How hidden details in ancient Egyptian tomb paintings are revealed by chemical imaging
The walls of ancient Egyptian tombs can teach us much about the lives of the pharaohs and their entourages. Tomb paintings showed the deceased and their immediate family members involved in religious activities, the burial itself, or feasting at banq.....»»
Competition for food? Jaw analyses show what cave bears and brown bears ate
The differences are in the details: Special 3D shape analyses of the jaws and dentitions of cave bears and brown bears living at the same time from the fossil site in the caves of Goyet in Belgium show their clearly different food spectrum......»»
X-rays reveal hidden “first drafts” of ancient Egyptian paintings at Theban Necropolis
Finds include hidden third "ghost hand," alterations to a crown in Ramesses II portrait Enlarge / Portrait of Ramesses II in Nakhtamun tomb, Chief of the Altar in the Ramesseum (possibly 20th Dynasty, circa 1100 BCE). (credit: M.....»»
Alone in a dark cave: What can we learn from extreme survival experiments?
Why do humans undertake journeys of personal exploration, or subject themselves to challenging conditions for long periods of time? What might we learn from their experiences?.....»»
Current level of rainfall recharging groundwater in southwest Australia at its lowest for the last 800 years: Study
In a world-first study, Australian environmental scientists have used cave stalagmites as a record of groundwater replenishment over time, that showed the current level of rainfall recharging groundwater in southwest WA is at its lowest for at least.....»»
Could these marks on a cave wall be oldest-known Neanderthal “finger paintings”?
It's even more evidence that Neanderthals could think symbolically, create art. Enlarge / Examples of engravings discovered in the Roche-Cotard Cave in France. (left) A "circular panel" with arch-shaped tracings. (right) A "wavy.....»»
Could these marks on a cave wall be oldest-known Neanderthal finger paintings?
It's even more evidence that Neanderthals could think symbolically, create art. Enlarge / Examples of engravings discovered in the Roche-Cotard Cave in France. (left) A "circular panel" with arch-shaped tracings. (right) A "wavy.....»»
Neanderthal cave engravings identified as oldest known, more than 57,000 years old
Markings on a cave wall in France are the oldest known engravings made by Neanderthals, according to a study published June 21, 2023, in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Jean-Claude Marquet of the University of Tours, France and colleagues......»»
A rare glimpse of our first ancestors in mainland Southeast Asia
What connects a fossil found in a cave in northern Laos with stone tools made in north Australia? The answer is, we do. When our early Homo sapiens ancestors first arrived in Southeast Asia on their way from Africa to Australia, they left evidence of.....»»
Small-brained ancient human cousins may have buried their dead, according to a surprising study
An ancient human cousin may have buried its dead and carved symbols into cave walls, surprising findings for a creature with a small brain......»»
“Smoke archaeology” reveals early humans were visiting Nerja Caves 41,000 years ago
Interdisciplinary study analyzed fossilized soot and charcoal from lighting sources. Enlarge / María Medina of the University of Cordoba working in the Navarro Cave, Malaga, Spain. (credit: University of Cordoba) For ov.....»»
Who owned this Stone Age jewellery? New forensic tools offer an unprecedented answer
An international team of researchers has recovered DNA from the owner of a deer-tooth pendant that was buried inside a remote Siberian cave for tens of thousands of years......»»
Did Time Tick Slower for a Woman Who Spent 500 Days Alone in a Cave?
Here's why a woman who spent 500 days in extreme isolation lost her sense of time.....»»
Fossilized soot and charcoal make it possible to reconstruct the history of the Nerja cave
A new study reveals that Nerja is the European cave containing Paleolithic Art with the most confirmed and recurrent visits during Prehistory.....»»
Searching for ancient bears in an Alaskan cave leads to an important human discovery
The first people to live in the Americas migrated from Siberia across the Bering land bridge more than 20,000 years ago. Some made their way as far south as Tierra del Fuego, at the tip of South America. Others settled in areas much closer to their p.....»»
Resident Evil 4: how to solve the Cave Shrine puzzles
There aren't a ton of places around the lake, but you can save a lot of time by letting us navigate you through these Cave Shrine puzzles in Resident Evil 4......»»
Australia"s extinct giant eagle was big enough to snatch koalas from trees, suggest study
The year is 1959. Speleologists descend a 17-meter shaft to explore the depths of Mairs Cave in the southern Flinders Ranges. Some 55 meters into the main chamber, they find fossils scattered throughout a boulder pile. Among these fossils are a claw.....»»
The Mandalorian season 3, episode 3 release date, time, channel, and plot
What time does episode 3 of The Mandalorian season 3 stream? What was in that cave? Digital Trends has all the information about to hit Disney+ Star Wars show......»»
How fish evolved to walk
When you think about human evolution, there's a good chance you're imagining chimpanzees exploring ancient forests or early humans daubing wooly mammoths on to cave walls. But we humans, along with bears, lizards, hummingbirds and Tyrannosaurus rex,.....»»
Wisconsin cave holds tantalizing clues to ancient climate changes, future shifts
Even in their dark isolation from the atmosphere above, caves can hold a rich archive of local climate conditions and how they've shifted over the eons. Formed over tens of thousands of years, speleothems—rock formations unique to caves better know.....»»