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Image of several large stones standing upright near the seashore.

Culture

Was Stonehenge Inspired by the Prehistoric French?

New research suggests the idea of stone megaliths was spread by a mysterious seafaring culture from northwest France.

Charles Q. Choi, Contributor

Culture

New Evidence Found of Celtic Decapitation and Embalming Practices 2,300 Years Ago

Chemical analysis shows presence of what was probably a primitive embalming fluid.

Thomas Garlinghouse, Contributor

Culture

Stone Tools Unearthed in China Rewrite Human Migration Timeline

Artifacts suggest that an extinct human species left Africa about 250,000 years earlier than previously thought.

Charles Q. Choi, Contributor

Creature

Feral Hogs Root Through History

Archaeological sites inside Florida Air Force bases are threatened by foraging pigs.

Brian Owens, Contributor

Culture

Hot Spring Evidence Suggests Settlement of Tibet Came Earlier Than Thought

Reanalyzed foot and handprints may date to thousands of years before many thought the roof of the world was settled.

Charles Q. Choi, Contributor

Earth

What Ancient Rock Art Reveals About A Wetter Arabia

Scientists use animal images to study the region's environmental history.

Emily DeMarco, Staff Writer

Culture

Digging Up Genius

Scientists try to uncover the brilliance of Leonardo da Vinci.

Joel Shurkin, Contributor

Human

Can The Skull Tell Us If An Ancient Human Walked Upright?

The head's structure may not explain as much about an animal's posture as long believed.

Erin Ross, Contributor

Fifth millennium B.C. skeleton and burial gifts.

Human

To Study Or Not To Study? For Archaeologists, That Is The Question

A bitter battle can wage over human remains before they rest in peace.

Benjamin Plackett, Contributor

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