Hunting | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/hunting/RSS feed for HuntingenTue, 24 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000Archaeologists Identify Traces of Children's Fingerprints Still Visible on Clay Beads Created 15,000 Years Agohttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-identify-traces-of-childrens-fingerprints-still-visible-on-clay-beads-created-15000-years-ago-180988400/Discovered in present-day Israel, the beads suggest that Natufian groups used clay for symbolic purposes many years earlier than scholars previously thought, according to a new studyTue, 24 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-identify-traces-of-childrens-fingerprints-still-visible-on-clay-beads-created-15000-years-ago-180988400/Gallop Into the Year of the Horse With These Five Amazing Equine Discoverieshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/gallop-into-the-year-of-the-horse-with-these-five-amazing-equine-discoveries-180988194/Since their domestication, horses have changed the course of human history. It’s no wonder the Chinese zodiac associates them with prosperity and successFri, 13 Feb 2026 13:26:40 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/gallop-into-the-year-of-the-horse-with-these-five-amazing-equine-discoveries-180988194/See 24 Astounding Images From the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest—and Vote for Your Favoritehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-24-astounding-images-from-the-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-contest-180988138/The public will choose the winner of the People’s Choice award in a vote that runs from February 4 to March 18Wed, 04 Feb 2026 20:41:41 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-24-astounding-images-from-the-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-contest-180988138/'Rising Star' of a Prominent Yellowstone Wolf Pack Was Illegally Killed, Sparking a Poaching Investigationhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rising-star-of-a-prominent-yellowstone-wolf-pack-was-illegally-killed-sparking-a-poaching-investigation-180988113/Wildlife advocates are mourning the death of a female gray wolf known as 1478FFri, 30 Jan 2026 20:46:19 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rising-star-of-a-prominent-yellowstone-wolf-pack-was-illegally-killed-sparking-a-poaching-investigation-180988113/These Baffling Bone Artifacts Discovered by an Amateur Archaeologist May Be the World's Oldest Whale Harpoonshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-baffling-bone-artifacts-discovered-by-an-amateur-archaeologist-may-be-the-worlds-oldest-whale-harpoons-180988025/After revisiting items from a Brazilian museum, researchers think humans may have been hunting whales 5,000 years ago, a millennium earlier than previously thoughtTue, 20 Jan 2026 14:57:24 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-baffling-bone-artifacts-discovered-by-an-amateur-archaeologist-may-be-the-worlds-oldest-whale-harpoons-180988025/Archaeologists Just Discovered the Oldest Known Evidence of Poison Arrows, Which Hunters Used to Slow Down Their Prey 60,000 Years Agohttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-just-discovered-the-oldest-known-evidence-of-poison-arrows-which-hunters-used-to-slow-down-their-prey-60000-years-ago-180987973/New research reveals traces of plant toxins on arrow tips in South Africa, suggesting that the technique was used tens of thousands of years earlier than scientists thoughtFri, 09 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-just-discovered-the-oldest-known-evidence-of-poison-arrows-which-hunters-used-to-slow-down-their-prey-60000-years-ago-180987973/A Hiker Discovered a Trove of Artifacts in Norway's Melting Ice. The Site Turned Out to Be a 1,500-Year-Old Reindeer Traphttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-hiker-discovered-a-trove-of-artifacts-in-norways-melting-ice-the-site-turned-out-to-be-a-1500-year-old-reindeer-trap-180987710/Located in the mountains of western Norway, the facility was likely used by Iron Age hunters to trap and kill wild reindeer. Experts say it's the only site of its kind ever found in the countryThu, 20 Nov 2025 20:28:20 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-hiker-discovered-a-trove-of-artifacts-in-norways-melting-ice-the-site-turned-out-to-be-a-1500-year-old-reindeer-trap-180987710/High in the Andes of Northern Chile, Hunters Once Used These Stone Wall Traps to Capture Preyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/high-in-the-andes-of-chile-hunters-once-used-these-stone-wall-traps-to-capture-prey-180987519/Archaeologist Adrián Oyaneder discovered dozens of structures called chacu while reviewing satellite images of the Camarones River BasinThu, 16 Oct 2025 17:58:25 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/high-in-the-andes-of-chile-hunters-once-used-these-stone-wall-traps-to-capture-prey-180987519/In 1909, Theodore Roosevelt Embarked on an Ambitious Expedition to East Africa. Here’s Why His Trip Still Matters Todayhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/in-1909-theodore-roosevelt-embarked-on-an-ambitious-expedition-to-east-africa-heres-why-his-trip-still-matters-today-180987389/The 26th U.S. president is both lauded as a conservationist and condemned as a big-game hunter. A new book recounts the historic journey on which he helped form a significant collection of animals at the National Museum of Natural HistoryTue, 23 Sep 2025 17:25:07 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/in-1909-theodore-roosevelt-embarked-on-an-ambitious-expedition-to-east-africa-heres-why-his-trip-still-matters-today-180987389/Could These 80,000-Year-Old Stones Be the World's Earliest Known Arrowheads?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/could-these-80000-year-old-stones-be-the-worlds-earliest-known-arrowheads-180987256/A new study suggests that fragments unearthed at an archaeological site in Uzbekistan look like other examples of arrowheads created thousands of years laterWed, 03 Sep 2025 19:59:02 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/could-these-80000-year-old-stones-be-the-worlds-earliest-known-arrowheads-180987256/