May 26, 2013

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Arabian Artifacts May Rewrite ‘Out of Africa’ Theory

he stone artifacts found in Oman were likely made by striking flakes off flint. This is the first time this particular stone tool technology has been found outside of Africa. CREDIT: Yamandu Hilbert

Humans may have first left Africa through the interior of the Arabian Peninsula rather than tracing its coasts, as had been thought. A new "Out of Africa" theory is suggested by newly discovered stone artifacts.

Mystifying ‘Nazca Lines’ Discovered in Mideast

A cluster of wheels in the Azraq Oasis. Photo credit: David D. Boyer

Google Earth and aerial photography are revealing thousands of ancient stone structures called wheels in the Middle East, structures that may be similar to the Nazca Lines in southern Peru, the archaeologists say.

Lost City Revealed Under Centuries of Jungle Growth

Three-dimensional map of the buried observatory at the Guatemalan Maya site of Holtun. Illustration credit: Melvin Rodrigo Guzman Piedrasanta.

The ancient Maya city of Head of Stone—a hundred buildings buried under rain forest—has emerged via 3-D mapping.

How Old is the Sphinx?

The head of the Sphinx emerging from the sand

How Old is the Sphinx? It isn’t impossible to use most modern scientific methods to date the Great Sphinx accurately. Because it is carved out of stone, carbon dating is out of the question.

Vanished Persian Army Said Found in Desert

Could this be Cambyses' army?

The remains of a mighty Persian army said to have drowned in the sands of the western Egyptian desert 2,500 years ago might have been finally located.

Did Neanderthals Mate with Humans?

Neanderthal Child

Many experts still believe humans and Neanderthals not only co-habitated, but that Neanderthals and humans had intimate relations