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  • Mystery Archaic Hominins Lived in Sulawesi 1.04 Million Years Ago

    08/09/2025 10:44:14 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 9 replies
    Sci News ^ | August 7, 2025 | News Staff
    The dispersal of archaic hominins beyond mainland Southeast Asia (Sunda) represents the earliest evidence for humans crossing ocean barriers to reach isolated landmasses. Previously, the oldest indication of hominins in Wallacea, the oceanic island zone east of Sunda, comprised flaked stone artifacts deposited at least 1.02 million years ago at the site of Wolo Sege on the island of Flores. On Sulawesi, the largest Wallacean island, previous excavations revealed stone artifacts with a minimum age of 194,000 years at the open site of Talepu. Now, archaeologists from Griffith University show that stone artifacts also occur at the nearby site of...
  • 6,000 years old Underwater Ruins Discovered off Cuba: A Lost City Older Than the Pyramids -- Or Be a Geological Oddity?

    08/09/2025 6:49:03 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 39 replies
    Arkeonews ^ | August 10, 2025 | Leman Altuntas
    Recently, a mysterious discovery has resurfaced on social media, reigniting debates and curiosity worldwide: the so-called "lost city" said to lie beneath the waters off the coast of Cuba. More than 20 years ago, this underwater site first caught the attention of archaeologists and scientists, but it has remained largely unexplored since. Given the renewed interest online, we’ve taken a closer look at the international reports and expert opinions surrounding this fascinating -- yet still unconfirmed -- find that could potentially rewrite parts of human history.In 2001, a Canadian research team reported finding massive stone structures deep beneath the ocean’s...
  • An ancient archaeological site meets conspiracy theories — and Joe Rogan

    08/09/2025 7:05:56 AM PDT · by BenLurkin · 35 replies
    The condescending pricks at NPR ^ | August 9, 20256:00 AM ET | Rebecca Rosman
    GOBEKLI TEPE, Turkey — Tour guide Sabahattin Alkan herds curious tourists through the scorching afternoon heat, luring them with the promise of something far stranger than your typical vacation snap. "Over here on the right, you see a spaceship landed recently," he says with a grin. He's joking. Mostly. But more on that in a minute. We're in the Urfa plain, a dry, dusty stretch about 25 miles from the Turkish-Syrian border. That "spaceship" is actually just a curved roof. But what lies beneath the dome has sparked decades of mystery, curiosity — and conspiracy. One of the T-shaped pillars...
  • Archaeologists discover 1,800-year-old Roman watchtower built to protect the empire during Marcus Aurelius' reign

    08/09/2025 5:55:58 AM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 11 replies
    Live Science ^ | July 30, 2025 | Laura Geggel
    Archaeologists in Croatia have unearthed the remains of a 1,800-year-old watchtower that was erected to help the Romans defend the "limes" -- the border along the Danube River that marked the frontier of the Roman Empire.Roman artifacts revealed at the site, including military equipment, brooches and ceramic vessels, indicate that the watchtower was constructed in the late second century A.D. and used in the third century A.D., the team reported...During the Marcomannic Wars (circa A.D. 166 to 180), Roman soldiers under the rule of emperor Marcus Aurelius fought several peoples -- including the Germanic Marcomanni who lived north of the...
  • 'Mystery population' of human ancestors gave us 20% of our genes and may have boosted our brain function

    08/08/2025 12:25:29 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 49 replies
    Live Science ^ | March 18, 2025 | Kristina Killgrove
    The ancestors of all modern humans split off from a mystery population 1.5 million years ago and then reconnected with them 300,000 years ago, a new genetic model suggests. The unknown population contributed 20% of our DNA and may have boosted humans' brain function...In a study published Tuesday (March 18) in the journal Nature Genetics, researchers presented a new method of modeling genomic data, called "cobraa," that has allowed them to trace the evolution of modern humans (Homo sapiens).By applying their new method to modern human DNA data published in the 1000 Genomes Project and the Human Genome Diversity Project,...
  • This Ancient Smile Hid a Psychoactive Secret for 4,000 Years

    08/08/2025 10:30:09 AM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 26 replies
    SciTechDaily ^ | August 7, 2025 | Frontiers
    In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have found chemical traces of betel nut chewing in 4,000-year-old teeth from a Bronze Age burial in Thailand -- the earliest direct evidence of psychoactive plant use in Southeast Asia.By analyzing hardened dental plaque, researchers uncovered compounds linked to betel nut, a stimulant that boosts alertness and euphoria...One common side effect of regular chewing is teeth stained a deep reddish-brown or black.However, the absence of these stains does not necessarily mean the habit was avoided. A recent investigation by an international team used a cutting-edge technique to study ancient dental plaque from Bronze Age Thailand,...
  • Scylax, the Ancient Greek Explorer Who Mapped India

