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Starbucks of Ancient America?
In the 1600s, Europeans exploring the American southeast wrote of a purification ritual practiced by the native people, involving...
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Did Mayas Use 2,500-Year-Old Chocolate as Condiment or Beverage?
Archaeologists say they have found traces of 2,500-year-old chocolate on a plate in the Yucatan peninsula, the first time...
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Colossal Human Sculpture Unearthed in Turkey
Archaeologists in southeastern Turkey have discovered an enormous stone sculpture of a Neo-Hittite warrior-king daring from the first millennium...
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Modern Culture May Have Emerged 30,000 Years Earlier Than Thought
Poisoned-tipped arrows and jewelry made of ostrich egg beads found in South Africa show modern culture may have emerged...
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Century of Drought May Be Ahead
A drought that gripped western North America from 2000 to 2004 was the worst since the Middle Ages, but...
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Modern Humans Greater Threat to Neanderthals
Modern humans were likely a greater threat to the Neanderthals than major natural events like extreme cold weather or...
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Sophisticated Mayan Water Management System Revealed
Scientists have identified the largest ancient Mayan dam, constructed from stone and holding back around 20 million gallons of...
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Spearheads, DNA Point to Second Founding Society in North America
Stone spearheads and human DNA found in Oregon caves, anthropologists say, have produced firmer evidence that these are the...
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First Americans Arrived in Three Waves From Siberia
A detailed genetic analysis has settled the question of how and when the first Americans arrived in the continent....