Discover fascinating revelations about ancient child sacrifices, a hidden city in the Amazon, and a long-standing mystery surrounding Stonehenge.
Unveiling the oldest rock art in the Americas, cave paintings in Argentina dating back 8,200 years have emerged as cultural treasures. The intricate depictions found in Cueva Huenul 1 offer insights into the lives of early hunter-gatherers through geometric shapes and figures of humans and animals.
A genetic revolution reshaped Europe’s history with Yamnaya herders from southwest Asia around 5,000 years ago. The DNA of over 1,600 ancient individuals reveals how Northern Europeans acquired taller stature and lighter skin due to Yamnaya ancestry while also facing risks like multiple sclerosis. Eastern Europeans inherited a gene variant linked to Alzheimer’s disease from this migration.
Ancient Egyptian scribes suffered physical ailments like arthritis from their laborious work with scrolls at the Abusir pyramid complex (SN: 6/27/24).
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