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  1. Archaeology | Science News

    Nov 26, 2025 · Archaeology 12,000-year-old rock art hints at the Arabian Desert’s lush past Newly found engravings of animals on rock outcrops in Saudi Arabia’s Nefud desert show nomads lived there …

  2. Archaeology’s top discoveries of 2024 include preserved brains and a ...

    Dec 17, 2024 · From the plight of ancient Egyptian scribes to the identities of ancient Maya sacrifices, 2024 brought a rich medley of insights into human history.

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    Feb 26, 2025 · Archaeology Here’s how ancient Amazonians became master maize farmers Casarabe people grew the nutritious crop year-round on savannas thanks to networks of drainage canals and …

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    Jun 6, 2024 · Archaeology A puzzling mix of artifacts raises questions about Homo sapiens ' travels to China A reexamined Chinese site points to a cultural mix of Homo sapiens with Neandertals or …

  5. Lidar reveals the oldest and biggest Maya structure yet found

    Jun 3, 2020 · Lidar reveals the oldest and biggest Maya structure yet found Excavations and airborne mapping unveil a society that from its beginnings built big

  6. This ancient Siberian ice mummy had a talented tattooist

    Aug 7, 2025 · Researchers reconstructed a roughly 2,000-year-old woman’s tattoos, from prowling tigers to a fantastical griffinlike creature.

  7. Satellites are transforming how archaeologists study the past

    Aug 4, 2019 · In ‘Archaeology from Space,’ Sarah Parcak takes readers on a lively tour of the past, and archaeology of the 21st century.

  8. Archaeology | Page 2 of 56 | Science News

    May 9, 2025 · Archaeology Neandertals invented bone-tipped spears all on their own An 80,000-year-old bone point found in Eastern Europe challenges the idea that migrating Homo sapiens gave the …

  9. The earliest evidence of tobacco use dates to over 12,000 years ago

    Oct 11, 2021 · Burned seeds at an archaeological site in Utah hint at tobacco’s popularity long before it was domesticated.

  10. A race to save Indigenous trails may change the face of archaeology

    Oct 29, 2024 · As construction of a pipeline nears, an effort to preserve an Indigenous trail in Canada tests whether heritage management can keep up with advances in archaeology.