Farmer Leads Scientists to Fossilized Egg From Prehistoric Giant Turtle - With a Revealing Embryo Inside
A very long-lived family, the turtles, filled in its family tree a little by the find of a fossilized embryo from the Cretaceous Period.
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Grave of 9,000-Year-old Skilled Huntress Found in the Peruvian Andes, Changing the Stereotype of 'Man the Hunter'
The 9,000-year-old grave of a skilled female hunter was discovered in the Andes of Peru, showing female hunters were common in ancient times.
British Museum Unveils Ancient Artifacts Illuminating the World of Stonehenge in New Exhibit
Everyone is familiar with the giant stone circle, but the world into which it was built is less well-known, the exhibit tells the full story.
Hi-Tech Archaeology Reveals Extraordinary Cave Art Carvings Beneath 2000 Years of Sediment in Alabama
New digital analysis of rock surfaces in a low cave reveals huge carvings and drawings from nearly 2,000 years ago in Alabama.
Painters Recreating Prehistoric Art in Lascaux (Video)
It may be cave art, but it takes high-tech expertise to bring the paintings of France's Lascaux caves to life again. Artists are rushing to complete a new reproduction of the historic site before it's too late. (Video from AFP here)
'Most Important Prehistoric Discovery in a Century' Revealed by British Museum
The British Museum unveiled the most important piece of prehistoric art found in Britain in the last 100 years-a 5000 year-old chalk drum.
Prehistoric People Created Art by Flickering Firelight, New Research Reveals
Our early ancestors probably created intricate artwork by firelight, an examination of 50 engraved stones unearthed in France has revealed. The stones were incised with artistic designs around 15,000 years ago and have patterns of heat damage which suggests they were carved close to the flickering light of a fire, the new study has found. […]
Prehistoric Women Were Also Hunters and Artists, Says New Documentary Hailing These Multi-Talented Moms
Lady Sapien was a hunter and a mother, an artist and a craftsman, and a new book/documentary seeks who explore her ancient life.
4-Year-old Girl Finds Dinosaur Footprint on a Beach From 215 Million Years Ago
4-year-old Lily Wilder was on a walk on a Welsh beach with her family when she recognized a dinosaur fossil that's 215 million years old.
Compounds in Amber Could Help Fight Drug-Resistant Bacteria Superbugs, Scientists Find
University of Minnesota researchers have found that Baltic amber compounds could fight drug-resistant bacteria.
Woman Collecting Shellfish Discovers Dinosaur Footprint of 'Jurassic Giant'
Archaeologist Marie Woods was out looking for shellfish. Instead she found the largest dinosaur fossil footprint seen on the Yorkshire coast.
Newly Discovered Species of Saber-Toothed Cat Was So Big It Hunted Rhinos in America
There's a new member of the saber toothed cat genus, the largest ever found, that would have hunted rhinos.
Ancient Chicken Laid An Egg That Lasted 1,000 Years Without Being Broken
In Israel, a 1000-year-old chicken egg has been found—and it's still preserved and unbroken, fascinating archaeologists.
Astonishing Peek Into Travels of Mammoth 17,000 Years Ago: A Diary Written in Their Tusks
The travels of a mammoth that lived 17,000 years ago have been revealed through the study of its tusks in Alaska.
To Unravel Earliest History of Our Solar System, NASA's Lucy Mission Launches Toward Asteroid Swarms Tomorrow
NASA is launching the Lucy Mission which will travel to the Trojan Asteroids hoping to uncover the earliest histories of our solar system.
Earliest Prehistoric Art Discovered -And it Turns Out to Be Hand Prints Made by Children 170,000 Years Ago
Researchers have discovered ancient hand and footprints in Tibet that are the oldest art in history-and they were made by children.
Club-Tailed Dinosaur Found in Chile Had Weapon Unlike Anything Seen Before: 'Entirely Unprecedented'
The discovery of an ankylosaur relative with a leaf-shaped tail lined with 7 blades has scientists totally stunned.
Little Boy Finds Massive Ancient Shark Tooth Millions of Years Old
Only 2 or 3 megalodon teeth are found per in Britain, with most being very eroded, making Sammy Shelton's find a once-in-a-lifetime one.
World's Oldest Brain Has Been Found in Remains of a 3-Eyed Giant Prawn From Half-Billion Years Ago
Astoundingly, a 500 million year-old prawn from the Cambrian Period was fossilized with his brain and nerves intact.
Scientists Name New Dinosaur After 5-year-old Girl Who Found Fossil
A newly-discovered dinosaur species has been named after the little girl, Daisy Morris, who stumbled across its remains in 2008 when she was just five years old. Paleontologists announced this week the new species of flying dinosaur would be named Vectidraco Daisymorrisa.
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