgeries show what makes misinformation so successful
Experts Doubt Claims that World’s Oldest Pyramid Was Discovered in Indonesia
Massive buried structures at Gunung Padang in Indonesia have been described as much older than Egypt’s great pyramids in a new study, but some doubt they’re even human constructions
Egypt’s Iconic Sphinx May Have Begun as Natural Carving by the Wind
Egypt’s famous Sphinx may have originated as a rock feature carved by erosion that ancient Egyptians further refined into the iconic monument
Incan ‘Ice Maiden’ Revealed in Hyperrealistic Facial Reconstruction
A new facial approximation brings to life an Incan girl who was killed 500 years ago as part of a sacrificial ritual
Ancient Skulls Reveal Shifts in Human Violence across Millennia
Levels of murder, assault, torture, and the like fluctuated greatly in the ancient world, according to new research
Ancient Footprints Affirm People Lived in the Americas More Than 20,000 Years Ago
A new study suggests humans arrived in the Americas before the height of the last ice age more than 20,000 years ago
10,000 Pre-Columbian Structures Could Be Hidden beneath Amazon Rain Forest
If this new estimate holds up, scientists have yet to identify the vast majority of earthworks strewn across the Amazon
Earliest Evidence of Wooden Construction Uncovered
Researchers say the discovery of the earliest known wooden construction expands their knowledge of the woodworking skills of early humans that existed before Homo sapiens
Possible New Human Species Found through 300,000-Year-Old Jawbone Fossil
A jawbone from eastern China that displays both modern and archaic features could represent a new branch of the human family tree
Ötzi the Iceman Gets a New Look from Genetic Analysis
Improved DNA analysis has updated thinking on the skin color, ancestry, and more of the alpine mummy known as Ötzi the Iceman