    08/07/2025 4:56:10 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 10 replies
    Greek Reporter ^ | August 8, 2025 | Nick Kampouris
    Scylax of Caryanda, a Greek in the service of the Persian Great King, is best known for his early exploration of India and for shaping what the ancient Greeks knew about the East. Born in the late 6th century BC in a Carian town of Asia Minor (Anatolia), he lived at the cultural crossroads of Greek and Persian influence. Scylax became both an explorer and a writer—an essential figure in the transmission of geographical knowledge between civilizations. Unfortunately, Scylax’s original writings have not survived. What we know of his life and work comes from fragments preserved by later historians like...
  • 12,800-Year-Old Comet Explosion Discovered in Ocean Sediment, Rewriting Climate History

    08/07/2025 9:59:18 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 27 replies
    Daily Galaxy ^ | August 07, 2025 | Lydia Amazouz
    New research reveals compelling evidence of a comet explosion 12,800 years ago, found in ocean sediment cores, supporting the theory of a global climate shift during the Younger Dryas period. ================================================================== In a groundbreaking study, researchers have uncovered compelling evidence of a comet that exploded in Earth’s atmosphere 12,800 years ago. The discovery, detailed in the journal PLOS One, stems from an in-depth analysis of oceanic sediment cores extracted from Baffin Bay, located near Greenland. These cores, containing ancient sedimentary layers, revealed the presence of unique microscopic particles that could only have originated from a comet or meteor. The study,...
  • History teacher says Incan human sacrifice method was ‘kind’ and if you don’t agree, you’ve had a woefully ‘white’ education

    08/06/2025 9:51:53 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 38 replies
    American Thinker ^ | 08/06/2025 | Olivia Murray
    Can people like this even be brought into the fold of sanity and morality?History teacher on TikTok says that Incan child sacrifices were “kind” and “voluntary.” Children were merely left to freeze to death, which isn’t so bad when you think about it. She blames white people for having a judgmental view of human sacrifice. pic.twitter.com/PuB26tmVQj — Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) August 5, 2025The hill she’s going to “die on” is the human-sacrifice-isn’t-all-that-bad hill? Spoken like a committed leftist. She must feel pretty virtuous and anti-racist, rattling off words like “Mochica” and “Tahuantinsuyu” and “Quechua” because she’s sooo educated and multicultural.In...
  • X: History teacher: "Incas were kind when they did chiId sacrifices. White history hides it."

    08/05/2025 8:06:13 PM PDT · by TigerClaws · 96 replies
    nd Wokeness @EndWokeness History teacher: "Incas were kind when they did chiId sacrifices. White history hides it."
  • Rye grain from 1878 shipwreck opens door to rare whiskey revival efforts

    08/07/2025 4:16:22 PM PDT · by Omnivore-Dan · 43 replies
    Fox News ^ | 08/07/2925 | Andrea Margolis
    Long before bourbon dominated the liquor market, rye whiskey reigned supreme. Now, a Midwestern distiller is teaming up with scientists to bring back a long-gone type of grain and turn it into spicy, bold whiskey. The source is a wooden schooner named the James R. Bentley that's been sitting in Lake Huron for nearly 150 years. The ship sank in Nov. 1878 after striking a shoal.
  • A Pilot Is Pretty Sure He Found Amelia Earhart’s Plane

    08/07/2025 1:12:54 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 111 replies
    Popular Mechanics ^ | August 07, 2025 | Michael Natale
    Using Google Earth, Justin Myers found some anomalies near Nikumaroro Island that he thinks are strikingly similar to Earhart’s lost plane. Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: * A pilot perusing Google Earth may have stumbled across the remnants of Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Electra 10E * Inspired by a documentary on the final flight of Earhart and Fred Noonan, Justin Myers compared the measurements of anomalies in a Google Earth image to the components of the Earhart plane * Thus far, no major institutions have made any effort to investigate his claims =========================================================================== What would you do...
  • The Tomato Twist That Created the Potato 9 Million Years Ago

    08/07/2025 7:55:18 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 27 replies
    Scitech Daily ^ | August 07, 2025 | Cell Press
    The modern potato exists thanks to a 9-million-year-old hybrid between tomato-like and potato-like plants. Credit: Shutterstock ========================================================================== Scientists have finally uncovered the ancient secret behind the potato’s origin—and it involves an unexpected genetic romance. About 9 million years ago, a wild interbreeding event occurred between a tomato-like plant and a potato-relative in the Andes. This rare hybridization gave rise to the first tuber-forming plants. Ancient Hybrid Sparked the Potato’s Origins An international team of scientists has discovered that the modern potato originated from a natural crossbreeding event between tomato plants and potato-like wild species in South America around 9 million...
  • What Actually Happened To Amelia Earhart? [36:35]

    08/07/2025 6:21:52 AM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 37 replies
    YouTube ^ | November 20, 2024 | Veritasium
    The mistakes of Amelia Earhart's final flight, and the physics that could have saved her. What Actually Happened To Amelia Earhart? | 36:35 Veritasium | 18.4M subscribers | 11,336,539 views | November 20, 2024 00:00 Amelia Earhart's final flight 03:33 Who was Amelia Earhart? 05:36 The flight plan 07:13 How celestial navigation works 09:16 Invention of radio technology 12:02 Radio waves explained 22:44 Earhart makes her critical decision 24:55 Communication failures 28:30 "Gas is running low" 31:39 Her desperate final message 33:01 The small detail that could have saved her
  • Press Goes Silent When Told Ugly Facts of Nancy Pelosi's Stock Wins [1:51]

