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I had no idea that greek nations existed in asia, and certainly not that they would be the last independent greek states for the era.
- www.bbc.com Maya civilisation: Archaeologists find ancient city in jungle
The remains of the city were found in an ecological reserve in a mostly unexplored area of jungle.
- phys.org Unicorns in southern Africa: The fascinating story behind one-horned creatures in rock art
One-horned creatures are found in myths around the world. Although unicorns in different cultures have little to do with one another, they have multiple associations in European thought.
- www.sciencenews.org Homo naledi may have dug cave graves and carved marks into cave walls
Proposed discoveries of humanlike activities by these ancient, small-brained hominids have elicited skepticism from some researchers.
- phys.org Ancient pendant found in Mongolia may be oldest known carving of a penis
An international team of archaeologists, ethnographers and historians has found a pendant that may be the earliest known example of a carved phallus. They have published their findings in the journal Scientific Reports.
- www.nytimes.com Scalpel, Forceps, Bone Drill: Modern Medicine in Ancient Rome
A 2,000-year-old collection of medical tools, recently unearthed in Hungary, offer insight into the practices of undaunted, much-maligned Roman doctors.
- www.sciencedaily.com First hominin muscle reconstruction shows 3.2 million-year-old 'Lucy' could stand as erect as we can
Digital modelling of legendary fossil's soft tissue suggests Australopithecus afarensis had powerful leg and pelvic muscles suited to tree dwelling, but knee muscles that allowed fully erect walking.
- phys.org Study: Paleo-Americans hunted mastodons, mammoths and other megafauna in eastern North America 13,000 years ago
The earliest people who lived in North America shared the landscape with huge animals. On any day these hunter-gatherers might encounter a giant, snarling saber-toothed cat ready to pounce, or a group of elephantlike mammoths stripping tree branches. Maybe a herd of giant bison would stampede past.
- www.popsci.com Loving adult friendships help baboons recover from a traumatic childhood
Baboons with strong social bonds added 2.2 years to their lives, no matter what adversity they had faced in their earlier years.
- www.sapiens.org The Rebellion Recorded on the Rosetta Stone
An archaeologist explains how recent archaeological finds in Egypt expand our knowledge of a violent revolt described on the Rosetta Stone.
- www.france24.com Anger as pre-historic stones destroyed for French DIY store
Around 40 standing stones thought to have been erected by prehistoric humans 7,000 years ago have been destroyed near a famed archaeological site in northwest France to make way for a DIY store, an angry…