Horse Skeleton From the Ice Age Found in Utah Backyard Isn't What it Seems

Medicine & Technology Feb 17, 2021

The Lehi Horse skeletons unearthed in 2018 were initially dated to the Ice Age epoch. However, researchers now know that the mare lived more recently, roughly 340 years ago, after the Spanish introduced European horses to the Americas.

Could a 17,000-year-old Conch Shell Actually Be a Wind Instrument?

Feb 10, 2021

A team of French scientists was able to re-examine a 17,00-year-old conch shell shelved in the museum collection, now believed to be the oldest example of wind instrument from European prehistory.

Ancient Civilization Flourished in the Desert Thanks to Bird Droppings

Jan 25, 2021

A new study shows ancient farmers used seabird guano to fertilize the arid soil of the Atacama Desert.

Oldest Cave Painting: 43,000-Year-Old Warty Pig Cave Painting was Discovered in Indonesia

Jan 13, 2021

Archeologists discover a warty pig cave painting--the oldest known pre-Austronesian painting in the Sulawesi islands, Indonesia.

Human Tissue Transformed Into Glass From Mount Vesuvius Eruption

Oct 06, 2020

Human tissue from nearly 2,000 years ago was unique preserved after volcanic ash cooled after Mount Vesuvius erupted in a process called vitrification. A similar analysis can be conducted on victims from recent events including fires and other volcanic eruptions.

Understanding Prone & Deviant Burials

Sep 04, 2020

Anthropologists have been trying to understand the reasons for deviant burials such as being buried face-down. Throughout history, evidence points towards preventing infectious diseases, fear of the dead coming back as evil creatures, and vampires.

Ancient Beads Made From Meteorites Could Reveal The Prehistoric Culture

May 16, 2017

According to study, these ancient beads were fashioned from an exotic material unearthed from the fragments of a crashed meteorite.

Fossil Of The Oldest Predecessor Of Buckthorn Flower Discovered In Argentina

May 12, 2017

Recently a group of paleobotanist found the fossilized flower in Argentina which belongs to Buckthorn family. The fossil is located in the shales of the Salamanca Formation.

75-Million-Year-Old Armored Dinosaur Species Found In Montana Named After Ghostbusters Character, Zuul

May 11, 2017

A group of archeologist found a fossil of an armored dinosaur species which belong to Ankylosauria species. This fossil located at Judith River in Montana region in the US.

Scientists Extract DNA Of Extinct Human Species From Sediments Without Skeletal Remains SpellCheck

Apr 30, 2017

A new procedure makes it possible to harvest DNA of extinct human species in prehistoric dwellings even in the absence of bones and skeletal remains.

New Fossils Of Carnivore Found In Egypt Named Anubis, God Of Underworld

Apr 21, 2017

Analysis of the Egyptian fossils revealed a new species of an extinct carnivore, hyaenodonts. The new species is named Masrasector nananubis.

From Discovery Of Exoplanets To Archeology - Here’s How Citizen Science Can Change The World

Apr 17, 2017

The public can be among the greatest contributing minds for modern science. With the help of new technologies, how far can publicly funded researches done by nonprofessional scientists go?

A New Dinosaur Called Moabosaurus Utahensis Discovered By BYU Professors

Apr 14, 2017

Researchers in Utah have discovered a new type of sauropod dinosaur. They named the plant-eating dino Moabosaurus Utahensis after the place that yielded its bones, Utah's Moab desert.

Buried In Time: Another Ancient Pyramid Discovered In Egypt

Apr 06, 2017

An Egyptian excavation team claims to have discovered an ancient pyramid dating back 3,700 years to the 13th dynasty.

Neanderthals Appreciate Aestetics Too; They Transform Raven Bones Into Prehistoric Sculptures

Mar 31, 2017

Scientists discover that Neanderthals have spacial recognition, know visual harmony and distance.