    08/06/2025 10:06:37 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 7 replies
    YouTube ^ | August 4, 2025 | The Rubin Report
    Dave Rubin of "The Rubin Report" shares a DM clip of White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt pointing out how incredibly suspicious Nancy Pelosi's stock trading wins have been when discussing what President Trump will do to stop insider trading. Press Goes Silent When Told Ugly Facts of Nancy Pelosi's Stock Wins | 1:51 The Rubin Report | 3M subscribers | 1,260,405 views | August 4, 2025
  • Newly Found 2,600-Year-Old Seal Could Be From a Royal Official in King Josiah’s Time

    08/06/2025 2:23:59 PM PDT · by fidelis · 33 replies
    Arkeonews ^ | 6 August 2025 | Leman Altuntaş
    Newly discovered clay seal may connect to a high-ranking official from King Josiah’s court, offering a rare, tangible link to the Bible’s historical narrative. In a discovery that blends archaeology and ancient scripture, researchers at the Temple Mount Sifting Project have unearthed a 2,600-year-old clay seal (bulla) bearing the name “Yeda‛yah (son of) Asayahu” in ancient Paleo-Hebrew script. The exceptionally preserved artifact, dating back to the First Temple period, may have belonged to the son of a biblical official who served King Josiah of Judah — a potential breakthrough in linking material evidence with the biblical record. This minute clay...
  • 10,000-Year-Old Rock Engravings Discovered in Libya

    08/06/2025 5:18:05 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 17 replies
    Greek Reporter ^ | August 7, 2025 | Nisha Zahid
    Authorities in southern Libya have uncovered a prehistoric rock art site believed to be as much as 10,000 years old, following a report from a resident who spotted unusual engravings on rock faces in the Al-Hasawna Mountains, near Wadi Mubarak. The discovery has sparked major archaeological interest and led to immediate protective action by Libyan officials. The markings were first brought to the attention of the Sabha branch of the Tourist Police and Antiquities Protection Agency. A formal investigation was launched soon after, with the Public Order Prosecution in Sabha and the Fezzan Antiquities Authority notified to oversee the site’s...
  • Neanderthal DNA may refute 65,000-year-old date for human occupation in Australia, but not all experts are convinced

    08/06/2025 1:03:52 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 20 replies
    Live Science ^ | July 3, 2025 | Kristina Killgrove
    ...archaeological evidence at one site called Madjedbebe in the far north of Australia's Northern Territory suggests the area may have been occupied much earlier -- at least 65,000 years ago.Archaeologists recovered human-made artifacts, including stone tools and ocher "crayons," from the Madjedbebe rock shelter and published their findings in a 2017 study. One difficulty in dating the artifacts, however, was the copious amount of sand on the floor of the rock shelter, which can move easily and cause artifacts to fall farther down, making them look older than they are.Although the research team took steps to counteract this issue and...
  • Paleontologists Discover Bizarre Half-Billion-Year-Old Fossil Treasure Trove in the Grand Canyon

    08/06/2025 5:39:12 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 24 replies
    Scitech Daily ^ | August 06, 2025 | Sarah Collins, University of Cambridge
    Newly discovered Grand Canyon fossils capture a rare moment in Earth’s history when early animals flourished in a perfect evolutionary setting. Credit: Stock ============================================================================== Exceptionally preserved Cambrian fossils uncovered in the Grand Canyon show how evolution accelerated in resource-rich waters. An extraordinary cache of remarkably well-preserved ancient animals, dating back over 500 million years, has been unearthed in the Grand Canyon, one of the most renowned geological landmarks in the world. This groundbreaking discovery, the first of its kind in the Grand Canyon, features microscopic fossils of rock-grazing mollusks, filter-feeding crustaceans, worm-like creatures with spiked teeth, and even remnants of...
  • 'Perfect in Every Respect' (Battle of Vella Gulf - 6 Aug 43)

    08/06/2025 2:58:50 AM PDT · by Jacquerie · 15 replies
    US Naval Institute ^ | August 2008 | Captain Stephen F. Davis Jr., USN
    "Gentlemen," Captain Kaju Sugiura, commander of Japanese Destroyer Division 12, began, "I am very happy to report that our last transport mission to Kolombangara was a complete success. Both the Navy and the Army high command are gratified. . . . They have also ordered that the mission be repeated the day after tomorrow. . . . We shall go through Vella Gulf and Blackett Strait again . . . exactly as we did last time." Captain Tameichi Hara, commander of the destroyer Shigure, listened to the 4 August 1943 briefing in stunned silence. Before Sugiura had finished, Hara came...