A team of archaeologists from LSU and the University of Texas at Tyler have excavated the earliest known ancient Maya salt works in southern Belize, as reported in the journal Antiquity. The team was ...

A team of archaeologists from LSU and the University of Texas at Tyler has excavated the earliest known ancient Maya salt ...

An analysis looking at the hand bones of australopithecines, apes and humans reveals that tool use likely evolved before the ...

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Ancient Egypt is one of the world's most iconic civilizations, known for its awe-inspiring achievements and innovations. Stretching over 3,000 years along the banks of the Nile, this civilization ...

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Making the jump from using symbols to writing is considered a major development in human cognitive abilities. Tracing how and ...