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New DNA Evidence Could Lead Scientists to the Legendary Tomb of Genghis Khan - Arkeonews Archaeologists in Kazakhstan have discovered new DNA evidence that may help solve one of history’s greatest mysteries—the location of Genghis Khan’s lost tomb.

New DNA Evidence Could Lead Scientists to the Legendary Tomb of Genghis Khan ⛏️🧬 arkeonews.net/new-dna-evid...

Meet ‘Tous’ — an entirely new genus of mammal we identified. Here’s why it’s so exciting A plantation worker photographed this new genus of mammal in New Guinea, thought to have been dead for 6,000 years.

Meet ‘Tous’ — an entirely new genus of mammal we identified. Here’s why it’s so exciting. 🐾🇮🇩 theconversation.com/meet-tous-an...

Charred pot residues reveal prehistoric Europeans' surprisingly complex cuisines Thousands of years ago, European communities used a variety of plant and animal products to create elaborate meals, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS One by Lara González ...

Charred pot residues reveal prehistoric Europeans' surprisingly complex cuisines ⛏️🥘 phys.org/news/2026-03...

Research suggests mating direction bias between Neanderthals and humans Scientists say DNA evidence indicates male Neanderthals and human females interbred more often than opposite

Research suggests mating direction bias between Neanderthals and humans 🧬💀 www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

Viking Sea Power May Have Emerged in the 3rd Century, During the Roman Era - Arkeonews New archaeological interpretations that large Roman-era boathouses and a possible ancient canal in southern Norway indicate organized

Viking Sea Power May Have Emerged in the 3rd Century, During the Roman Era ⛏️⛵️🇳🇴 arkeonews.net/viking-sea-p...

Evidence points to early goat and sheep dairy consumption in Neolithic Iran Approximately 9,000 years ago, human communities in Southwest Asia underwent a dramatic transformation, known as the Neolithic revolution. This period was marked by pronounced changes in how they live...

Evidence points to early goat and sheep dairy consumption in Neolithic Iran ⛏️🐏🇮🇷 phys.org/news/2026-02...

1.77-Million-Year-Old Homo erectus Crania in China Challenge Long-Held Timelines of Human Dispersal - Arkeonews New 26Al/10Be burial dating shows China’s Yunxian Homo erectus skulls are 1.77 million years old, making them the oldest securely dated

1.77-Million-Year-Old Homo erectus Crania in China Challenge Long-Held Timelines of Human Dispersal 💀🇨🇳 arkeonews.net/1-77-million...

More Than Kin: DNA Reveals 5,500-Year-Old Stone Age Clans in Sweden’s Gotland - Arkeonews DNA analysis of 5,500-year-old Stone Age graves at Ajvide on Gotland reveals that hunter-gatherers buried close relatives together,

More Than Kin: DNA Reveals 5,500-Year-Old Stone Age Clans in Sweden’s Gotland ⛏️🧬🇸🇪 arkeonews.net/more-than-ki...

Massive ceramics haul from a 14th-century shipwreck reveals Singapore's trading past Singapore was a thriving trading hub hundreds of years before popular narratives depicted it as a quiet fishing village, according to a study of the cargo of a centuries-old shipwreck. Sometime during...

Massive ceramics haul from a 14th-century shipwreck reveals Singapore's trading past 🤿⛏️🇸🇬 phys.org/news/2026-02...

Japan's ancient 'tigers' were actually cave lions, DNA evidence shows There aren't any native lion or tiger populations living in Japan today, but this was not always the case. Fossil evidence indicates that at least one species of large cat roamed the archipelago durin...

Japan's ancient 'tigers' were actually cave lions, DNA evidence shows ⛏️🧬🦁🇯🇵 phys.org/news/2026-02...

What's the Climate Cost of Growing Crops? New global maps show croplands produce nearly 5% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Rice, corn, wheat and oil palm drive most of the impact.

What's the Climate Cost of Growing Crops? 🌾🌏 www.wri.org/insights/cli...

Northern Britain's oldest human remains are of a young female child, DNA analysis reveals The oldest human remains ever found in Northern Britain have been identified as a young female three years after being discovered in a Cumbrian cave. Excavated at Heaning Wood Bone Cave in Cumbria's G...

Northern Britain's oldest human remains are of a young female child, DNA analysis reveals ⛏️🧬🇬🇧 phys.org/news/2026-02...

Scientists uncover Iron Age origins of Vietnamese tooth blackening practices Not everyone wants their teeth to be white and gleaming. Tooth blackening is a recognized part of modern Vietnamese culture, and a recent discovery hints that the roots of this practice may stretch al...

Scientists uncover Iron Age origins of Vietnamese tooth blackening practices ⛏️🦷🇻🇳 phys.org/news/2026-02...

Ancient DNA suggests hunter-gatherers in Europe's lowlands endured until 2500 BCE Researchers at the University of Huddersfield have used ancient DNA to reveal that hunter-gatherers in one part of Europe survived for thousands of years longer than anywhere else on the continent—and...

"We expected a clear change between the older hunter-gatherer populations and the newer agriculturalists, but apparently in the lowlands and along the rivers of the Netherlands and Belgium, the change was less immediate. It's like a Waterworld where time stood still." 🧬 phys.org/news/2026-02...

