Amazing 55,000-Year-Old Finds Discovered in West Papua
In humanity’s distant past, highly skilled seafarers made daring voyages from Asia to the Pacific islands. It was a global migration that shaped the spread of our species, Homo sapiens, across the planet. These seafarers became the ancestors of the people who live in this region today, from West Papua to Aotearoa (New Zealand). However, archaeologists are still unclear about the exact timing, location and nature of these seaborne migrations. The study found that people lived near West Papua at least 55,000 years ago.
Researchers at excavation site in Spain find new evidence of Neolithic revolution
Humans began to transition from small nomadic bands to early agricultural civilizations during the Neolithic period. According to National Geographic, historians have several theories about why the Neolithic Revolution, also known as the Agricultural Revolution, began: overpopulation, reliance on certain plants, and even the creation of a more cohesive, productive society. The Neolithic fundamentally changed the way humans interacted with the land, animals, and each other, and the organizational practices developed during this time can be traced to the present day, making this period responsible for one of the most important revolutions in human history.
The modern Kursk region was covered with elevated sand dunes 21-18 thousand years ago
The life of people of the Stone Age was inextricably linked with the natural environment, so scientists studying their settlements try to understand not only what ancient dwellings and their inhabitants looked like, but also what kind of landscape surrounded people, what the climate was like, what plants and animals existed around, the scientists said.
Moon standstill ends early 2025, experts explore new theory on Moon’s influence on Stonehenge design
Experts at English Heritage are investigating a new theory about how the Moon may have influenced the design of Stonehenge. A major lunar standstill occurs about every 19 years, with the next one due in 2024. This has prompted experts in England to investigate whether the phenomenon could have something to do with the design of Stonehenge. The stones at Stonehenge are varied in composition and come from a number of potential sources.
Latest News on Neanderthals – Interbreeding with Homo sapiens and Isolation
A complex picture is emerging of how the Neanderthals died out, and what role modern humans played in their demise. About 37,000 years ago, Neanderthals were still living in small groups in what is now southern Spain. They may have gone about their daily business, making stone tools, eating birds and mushrooms, carving symbols into rocks, and creating feather and shell jewelry. They probably never realized that they were among the last of their kind.
New facts in the history of Ancient Egypt have been discovered
It would seem that Egypt has been dug up and down, but archaeologists and scientists are finding new facts to study. For example, mysterious plasma bubbles have appeared above the pyramids; China has recorded these strange atmospheric phenomena using modern radar. Archaeologists have discovered a 3,000-year-old fort in the desert, which contains evidence of the pharaoh’s stay. The ancient Egyptians used so much copper that they polluted the harbor near the pyramids.
Top Archaeological Novelties Found Underwater in 2024
Surprisingly, historical landmarks can survive in water. A 2,000-year-old temple from the “Indiana Jones civilization” has been found submerged off the coast of Italy. An ancient sunken bridge in Spain shows that people inhabited the Mediterranean island nearly 6,000 years ago. A torrential downpour hit an excavation site and uncovered a 233-million-year-old dinosaur. Archaeologists have discovered underwater images of several New and Late Kingdom pharaohs in the southern Egyptian province of Aswan. Archaeologists have found a centuries-old statue of a Greek god at the bottom of a Roman sewer.
Child sacrifices were practiced in Peru about 1,000 years ago, and archaeologists have found more than 500 bodies in the last five years
In the coastal desert north of Lima, Peru, archaeologists have uncovered the skeletal remains of 227 children, apparently killed and buried hundreds of years ago in a massive ritual sacrifice. The find represents the largest child burial on Earth, according to researchers who have been excavating the site for more than a year, and the bodies discovered so far may be just the tip of the proverbial blade. “No matter where you dig, there’s another one,” said the site’s lead archaeologist.
Traces that can change history
Archaeologists have found 115,000-year-old human footprints where they shouldn’t be. Fossilized footprints in Saudi Arabia show evidence of human movement on the cusp of the next ice age. Study of preserved tracks in New Mexico continues to shed light on the first human movements across North America.
Scientists from the Far East and Siberia have extracted Paleolithic viruses from melting permafrost
Scientists are discovering and resurrecting ancient viruses trapped in permafrost and frozen remains. Trapped in frigid Arctic soils and riverbeds, the world is teeming with ancient microbes. Bacteria and viruses that existed thousands of years ago are frozen in time within prehistoric layers of permafrost. Rising temperatures could cause much of the ice to melt, freeing these microbes from their icy prisons. The viruses found are harmless, but other microbes, as yet unknown, could be released and infect humans or other animals.