50,000 years ago, North America was ruled by megafauna. Lumbering mammoths roamed the tundra, while forests were home to towering mastodons, fierce saber-toothed tigers and enormous wolves. Bison and extraordinarily tall camels moved in herds across the continent, while giant beavers plied its lakes and ponds. Immense ground sloths weighing over 1,000 kg were found … Read more
In East Africa, along the shores of Lake Turkana, pastoralists laid their deceased to rest in communal cemeteries adorned with stone circles and pillars some 5,000 to 4,000 years ago. Distinct from Stonehenge in the UK, these northwest Kenya “pillar sites” unfold a unique narrative—unveiling how mortuary customs mirror people’s responses to environmental shifts and … Read more
The Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM) and the Silentworld Foundation, a non-profit organization, are engaged in a continuous archaeological exploration of the wreck of the South Australian. Recent findings from a collaborative team of experts have been published in the journal Historical Archaeology. Dating back to 1837, the South Australian is recognized as the oldest … Read more