Prehistoric Man

Does this 850,000-year-old human bone show signs of cannibalism?

Does this 850,000-year-old human bone show signs of cannibalism?

Does this 850,000-year-old human bone show signs of cannibalism?

Scientists reconstruct the tattoos of a 2,000-year-old ice mummy

Scientists reconstruct the tattoos of a 2,000-year-old ice mummy

Scientists reconstruct the tattoos of a 2,000-year-old ice mummy

Who were the Neanderthals—and why did they go extinct?

History & Culture

Who were the Neanderthals—and why did they go extinct?

Who were the Neanderthals—and why did they go extinct?

How uncharted caves in Greenland could predict the Earth's future

How uncharted caves in Greenland could predict the Earth's future

How uncharted caves in Greenland could predict the Earth's future

Visit Algeria’s little-known ‘museum of prehistoric art’

Visit Algeria’s little-known ‘museum of prehistoric art’

Visit Algeria’s little-known ‘museum of prehistoric art’

Ancient bone may be earliest evidence of hominin cannibalism

Ancient bone may be earliest evidence of hominin cannibalism

Ancient bone may be earliest evidence of hominin cannibalism

Did early humans interbreed with a ‘ghost’ population?

Did early humans interbreed with a ‘ghost’ population?

Did early humans interbreed with a ‘ghost’ population?

A look inside the world of the Neanderthals

A look inside the world of the Neanderthals

A look inside the world of the Neanderthals

Menorca’s ‘houses of the dead’ reveal these ancient secrets

Menorca’s ‘houses of the dead’ reveal these ancient secrets

Menorca’s ‘houses of the dead’ reveal these ancient secrets

Unearthing 100 archaeological treasures of the past

Unearthing 100 archaeological treasures of the past

Unearthing 100 archaeological treasures of the past

This 45,500-year-old pig painting is the world’s oldest animal art

This 45,500-year-old pig painting is the world’s oldest animal art

This 45,500-year-old pig painting is the world’s oldest animal art

Prehistoric female hunter discovery upends gender role assumptions

Prehistoric female hunter discovery upends gender role assumptions

Prehistoric female hunter discovery upends gender role assumptions

Archaeologists give him skulls—he brings them to life

Magazine
Innovator

Archaeologists give him skulls—he brings them to life

Archaeologists give him skulls—he brings them to life

Holographic elephants shine new light on tradition—and other innovations

Science
Breakthroughs

Holographic elephants shine new light on tradition—and other innovations

Holographic elephants shine new light on tradition—and other innovations

Ancient Riches Discovered at Mysterious Burial Monument

Ancient Riches Discovered at Mysterious Burial Monument

Ancient Riches Discovered at Mysterious Burial Monument

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