Ancient civilization

Discoveries Life depended on a rare metal for survival – billions of years ago

Scientists discovered that early life relied on molybdenum billions of years ago despite the metal being scarce on Earth.

Discoveries 1.9 million-year-old finding points to the earliest evidence of humans outside of Africa Joshua Shavit

Discoveries New DNA study reveals Beachy Head Woman was local to Roman Britain Rebecca Shavit

Discoveries Earliest known human-animal figurine provides 12,000-year-old glimpse into prehistoric beliefs Joshua Shavit

Discoveries Ancient DNA shows dogs and people migrated together across Eurasia Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Ancient stone tools reveal how early seafarers from Asia became America’s first people Joshua Shavit

Discoveries Mayan astronomers built a 700-year-long eclipse calendar centuries before telescopes Shy Cohen

Discoveries Archaeologists discover 5,500-year-old site where communities came to celebrate and find unity Shy Cohen

Discoveries Karnak’s hidden island: What lies beneath Egypt’s great temple Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Ancient teeth reveal how the world’s earliest farmers lived, moved, and socialized Joshua Shavit

Discoveries Rivers and tides reveal the origin of Sumerian civilization

Discoveries Royal tomb discovery changes what’s known about Maya history

Discoveries Ancient Bolivian temple discovery reveals secrets of lost Tiwanaku society

Discoveries Roman gladiator vs lion: Surprising discovery in York cemetery

Discoveries Archeologists reveal how ancient Egyptians built the pyramids

Discoveries Denisovan jawbone discovery unlocks secrets of ancient human migration

Discoveries 3,000-year-old biblical structure unearthed in Jerusalem’s City of David