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Scientists Say: Prehistoric
Researchers rely on prehistoric tools and other artifacts to study the vast stretches of time before recorded history.
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Researchers rely on prehistoric tools and other artifacts to study the vast stretches of time before recorded history.
By searching ancient texts and ruins, scientists found a concrete recipe that could make buildings stronger — and help address climate change.
In this science project, you will learn about the rituals and science of mummification by mummifying a hot dog.
Archaeologists and an Aboriginal family are working together to find and document a First Nations group’s lost ties to the land.
Indigenous peoples of the Americas developed self-rule long before the pilgrims arrived or the U.S. Constitution was written.
Neandertals are an extinct species closely related to modern humans. They made tools and jewelry, controlled fires and cared for their sick.
From toolmaking to healthcare, new research finds that Neandertals shared many cultural and social similarities with our human ancestors.
The comb bears the earliest known complete sentence written in a phonetic alphabet, researchers say.
New details of Tut’s story are still coming to light. Here are three things to know on the 100th anniversary of his tomb’s discovery.
By studying and reviving old scents, archaeologists are finding new clues about how ancient Egyptians experienced their world through smell.