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Paleo-Arabic inscription on rock was made by Prophet Muhammad's companion before he converted, study finds
The writing is only the second confirmed inscription whose attribution connects to Muhammad.
Who were the Neanderthals, our extinct human relatives?
Neanderthals are an extinct group of hominins that emerged around 400,000 years ago and died off around 40,000 years ago. They are our closest known relatives and interbred with Homo sapiens.
Neanderthals didn't truly go extinct, but were rather absorbed into the modern human population, DNA study suggests
Modern human DNA may have made up a surprisingly large amount of the Neanderthal genome, a new study finds.
Ancient stone circles in Norway were hiding a dark secret: dozens of children's graves
A Bronze and Iron Age burial ground for children that was unearthed in Norway was used for 600 years, and archaeologists aren't sure why.
4,500-year-old tomb in France reveals secrets of how 'European genome' came to be
Researchers used DNA analysis to learn more about ancient human interbreeding.
Roman emperor Caligula's 2,000-year-old garden unearthed near the Vatican
The gardens overlooking the Tiber river in Italy once belonged to an infamous Roman emperor.
5,000-year-old ceremonial temple discovered beneath sand dune in Peru
The 5,000-year-old site contains the walls of a ceremonial temple, as well as human remains.
Could bacteria or viruses lurking in ancient Egyptian mummies unleash a plague today?
Do mummies contain pathogens that could be transferred to humans today, and should we be worried?
