A recent scientific discovery published in the journal Nature Communications has unveiled compelling evidence of the presence of hominins in Europe at least 1.95 million years ago. This finding, centered on the Grăunceanu archaeological site in the OlteÈ› River valley, Romania, challenges established chronologies and provides new perspectives on the dispersion of early humans out […]
Pleistocene
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Footprints of Two Different Hominin Species Found in the Same Place and Time For the First Time, Coexisting in the Pleistocene
More than a million years ago, on a warm and vibrant African savanna near Lake Turkana in what is now Kenya, two entirely different species of hominins shared the same geographic space. This discovery, the result of research by an international team led in part by a Rutgers University researcher, represents a key breakthrough in […]
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Terror Birds, the Superpredators of Prehistoric South America
In the vast plains of ancient South America, millions of years ago, a menacing shadow loomed over the grasslands. It wasn’t a dinosaur or a mammalian predator, but a colossal bird that dominated the food chain. These creatures, scientifically known as Phorusrhacidae (terror birds), were one of the most formidable groups of predators to have […]
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A 44,000-Year-Old Mummified Wolf Found in Siberian Permafrost is the Oldest Complete Predator Discovered
An autopsy was conducted on a fossil wolf that lived over 44,000 years ago, found mummified in the Siberian permafrost, at the Mammoth Museum Laboratory of the North-Eastern Federal University. Researchers took samples of internal organs to identify and study ancient viruses and microbiota, as well as the animal’s diet, analyze its genome, and compare […]
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Turtle Shells from 50,000 Years Ago Carried as “Living Provisions” by Early Humans or Neanderthals During the Last Ice Age, Found in Germany
Numerous gravel quarries in the middle Elbe valley near Magdeburg have already yielded many significant archaeological discoveries from the period between the Middle Pleistocene (Weichselian glaciation) and the modern era. At the Barleben-Adamsee gravel quarry, in addition to flint tools, five fragments of turtle shells between 42,000 and 50,000 years old have been found. These […]
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“Homo sapiens” Footprints from 90,000 Years Ago, the Oldest in North Africa and Southern Mediterranean, Found
Researchers have found traces of Homo sapiens dating back 90,000 years, the oldest in North Africa and the southern Mediterranean. Moroccan and French researchers have recently discovered the largest and best-preserved site of Late Pleistocene human footprints in Larache, Morocco. The find, dating back around 90,000 years, constitutes the oldest evidence of the presence of […]
