History & Archaeology

Dinosaurs may have had colored heads and legs

With impressive bright colors they managed to seduce partners, just like birds still do today. In the meantime, many dinosaur bones have already been found....

These 400-million-year-old worms were equipped with real armor

And with the help of ingenious technology, researchers bring the armored worms virtually to life. meet Lepidocoleus caliburnus and Lepidocoleus shurikenus: Two newly discovered species...

Footprints reveal that some dinosaurs could reach speeds of up to 28 miles per hour!

It is an agile, medium-sized cousin of the fearsome Tyrannosaurus rex. Some carnivorous, two-legged dinosaurs were quite capable. Researchers discover this in a new...

British archaeologists unearth crucified man

It is a unique find, because although the Romans condemned many to death on the cross, very few crucified people have been found to...

Stonehenge: fruit bread as a winter power food?

This is what the Neolithic fruit loaves might have looked like. (Image: English Heritage) The Stone Age visitors to the stone circles of Stonehenge...

Dinosaur with a bizarre tail discovered in Chile

The tail somewhat resembles a macuahuitl; a feared 'sword' that was used as a weapon by the Aztecs, among others. Researchers have unearthed the...

Rare floor mosaic with scenes from Homer’s Iliad

Detail from the Roman mosaic with Achilles (left) and Hector fighting a chariot. (Image: University of Leicester Archaeological Services) Archaeologists have discovered an extraordinary...

Mysterious Denisovans could already be found in this cave 200,000 years ago

Scientists have stumbled upon the oldest fossil remains known to us today of the still rather mysterious Denisovans in the Denisovan Cave. In recent centuries,...

Adapted to walking and climbing

Artist's impression of the now known skeleton parts of the A. sediba lady "Issa". The newly discovered parts of the lower back are...

More than 41,000-year-old jewelry discovered in Poland

The ivory pendant, made from a mammoth tusk, is the oldest piece of jewelry found in Europe to date. About ten years ago, scientists found...

Mysterious cave location

View of the cave entrance (Image: DAI). In the top right section, the head of a statuette of the ancient goddess Meter-Cybele can...

Extinction of mammoths and other large grazers led to more wildfires

It proves how important grazers are even today in our ongoing fight against fire. Between 50,000 and 6,000 years ago, many of the world's largest...

Eldest man-made jewelry of Eurasia

Two views of the ivory pendant. (Image: Antonino Vazzana - BONES Lab) An oval mammoth ivory pendant adorned with dots is the earliest known...

With Neanderthals the milk teeth came through earlier than with us

This allowed them to chew solid foods quite early to meet the energy needs of their slightly larger brains. Normally, the first milk teeth erupt...

Recent Articles