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2,200-year-old remains of sacrificed giant panda and tapir discovered near Chinese emperor's tomb
By Owen Jarus published
The discovery of an ancient tapir's skeletal remains near an emperor's tomb indicates that these animals once roamed China.
Plantation slavery was invented on this tiny African island, according to archaeologists
By Kristina Killgrove published
A 16th-century sugar estate on the tiny African island of São Tomé is the earliest known example of plantation slavery.
Hirota people of Japan intentionally deformed infant skulls 1,800 years ago
By Harry Baker published
The Hirota people, who occupied a Japanese island for around 400 years, deliberately flattened the back of their children's heads. And experts are not entirely sure why.
Ötzi the Iceman may have been bald and getting fat before his murder 5,300 years ago
By Tom Metcalfe published
A new DNA analysis reveals that Ötzi the Iceman was genetically predisposed to male-pattern baldness, diabetes and obesity.
Europe's 1st humans were likely wiped out by a sudden freeze 1.1 million years ago
By Tom Metcalfe published
Europe underwent "extreme cooling" about 1.1 million years ago, which coincides with a gap in hominin habitation, a new study finds.
Drones equipped with lasers uncover secrets of bloody WWII battle
By Kiley Price published
Artifacts from the Battle of the Bulge are helping researchers reconstruct this bloody conflict.
Medieval girl buried face down with bound ankles, likely so she couldn't 'return' from the grave
By Laura Geggel published
The medieval remains of a 15-year-old girl reveal that she was buried face down and with bound ankles at the edge of a settlement.
Vlad the Impaler may have cried tears of blood, chemical analysis of his letters finds
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
An analysis of three letters written by Vlad the Impaler conclude that he may have suffered from a condition that caused him to cry tears of blood.
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