‘I saw the writing on the wall’: Austria offers safe haven for US academics as Trump wages war on universities Other countries benefit from the Trump brain drain as administration wages war on academia and research

‘I saw the writing on the wall’: Austria offers safe haven for US academics as Trump wages war on universities 🇺🇸🛫🇦🇹 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Nature's 'engine is grinding to a halt' as climate change gains pace, says study Many ecologists hypothesize that, as global warming accelerates, change in nature must speed up. They assume that as temperatures rise and climatic zones shift, species will face local extinction and ...

Nature's 'engine is grinding to a halt' as climate change gains pace 🌎 phys.org/news/2026-02...

Ancient Yangtze floods linked to Shijiahe decline, new 1,000-year rainfall record shows A new study involving researchers from Oxford's Department of Earth Sciences has finally solved the mystery of what caused the collapse of an Ancient Chinese civilization—finding that widespread flood...

Ancient Yangtze floods linked to Shijiahe decline, new 1,000-year rainfall record shows ⛏️🌊🇨🇳 phys.org/news/2026-02...

Saltwater crocodiles crossed the Indian Ocean to reach the Seychelles — before humans arrived and wiped them out A DNA study reveals crocs that lived in the Seychelles represented the westernmost population of saltwater crocodiles, having swam at least 1,800 miles to reach the island.

Saltwater crocodiles crossed the Indian Ocean to reach the Seychelles — before humans arrived and wiped them out 🧬🐊🇸🇨 www.livescience.com/animals/alli...

Siberia’s Last Shaman: DNA Study Uncovers a Woman Who Defied Empire and Time - Arkeonews A DNA study of mummified remains in Siberia reveals the story of the last Yakut shaman, uncovering Indigenous resistance to Russian conquest

Siberia’s Last Shaman: DNA Study Uncovers a Woman Who Defied Empire and Time ⛏️🧬 arkeonews.net/siberias-las...

Social networks spanned thousands of square kilometers during the Upper Paleolithic period, study finds Researchers from several European institutions, led by scientists from the University of Barcelona and the University of Alcalá, have demonstrated that the hunter-gatherers who inhabited the interior ...

Social networks spanned thousands of square kilometers during the Upper Paleolithic period ⛏️🇪🇸 phys.org/news/2026-01... V

Humanity’s oldest known cave art has been discovered in Sulawesi People were creating cave art in Indonesia 67,800 years ago – before modern humans reached Australia.

Humanity’s oldest known cave art has been discovered in Sulawesi 🎨🇮🇩 theconversation.com/humanitys-ol...

Rock art from at least 67,800 years ago in Sulawesi - Nature A hand stencil painted on a cave wall on a small island off the coast of Sulawesi more than 67,800 years ago suggests a very early occupation of Wallacea.

Rock art from at least 67,800 years ago in Sulawesi 🎨🇮🇩 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Neanderthals took reusable toolkits with them on high-altitude treks through the Alps When Neanderthals in Italy were crossing the Alps, it's likely they took refuge in high-altitude bear caves. A new study of stone tools in Caverna Generosa, a cave sitting 1,450 meters up in the mount...

Neanderthals took reusable toolkits with them on high-altitude treks through the Alps ⛏️🇮🇹 phys.org/news/2026-01...

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Top 10 Discoveries of 2025 - The First Indo-European Speakers - Archaeology Magazine - January/February 2026 Eastern Ukraine and Southern Russia

Top 10 Discoveries of 2025: The First Indo-European Speakers ⛏️🧬 archaeology.org/issues/onlin...

One of Europe’s Most Mysterious Languages May Share Ancient Roots with Iberian - Arkeonews New linguistic research suggests that Basque, one of Europe’s most mysterious languages, may share ancient roots with the undeciphered Iberian language.

One of Europe’s Most Mysterious Languages May Share Ancient Roots with Iberian 📜 arkeonews.net/one-of-europ...

(Gift Article)Home at last: ‘Java Man’ fossils anchor new National Museum exhibit - Art & Culture - The Jakarta Post The return of the Dubois Collection from the Netherlands places Indonesia at the heart of human evolution studies, opening new ground for research and public education.

Home at last: ‘Java Man’ fossils anchor new National Museum exhibit 💀🏛️🇮🇩 www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026...

The First Americans May Not Have Crossed Beringia at All — Hokkaido Could Be the Starting Point - Arkeonews New archaeological evidence suggests the First Americans may not have crossed Beringia, pointing instead to Hokkaido as a possible starting point for early coastal migration into the Americas.

“Unlike the harsh polar desert conditions of glacial Beringia, this coastal zone offered comparatively stable marine and terrestrial resources.” ⛏️🇯🇵🌎 arkeonews.net/the-first-am...

The earliest Homo species did not look human, partial skeleton shows Homo habilis, 2 million years old, was known mainly from teeth and jaw bones

The earliest Homo species did not look human, partial skeleton shows 💀 www.science.org/content/arti...

Scientists reveal what drives homosexual behavior in primates Homosexual behavior in primates has a deep evolutionary basis and is more likely to occur in species that live in harsh environments, are hunted by predators or live in more complex societies, scienti...

Scientists reveal what drives homosexual behavior in primates 🐒🦍 phys.org/news/2026-01...