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'Dragon Man': Scientists say new human species is our closest ancestor

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 25 11:49 PM

Scientists announced Friday that a skull discovered in northeast China represents a newly discovered human species they have named Homo longi, or "Dragon Man" -- and they say the lineage should replace Neanderthals as our closest relatives. Read more »

Egyptologists uncover rare tombs from before the Pharaohs

Patrick Werr, Reuters
Posted at Apr 28 07:13 PM

CAIRO - Egyptian archaeologists working on the Nile Delta have uncovered dozens of rare predynastic tombs dating to the period before Egypt's Pharaonic kingdoms first emerged more than 5,000 years ago. Read more »

Egypt unveils 3,000-year-old 'lost' city near Luxor

Emmanuel Parisse, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 10 09:29 PM

Archaeologists Saturday showed off their finds at what they say is the "largest" ancient city ever found in Egypt, dating to a golden age of the pharaohs 3,000 years ago. Read more »

2,000-year-old na drawing ng pusa, nadiskubre sa Peru

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 21 05:52 PM

May sukat na 37 meters o mahigit 120 feet ang drawing ng pusa na nasa isang burol.  Read more »

2,000-year-old cat etching found at Nazca lines site in Peru

Tiffany May, The New York Times
Posted at Oct 20 12:55 AM

The image, stretching for 40 yards on a hillside in Peru, shows a creature with pointy ears, orb-like eyes and a long striped tail. It appears to be a cat lounging, as cats often do.   Read more »

1,100-year-old treasure is unearthed by teenagers in Israel

Marc Santora, The New York Times
Updated as of Aug 25 12:17 PM

The hoard of 425 gold coins was stowed in a clay jar, its lid secured with a nail, and stashed in the sands of what is now central Israel. It then sat undisturbed for more than 1,100 years, until last week, when two 18-year-olds taking part in an archaeological excavation by a hillside in Yavneh noticed something unusual.  Read more »

Hides that reveal: DNA helps scholars divine Dead Sea Scrolls

Dan Williams and Rinat Harash, Reuters
Posted at Jun 03 06:52 AM

JERUSALEM - Genetic sampling of the Dead Sea Scrolls has tested understandings that the 2,000-year-old artifacts were the work of a fringe Jewish sect, and shed light on the drafting of scripture around the time of Christianity's birth. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 13, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 13 11:24 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Archeologists rediscover WWII hero's memorial marker

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 13 05:03 PM

Archeologist Nikki Vesagas brushes the recently rediscovered memorial marker of Maria Orosa during the 75th anniversary commemoration of the bombing of Remedios Hospital on Thursday at the Malate Catholic School compound in Manila Read more »

From the mouths of babes: bottles that weaned prehistoric infants

Sara Hussein, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 26 10:54 AM

TOKYO, Japan – Archaeologists have uncovered the first evidence that our prehistoric ancestors in Europe weaned their infants much the way we do now, using specialized baby bottles to feed them animal milk. Read more »