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Study: Neanderthals and Homo sapiens Co-Existed in France and Spain for at least 1,400 Years

By News Staff October 13, 2022

A new modeling study by Leiden University and University of Cambridge scientists predicts the appearance of Homo sapiens and the Protoaurignacian culture in France and northern Spain at 42,269 to…

Falcon Shrine Unearthed at Ptolemaic-Roman Port of Berenike

By News Staff October 6, 2022

During excavations at the ancient Hellenistic-Roman port of Berenike on the Red Sea coast of Egypt, an international team of archaeologists has documented a religious space from the Late Roman…

Huge Trove of Byzantine Gold Coins Unearthed in Israel

By News Staff October 4, 2022

A hoard of 44 gold coins dating to the 7th century CE has been unearthed by archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA). A gold solidus coin found by IAA…

Cacao Was Not Food Exclusive to Ancient Maya Elite, New Study Says

By News Staff September 30, 2022

Cacao, known as the money that grew on trees and as a food from the gods, was brought to the world stage by ancient Mesoamericans. The historical background and prehistory…

Settlements of Ancient Maya were Contaminated with Mercury, Scientists Say

By News Staff September 23, 2022

The ancient Maya in Mesoamerica used mercury — predominantly cinnabar, but rarely elemental mercury — for decorative and ceremonial purposes, according to a team of archaeologists from Australia, the United…

Israeli Archaeologists Find 500,000-Year-Old Tusk of Straight-Tusked Elephant

By News Staff September 18, 2022

The straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus) is an extinct species of elephant that lived throughout Europe and Asia between 1.5 million and 100,000 years ago. The animal stood up to 4…

Astronomers Propose New Definition of Planet

Cassini Reveals Surface Properties of Titan’s Hydrocarbon Seas

Ancient Mars was Cool and Relatively Wet, New Study Suggests

Scientists Revise Famous Drake Equation

Mars is Bombarded by Meteoroids At More Frequent Rates than Previously Thought

Juno Spots ‘Hot Rings’ on Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io

Study: Active, Seafloor Hydrothermal Systems on Small Ocean Worlds Could Support Life

Coastlines of Titan’s Largest Lakes and Seas Were Eroded by Wave Activity: Study

NASA Returns Voyager 1 Spacecraft to Normal Science Operations

Water Frost Deposits Spotted on Tropical Martian Volcanoes

Astronomers Propose New Definition of Planet

Cassini Reveals Surface Properties of Titan’s Hydrocarbon Seas

Study: Neanderthals and Homo sapiens Co-Existed in France and Spain for at least 1,400 Years

Falcon Shrine Unearthed at Ptolemaic-Roman Port of Berenike

Huge Trove of Byzantine Gold Coins Unearthed in Israel

Cacao Was Not Food Exclusive to Ancient Maya Elite, New Study Says

Settlements of Ancient Maya were Contaminated with Mercury, Scientists Say

Israeli Archaeologists Find 500,000-Year-Old Tusk of Straight-Tusked Elephant

Astronomers Propose New Definition of Planet

Cassini Reveals Surface Properties of Titan’s Hydrocarbon Seas