Flipboard 2025 Archaeology And Discoveries

Recent experiments with monkeys and apes are changing how archaeologists interpret ancient stone tools, revealing surprising similarities in tool choice, precision, accidental flakes, and early hominin behavior.

Archaeologists uncovered a 6,200-year-old stitched animal hide in British Columbia that may reveal how ancient people made and wore footwear.

Ancient DNA and archaeological discoveries reveal how early humans crossed oceans, conquered harsh landscapes, and travelled farther than scientists once imagined.

A California scientist spotted something strange in a creek and discovered an exceptionally preserved mastodon tooth estimated to be at least 10,000 years old, revealing clues about the Ice Age.

When hikers found a body in the Alps in 1991, nobody expected it to become one of the world’s most famous archaeological discoveries. Scientists eventually worked out how old he was. But ten years passed before they spotted the detail that changed his story completely.

DNA is revealing mysterious “ghost populations” of ancient humans whose fossils have never been identified, from Africa to Asia and the Americas.

In 1934, Everett Ruess headed into the Utah wilderness...He never came back. For decades, people searched for him, argued about the clues, and wondered what everyone had missed. Then, in 2009, scientists announced a discovery that seemed to finally answer the biggest question of all.

Archaeologists uncovered a burned Gallic wall beneath central Paris that may help reveal where ancient Lutetia stood and finally clarify the long-debated origins of the French capital.

An 11,000-year-old Saskatchewan settlement reveals ancient hearths, stone tools, and bison remains, pushing regional Indigenous history deeper into the past.

Scientists are debating whether Earth is truly rare or simply alone, as exoplanet discoveries, possible biosignatures, and new telescope data reshape the search for extraterrestrial life.