New fossils show Tasmanian devils lived with people in outback Western Australia 45,000 years ago
No comparable images are currently known from around Juukan itself. However, marine shell beads from the…
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Unearthing her story: The rise of women archaeologists • FRANCE 24 English
In a show to kick off a new season, we explore the rise of women archaeologists –…
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Warrior princesses of ancient Egypt? Skeletons show women used the weapons buried with them
In the opening scene of the 2001 blockbuster film The Mummy Returns, two women of Egypt’s…
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The real mystery behind Moana: After 1,700 years, why did Polynesians suddenly sail east?
While ancestral Polynesians were highly adaptable and accustomed to seasonal droughts, prolonged and severe droughts during…
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12,000 Hidden German Helmets! Secret WWII Treasure Tunnel
On a small island off the north coast of France thousands of German troops surrendered on…
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‘Coral houses’ are dotted throughout the Pacific. Now scientists know exactly when they were built
The Mangareva Islands are about 1,600 kilometres southeast of Tahiti in French Polynesia. They get their…
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Libya’s national museum returns to life: Collection spans thousands of years of history
For years, much of Libya’s heritage has been hidden because of security concerns.Now after years of…
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Huge Roman ‘jigsaw’ reveals 2,000-year-old wall paintings
4 days ago Rebecca Morelle Alison Francis Senior science journalist Archaeologists have pieced together thousands of…
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Massive Pre-Historic Mega Structure That CAN NOT Be Explained
Although we discussed numerous prehistoric megastructures on our channel, the ancient ruins of Baalbek in modern-day…
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Fitting the ‘missing puzzle pieces’ – research sheds light on the deep history of social change in West Papua
Owing to its violent political history, West Papua’s vibrant human past has long been ignored. Unlike…
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‘Icarus of the deep’: how a dying anglerfish became a social media sensation
In February, researchers from conservation organisation Condrik Tenerife were about two kilometres off the coast of…
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The human right to science is 76 years old. It’s a reminder for us all to be more curious
Signed exactly 76 years ago today, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is the world’s most…
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Franklin expedition captain who died in 1848 was cannibalized by survivors
Enlarge / Oil painting by Belgian marine artist François Etienne Musin depicting tje HMS Erebus trapped…
