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Researchers discover world’s oldest sewn hide, dated to Ice Age, in Oregon caves - study

Through carbon dating, researchers have ruled that the artifacts are between approximately 11,700 and 12,900 years old, a time when Ice Age temperatures had returned after a brief warm period.

Inside Sea Lion Caves, Oregon, February 10, 2026.
 A member of staff of the Natural History Museum in Berne, Switzerland, checks the skeleton of an elephant on show at the museum's Skeleton Hall, September 16, 2005.

Elephant bone found at Spanish archaeological site may have marched on Rome with Hannibal - study

Dog skull found during an archaeological excavation.

Canine remains discovered in Bulgaria show dog meat may have been Iron Age delicacy - study

Ken Follett returns with an epic on building Stonehenge in 2500 BCE.

Humans, not glaciers, brought stones to Stonehenge, study confirms


Prehistoric humans may have used fire to smoke meat one million years ago, study suggests

Over time, as the availability of large game declined, humans had to adapt to hunting smaller animals and using fire more consistently.

 Ran Barkai holds a segment of an ancient elephant at the La Polledrara site in Italy.

1,500-year-old figurines found in Negev point to early Christians in southern Israel

Experts say that the figurines prove that a Christian community lived in southern Israel nearly 1,000 years ago.

 Heads of carved African figures discovered at the site. They may indicate the origin of the buried individuals.

Scientists discover new 15 million-year old fish with last meal fossilized inside its stomach

With the discovery of the species, scientists can now properly develop a timeline surrounding the arrival of the fish in Australia and its evolution since then.

 15 Million year old fish fossil with preserved stomach contents.

Study links Arabian god Kahl to smiting deity tradition

Research connects Qaryat al-Fāw’s patron god to Near Eastern iconography and coinage.

 Study links Arabian god Kahl to smiting deity tradition.

Experts rethink China's Great Wall true purpose

Recent findings suggest the wall served to support pastoralism and control local nomadic groups.

 Experts rethink China's Great Wall true purpose.

New study shows human ancestor thrived in harsh desert conditions over 1 million years ago

The research challenges the long-held belief that only Homo sapiens had the capacity to thrive in extreme environments.

 Monolith made of red sediments at he Olduvai Gorge or Oldupai Gorge.

Archaeologists uncover artifacts from ancient Egypt's 2nd, 3rd, and 18th dynasties in Saqqara

the expedition uncovered over ten burials from the 18th Dynasty, indicating that Saqqara was used as a necropolis during the New Kingdom when Memphis was reinstated as the capital of Egypt.

 Archaeologists find artifacts from the second, third, and eighteenth dynasties of ancient Egypt in Saqqara necropolis.

800-year-old pottery fragment depicting Anatolian leopard discovered in Hasankeyf

The damaged piece showcases the body of a wild animal at the front, though its head is missing. Behind it, the head of a wild goat has been identified.

 Anatolian leopard.

Different human ancestors walked together, footprints suggest

Study provides first evidence of different bipedalism styles on same footprint surface, attributed to both species.

 A model showing fossil footprints of Paranthropus boisei alongside those of Homo erectus.

Recent research into dinosaur diets shows why they ruled the Earth - study

The study used hundreds of fossils of well-fed dinosaurs to compare and contrast nutrition dynamics across five vertebrate assemblages of these beasts from the Triassic and Jurassic periods.

 A dinosaur is seen in prehistoric times in this artistic illustration.