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3,500-year-old rock art of wild sheep and double-humped camels revealed in Kazakhstan
Volunteers on an environmental clean-up in Kazakhstan uncovered rock art dating to the Bronze or Iron ages, but archaeologists say they already knew about the site.
28 'carefully placed' horses in ancient burial in France may have been part of a sacrificial ritual
Based on the positioning of the horses, researchers determined that the animals may have been buried as part of a sacrifice.
2,000-year-old gold jewelry from mysterious culture discovered in Kazakhstan
Researchers think the artifacts were made during the little-known Kangju state.
World's 1st carved horse: The 35,000-year-old ivory figurine from Vogelherd cave
Carved out of ivory, the figurine was created during the Upper Paleolithic.
Ancient Egyptians tried to treat cancer 4,000 years ago, cut-marked skull indicates
Cut marks discovered surrounding cancerous lesions on an ancient Egyptian skull suggest that humans were conducting cancer surgery more than 4,000 years ago.
Jamestown colonists killed and ate the dogs of Indigenous Americans
Archaeologists investigating Jamestown have discovered that colonists likely butchered and ate the dogs of Indigenous Americans.
Ramesses II's sarcophagus finally identified thanks to overlooked hieroglyphics
Archaeologists determined that a fragment of a sarcophagus hidden beneath a Coptic building's floor once belonged to Ramesses II.
Neanderthals could talk — but how sophisticated was their language?
Neanderthals could talk, but they likely couldn't use or understand metaphors, which compare two unlike things, research suggests.
