The staff of the Paleontological Institute of RAS Boriska found that was found in 1939 in the Moscow region the skull of a large ungulate belongs to the river Buffalo (Bubalus murrensis). Before these animals on the territory of then Read more
Archaeologists have found that more than 10 thousand years ago the inhabitants of the plains of the Llanos de Mochos in the Amazon bred some crops (pumpkin, cassava, corn) and may have grown artificial forest. Article published in the journal Read more
Chemists have found a way to apply radiocarbon analysis for Dating of archaeological ceramics. They used the grease embedded in the walls of blood vessels when cooking. Obtained by the new method of Dating several findings coincided with the dates Read more
Archaeologists have found in the valley of the Kamchatka river in the center of the homonymous Peninsula the tracks of hundreds of large settlements which have arisen in V–VII centuries, according to the Institute of archaeology RAS. The economy of Read more
Scientists from Iran and Taiwan analyzed the petroglyphs of Central provinces of Iran and concluded that it depicted a praying mantis. Being anthropomorphic and resembles the tune of “squatting man”, which is often found on the petroglyphs. The image of Read more
Antique terracotta head found in 2017 on the bottom of the Kerch Bay, in ancient times was painted. Archaeologists and physicists have found in sculpture the traces of the dyes and found that the lips of the statue were painted Read more
Archaeologists from the Rhineland regional Museum in Bonn found in a forest near Cologne Soviet radio station for reconnaissance, although originally looking for traces of a Roman Villa. According to the message Live Science, the model of the detected radio Read more
Italian scientists have identified fragments of black, glassy mass in the skeleton of one of the victims of the eruption of Vesuvius as the brain — this confirms the analysis of the characteristic protein and fat in its composition. This Read more
British scientists have found that the inhabitants of the Olduvai gorge in Tanzania, inhabited in the Paleolithic age (approximately 1.8-2 million years ago), creating stone tools for specific tasks. The material for the guns was chosen with an eye on Read more
scientists discovered in the forest-steppe zone of the Voronezh region burial four Scythian women warriors Dating from the second half of the IV century BC. Burial is remarkable that the skull of one of the women was wearing a fully-preserved Read more