ZME Science

The Bow Arrived Strikingly Late in Western North America—and Hunters Didn’t Adopt It the Same Way

Credit: David Hiser/Environmental Protection Agency The bow and arrow only arrived in western North America 1,400 years ago, according to a recent dating of over a hundred ancient weapons. This is ...
Earth.com

Democracy was more widespread in the ancient world than we thought

New research shows many ancient societies shared power and limited rulers, revealing that democracy existed far beyond Greece and Rome.
Ancient Origins

Medieval Gate Uncovered Under the Dutch Parliament in The Hague

Archaeologists working on the extensive renovation of the Binnenhof, the historic center of Dutch politics in The Hague, have uncovered the foundations of a medieval city gate. Known as the Spuipoort, ...

Monte Verde, one of the earliest Indigenous sites in South America, is much younger than thought, study claims. But others call it 'egregiously poor geological work.'

A new analysis of archaeological layers at Monte Verde in Chile suggests that people lived there 4,200 years ago, not 14,500 years ago as originally proposed. But many experts point to errors in the ...
Greek Reporter

Democracy Was Not Unique to Ancient Greece but Also Emerged in Asia and the Americas

A new study reveals that democracy was not limited to ancient Greece, showing shared governance existed across ancient societies worldwide.
Ahram Online

Archiving Gaza’s heritage

A new book brings together contributions on Gaza’s ancient, modern, and contemporary cultural heritage, damaged or destroyed in the recent war, writes David Tresilian ...

Mohawk artist imagines Indigenous life here from glaciers to digital age

Years of Indigenous Peoples in the Adirondacks Uplands,” by Curt Stager and David Kanietakeron Fadden, affirms long-held ...
Socialist Worker

‘It’s old-fashioned exploitation’: Aberdeen university workers walk out

Workers at the University of Aberdeen are on strike this week and next week against planned cuts to jobs and courses.
National Catholic RegisterOpinion

Leo XIV’s Augustinian Vision: A Church ‘Made Restless by History’

COMMENTARY: The Pope’s call to be ‘made restless by history’ points to a path of honest engagement with the past that ...
Ancient Origins

1,400 Years Ago, the Bow and Arrow Reshaped North American Hunting

For thousands of years, prehistoric hunters across western North America relied on the atlatl, a powerful dart-throwing device, to take down their prey. However, a recent comprehensive study reveals ...

Skeleton in Magdeburg Cathedral is almost certainly Otto I

When the sarcophagus of the former Holy Roman Emperor Otto the Great sustained damage and had to be opened, researchers ...

Lytton municipal staff were overwhelmed by 'unprecedented' wildfire rebuild: auditor

Misaligned legislation, a lack of collaboration between communities and missing financial reports are all factors that challenged the B.C. government during the recovery of Lytton, according to a new ...