In 1981, a clay sculpture called the "Great Mother" was discovered in an ancient village in North Macedonia known as Tumba ...

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The oldest direct evidence of humans using poisoned arrows was in the Holocene, which began 11,700 years ago. Bone arrow ...

Researchers have identified traces of plant toxins on Stone Age arrowheads - making it the oldest known arrow poison in the ...

The ability of the early toolmakers to select high-quality stone, produce sharp flakes, and return to familiar raw-material sources suggests a deep understanding of their landscapes. It allowed early ...

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Archaeologists working near Yulin in Shaanxi Province have recorded 573 ancient stone-walled fortress settlements. The Yulin ...

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