Ice age humans in China crafted surprisingly advanced stone tools 146,000 years ago

Ice age humans in China crafted surprisingly advanced stone tools 146,000 years ago

Archaeologists working at an ancient site in central China have discovered evidence that early humans may have become more inventive while living during a brutal ice age. The discovery comes from the Lingjing archaeological site, where researchers have spent more than 10 years excavating animal bones and sophisticated stone tools belonging to an extinct human …

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Lavish Roman villa discovered outside Rome’s walls may have been frequented by Hadrian and Marcus Aurelius

an aerial photograph of three archaeologists in high-viz vests excavating in four rooms of an ancient villa with mosaics on the floor

A secret excavation on the outskirts of Rome According to archaeologists from the Special Superintendence of Rome, a “magnificent villa” has been uncovered that probably belonged to a member of the Antonine royal family. The remains of the first-century villa, previously unknown to archaeologists, include frescoed walls and mosaic floors that reflect the elite social …

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TOP 8 PAWNS OF 2024! | Pawn Stars

TOP 8 PAWNS OF 2024! | Pawn Stars

Check out our 8 favorite Pawns from 2024 in this MEGA compilation from Pawn Stars. Watch your favorite episodes of Pawn Stars, and stay up to date on all of your favorite The HISTORY Channel shows at http://history.com/schedule. #PawnStars Don’t miss a video! Subscribe NOW: https://www.youtube.com/@PawnStars?sub_confirmation=1 Chapters: 0:00 Harvard Brewing Company Beer Barrel 6:23 Ancient …

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News – Etruscan Wine Makers Cloned a Single Grape Variety for Hundreds of Years – Archaeology Magazine

News - Etruscan Wine Makers Cloned a Single Grape Variety for Hundreds of Years - Archaeology Magazine

Grape Pips, Setamura del Chianti, Italy Chianti, Italy—According to a statement issued by York UniversityAnalysis of grape seeds recovered from soil at the bottom of wells carved into rock at the Etruscan and Roman site of Citamura del Chianti suggests that vintners there cloned vines that produced white berries. Oya Inanli of the University of …

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STUNNINGLY VALUABLE COINS! *Mega Compilation* | Pawn Stars

STUNNINGLY VALUABLE COINS! *Mega Compilation* | Pawn Stars

These are some of the rarest coins that have passed through the Pawn shop. See more in this mega compilation from Pawn Stars. Watch your favorite episodes of Pawn Stars, and stay up to date on all of your favorite The HISTORY Channel shows at http://history.com/schedule. #PawnStars Don’t miss a video! Subscribe NOW: https://www.youtube.com/@PawnStars?sub_confirmation=1 Chapters: …

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‘They are trying to tame nature’: China is building the world’s biggest dam in an earthquake-prone region of Tibet

A circular river is carved into the middle of a mountainous landscape.

Taming Nature: Inside China’s efforts to control the region’s water China is facing water scarcity that affects millions of people, so the country is embarking on water projects on a scale the planet has never seen. This three-part series investigates three elements of this effort: the world’s biggest dam, a doomed effort to create a …

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