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2000-year-old tattoo tool
The –est Archaeology
A 2,000-year-old tattoo tool is the oldest in western North America
The artifact is made of two pigment-stained cactus spines, and has been sitting in storage since its discovery in 1972.
By Bruce Bower | 4:00pm, March 04, 2019
Angkor
News in Brief | Archaeology
Ancient Angkor’s mysterious decline may have been slow, not sudden
By Bruce Bower | 3:00pm, February 25, 2019
yaks in Mongolia
News in Brief | Archaeology
Tooth plaque shows drinking milk goes back 3,000 years in Mongolia
By Carolyn Gramling | 7:00am, February 17, 2019
stone megalith in Sardinia
News | Archaeology
The spread of Europe’s giant stone monuments may trace back to one region
By Bruce Bower | 3:00pm, February 11, 2019
ancient grave
News | Archaeology
DNA reveals early mating between Asian herders and European farmers
By Bruce Bower | 6:00am, February 08, 2019
bone points and animal teeth
News | Archaeology
New dates narrow down when Denisovans and Neandertals crossed paths
By Bruce Bower | 1:00pm, January 30, 2019
javelin throw
The Science Life | Archaeology
Why modern javelin throwers hurled Neandertal spears at hay bales
By Bruce Bower | 1:51pm, January 28, 2019
Talos and Medea
Reviews & Previews | Archaeology
Our fascination with robots goes all the way back to antiquity
By Bruce Bower | 8:00am, January 20, 2019
painting on cave walls in Spain
Year in Review | Archaeology
Human smarts got a surprisingly early start
By Bruce Bower | 8:18am, December 17, 2018
South American maize varieties
News | Archaeology
Corn domestication took some unexpected twists and turns
By Bruce Bower | 2:00pm, December 13, 2018
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