Archaeologists stunned by 5,500 year old discovery from the Bronze Age

Archaeologists in the Middle East have unearthed a stunning 5,500 year old piece of evidence that changes what we know about ...
Ancient Origins

Prehistoric Humans Shaped Europe Long Before Farming

The computer modeling revealed that prehistoric humans influenced European landscapes through two primary mechanisms: deliberate burning of trees and shrubs to create more open habitats, and hunting ...

DNA from Napoleon’s ill-fated 1812 army reveals what likely led to the soldiers’ demise

Near the end of his reign, French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte led an army of over half a million men in an invasion of Russia ...
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New DNA Evidence Reveals What Really Killed Napoleon’s Grand Army in 1812

When Napoleon Bonaparte led his Grand Army into Russia in 1812, he commanded the largest military force Europe had ever seen ...
The Debrief

Ancient DNA Reveals the Secret Killers That Wiped Out Napoleon’s Army in 1812

Ancient DNA reveals Napoleon’s army was decimated by hidden fevers, not typhus, during the disastrous 1812 Russian invasion.
Live Science

'I screamed out of excitement': 2,700-year-old cuneiform text found near Temple Mount — and it reveals the Kingdom of Judah had a late payment to the Assyrians

A newfound pottery sherd has cuneiform text from the Assyrian Empire asking the Kingdom of Judah about a late tribute payment ...