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An unusual email arrived in the inbox of a faculty member at the department of archaeology at Simon Fraser University in the ...
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A pilgrim who visited the Second Temple in Jerusalem may have carved their memories into a limestone block for another ...
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The oldest evidence for human ancestors using fire, dating back to between 1 million and 1.5 million years ago, comes from a ...
The operation saw nine people placed in pre-trial detention and 14 under house arrest in Sicily alone. Charges levied against ...
The Taş Tepeler region of archaeological sites in Türkiye has yielded more artifacts that were possibly associated with ...
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Discovery Channel’s popular show “Expedition Unknown” was on site to document the discovery of 12 human skeletons and ...
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The Ten Best Science Books of 2025

From “experimental archaeology” to the mysterious appeal of exploration, the wide-ranging subjects detailed in these titles captivated Smithsonian magazine’s science contributors this year ...