DNA reveals that distinguished Viking warrior was a woman
New evidence calls for rethinking famous grave and may shed new light on gender roles among the Vikings. In what…
THE VIKINGS KNEW THE SMALLPOX VIRUS AND POSSIBLY SPREAD IT AROUND THE WORLD
Scientists show that a variant of the smallpox virus was widespread among Vikings. Smallpox is a life-threatening disease caused by…
HUMANS REACHED AMERICA 15,000 YEARS EARLIER THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT
But it seems they failed to permanently colonize the continent. It is generally believed that the early pioneers crossed to…
THE FACT THAT THE NEANDERTHALS DISAPPEARED FROM THE MEDITERRANEAN HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH CLIMATE CHANGE
Our technology would have killed them instead. Researchers have long wondered why Neanderthals died out in Europe almost 42,000 years…
HUGE PREHISTORIC MONUMENT DISCOVERED IN THE DESERT OF SAUDI ARABIA
The megalithic monument is about 35 meters long and more than 7000 years old. When you think of megalithic monuments,…
DOMESTIC CATS MAY ALSO HAVE TRAVELED THE FAMOUS SILK ROAD
The remains of a 1,000-year-old cat, discovered along the Silk Road, tell a remarkable story.