Face of a 7500-year-old Woman Reveals Gibraltar’s Earliest Humans The Minister of Heritage Dr. John Cortes unveiled a historical reconstruction of the head of a Neolithic woman who lived in Gibraltar 7,500 years ago. Archeologists who worked in the Gibraltar…
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Rare Tardigrade Fossil Found in 16-million-year-old Dominican Amber The discovery of an incredibly rare fossil is helping scientists learn more about one of Earth’s ancient and most resilient inhabitants: the microscopic tardigrade. Modern tardigrades are eight-legged micro-animals, also known as water…
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The World’s Best-Preserved Mummy, 2,000-Year-Old Lady Dai, Still Has Blood In Her Veins Xin Zhui died in 163 BC. When they found her in 1971, her hair was intact, her skin was soft to the touch, and her veins still housed…
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Ancient Shells: The Evolution of Personal Identity Over 100,000 Years Ago Scientists have found evidence suggesting the ancient use of ochre in Africa and Europe indicates that body painting, clothing decoration, and tattooing may date back to more than 300,00…
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Ancient Human Sacrifice Victim’s Last Meal Revealed Shortly before his violent death in 400 B.C., a man — whose remains are known as Denmark’s famous bog body “Tollund Man” — ate a meal of porridge and fish, a new study…
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This Gorgeous Ice Cavern Reveals an Ancient Forest Underneath Mendenhall Glacier Mendenhall Glacier is one of the most picturesque places that is situated in Southeast Alaska. It is whoppingly 13.6 miles long. There are a number of ice caves that…
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Ancient Roman Women Wore Bikini In 1400 B.C. We tend to think the bikini is a modern fashion invention. Still, there is evidence ancient Roman women were familiar with two-piece garments already in 1,400 B.C., if not even earlier. The…
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3,000-Year-Old World’s Oldest Olive Tree on the Island of Crete Still Produces Olives Today One day about 3,000 years ago, at a time when the Minoan civilization still ruled over Crete and long before the rise of Classical Greece, an…
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Early human ancestors one million years older than earlier thought The question of where Human Ancestors came from has fascinated the scientific community for centuries. Fortunately, there have been some incredible discoveries of different skeletons, each of which gives researchers…
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Fossil hunters unearth massive mega-wombat graveyard Australian scientists unveiled the biggest-ever graveyard of an ancient rhino-sized mega-wombat called diprotodon, with the site potentially holding valuable clues on the species extinction. The remote fossil deposit in outback Queensland state is thought to…
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