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Dry Grass Hints That Stonehenge Was Once a Whole Circle
Researchers find new evidence about the shape of Stonehenge
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At “Slaves’ Hill,” Some Workers Ate Better Than Others
New research suggests that the workers at copper mines in the Levant were valued workers, not slaves
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Neanderthal Carvings in a Gibraltar Cave Reveal Some of Europe’s Oldest Known Artwork
Some argue, however, that Homo sapiens are responsible for the etchings
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The First People to Settle Across North America’s Arctic Regions Were Isolated for 4,000 Years
New research shows that the first humans in the Arctic lived there for nearly 4,000 years
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Is This the Most Efficient Way To Build the Pyramids?
A new physics study shows another possible method for how the pyramids of Egypt were constructed
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Two Maya Cities Found in Mexican Jungle
One of the sites was re-discovered after being lost for decades
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New Analysis Suggests Utah’s Famous Rock Art Is Surprisingly Recent
The impressive Barrier Canyon Style images hold clues to the identity of their mysterious painters
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How British Soldiers’ Gear Has Changed Over the Last 1,000 Years
Photographer Thom Atkinson traces the evolution of wooden spears to sniper rifles
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People in the Stone Age Were Fans of Escargot
A new study pushes back the date of land snails being consumed in the Mediterranean
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Before He Died, Richard III Lived Large
Bone chemistry sheds light on the monarch’s shifting diet throughout his brief life
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200-Year-Old Alcohol Found in Shipwreck Is Still Drinkable
Researchers found the liquid, originally thought to be mineral water, was actually over-aged booze
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How an American Missionary Helped Capture the First Panda Given to the U.S.
“Missionaries sometimes have to tackle strange and unusual jobs,” David Graham wrote.
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America’s Tumbleweeds Are Actually Russian Invaders
Some say the tumbleweed’s takeover of the American West was the most aggressive weed invasion in our country’s history
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Egyptians were embalming their dead as far back as 4,100 B.C.
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Watch How the Cultural Hubs of Civilization Have Shifted Over Centuries
A study follows the births and deaths of notable people
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Evidence Shows Neanderthals Ate Birds
Squab was apparently on the neanderthal menu for over 40,000 years in Gibraltar
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Irbil, Iraq, has a long, long, long history
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Humanity’s Legacy Might Be The Holes We Leave Behind
The last remnants of human civilizations might be the holes we carve into the earth
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The Flores “Hobbit” Might Not Be a New Species at All
A long-standing debate on the original findings has been reignited
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These Diaries, of Poet Siegfried Sassoon, Capture the Chaos of WWI
Siegfried Sassoon’s poems captured life in the trenches of WWI
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