The stones range from 4,500 to 3,600 years old. The stone spheres are believed to be from an Ancient Greek board game. According to archaeologists…
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The Dancing Horse sculpture featured a decorative tassel on its forehead, prompting the Cincinnati Art Museum to undertake a scientific investigation that found it was…
Using pieces of a gallstone from a mummy from the 1500s, researchers have been able to reconstruct the E. coli genome. Credit: Division of Paleopathology…
The discoveries show that ancient DNA can be recovered from Pompeiian human bones, providing new insight into this historic community’s genetic history and lifestyles. The…
The only almost completely intact Genyornis eggshell ever discovered. It was located by N. Spooner and collected by Gifford H. Miller, South Australia. The presence…
According to experts from the University of Otago, the moa’s distribution changed as the environment warmed and cooled. Ancient DNA provides a unique look at…