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22,000-year-old tracks are earliest evidence of transport vehicles.

New Scientist reports: "Tracks and footprints found in New Mexico are by far the earliest evidence of people using primitive vehicles to transport things."

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#Archaeology #Anthropology #Science #Human

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The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities announced Tuesday the discovery of the tomb of ancient King Thutmose II, who is thought to have reigned from about 1493 BC to 1479 BC. @BBCNews reports:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5ym30v356po

#Egypt #Archaeology #Pharaoh #Tomb

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Archaeologists in London have uncovered a section of Roman masonry that belongs to a nearly 2,000-year-old town hall, in what historians say is one of the most significant discoveries in the British capital since an ancient amphitheater was unearthed in the 1980s. @npr reports:
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/18/g-s1-49317/london-roman-basilica-archaeology-roman-empire-discovery

#Archaeology #London #RomanEmpire #Basilica #Britain

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Atomic grains of sand: How the history of humans is written into the fabric of the Earth, from @BBCNews.

"Nature has a way of remembering things. Echoes of certain human activities, especially highly-polluting ones, sometimes show up in tree rings, coastal sediments and ecosystems."

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#Science #Earth #Humans #Environment #Ecology #History

An African strontium map sheds light on the origins of enslaved people.

Science News reports: "Pinpointing birthplaces based on dental records can deepen understanding of the slave trade."

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#Anthropology #History #BlackHistoryMonth #Slavery #Science

Do science dioramas still have a place in today’s museums?

From Science News: "Many exhibit experts believe they still have value but need reimagining."

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#Science #Museum #Diorama #Education #History

Paleontologists claim to have re-discovered dinosaur species in pre-WWII photographs.

From @Gizmodo: "The fossil, destroyed in an air raid 80 years ago, had faded from memory until a paleontologist found archival images."

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#Dinosaurs #Paleontology #Science #History

Human use of fire has produced an era of uncontrolled burning: Welcome to the Pyrocene.

A fire historian writes for @ConversationUS: https://flip.it/-y4.RG

#ClimateChange #Wildfires #Science #History

Ancient DNA from graves reveals "jaw-dropping" discovery about Iron Age women.

@CBSNews reports that the pattern — called matrilocality — is historically rare and was unknown in Europe.

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#DNA #Genetics #Anthropology #Science #Women #History

Ancient humans ate a wide variety of plants, study shows, debunking the efficacy of the paleo diet. @ScienceAlert has more:

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#Science #Humans #History #Food #Paleo #Foodstodon

Female family ties were at the heart of social networks in Celtic society in Britain before the Roman invasion, a new analysis suggests. Genetic evidence from a late Iron Age cemetery shows that women were closely related while unrelated men tended to come into the community from elsewhere, likely after marriage. @AssociatedPress reports:
https://apnews.com/article/celtic-women-iron-age-britain-89c1cc54090afe389fdf61594986851b

#Celtic #Archaeology #Britain #IronAge

#history

For more than 5,000 years, humans have adorned themselves with tattoos. In a new study, researchers used lasers to uncover highly intricate designs of ancient tattoos on mummies from Peru. AP News reports:
https://apnews.com/article/ancient-tattoos-lasers-peru-mummies-2b6c0dd724e18af39727553721075449

#Tattoo #Peru #Mummies #Caral #Tattoos #Archaeology

#history