Archeology

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More re earliest fire making, free article

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/science/archaeology-humans-neanderthals-fire.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9U8.XQjI.kujjUR4cWDCi&smid=url-share

 

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Found: The World's Oldest Poisoned Arrows » Explorersweb

Scientists have found the oldest known poisoned arrows, dating back 60,000 years. These small quartz arrowheads unearthed in South Africa are laced with plant toxins. This means the use of poison for hunting started tens of thousands of years earlier than we thought. The arrow tips came from...

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7,000-year-old underwater wall raises questions about ancient engineering — and lost-city legends

Scientists found a massive underwater wall in France that might help explain the origin of the legend of Ys.

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