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7 Mysterious Ancient Artifacts Researchers Still Can't Explain

Chinese magic mirrors are these mind-boggling artifacts that have been around for centuries. Basically, they're made of ...
Phys.org

Surprising similarities in stone tools of early humans and monkeys

Examples of sharp edged flakes produced unintentionally by long-tailed macaques. Credit: Proffitt et al, 2023 Research by anthropologists at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology have ...
Live Science

Ancient 'Wand' May Be Oldest Example of Lead Work in the Levant

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A lead and wood artifact discovered in a roughly 6,000-year-old grave in a desert cave is the ...
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2,900-year-old Siberian site produces earliest ‘Scythian animal style’ artifacts

Study authors reported in Antiquity that they discovered the earliest examples of the “Scythian animal style” at Tunnug 1, a ...
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Core/Biface Ratios, Mobility, Refitting, and Artifact Use-Lives: A Paleoindian Example

Low core/biface ratios are often linked to high mobility, and high ratios to more sedentary lifestyles. The Paleoindian Allen site assemblage exhibits low core/biface ratios among recovered artifacts ...
Global Times

China's earliest known silk texts return from US, signifying valuable example for recovering artifacts displaced through unethical means

China's earliest known silk texts, the Zidanku Silk Manuscripts volumes II and III, have returned to China as a flight touched down at Beijing Capital International Airport at 3:55 am on Sunday, ...