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6 days ago | 
greekreporter.com | Nisha Zahid
Two human figurines carved from stone and believed to be 19,000 years old have been discovered in a prehistoric cave in southern Turkey, according to researchers from Ankara University. The discovery is considered the oldest of its kind in Anatolia and provides new evidence about early symbolic behavior during the late Ice Age. The figurines were uncovered at Kızılin, an Epipaleolithic cave settlement near the village of Yağca in Antalya’s Döşemealtı district.
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6 days ago | 
greekreporter.com | Nisha Zahid
A newly analyzed skeleton in Yunnan, China, dating back 7,100 years, has revealed traces of a long-lost human lineage, offering new insight into the ancestral roots of people living on the Tibetan Plateau. The remains, discovered at the Xingyi archaeological site in Yunnan province, a region that borders the eastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau, belonged to a woman who lived during the Early Neolithic period.
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6 days ago | 
greekreporter.com | Nisha Zahid
A new DNA study is shedding light on the ancient city of Copán’s long and complex history, revealing genetic links between its ancient residents and modern Maya communities in Mexico. The research, published in Current Biology, analyzed the genomes of seven individuals buried in Copán. Among them were a possible royal figure and an individual believed to have been a sacrificial offering.
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1 week ago | 
greekreporter.com | Nisha Zahid
A domestic tourist damaged two ancient clay warriors after jumping into a protected area of the Terracotta Army museum in Xi’an, China. The 30-year-old man “climbed over the guardrail and the protective net” before leaping into one of the pits where the terracotta warriors stand. The incident occurred on Friday inside the museum that houses the famed life-sized figures, built more than 2,000 years ago to guard the tomb of China’s first emperor.
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1 week ago | 
greekreporter.com | Nisha Zahid
A new international study challenges the widely held belief that vegetarianism is primarily rooted in compassion. Instead, the findings suggest that vegetarians may be more driven by ambition, self-expression, and independence than their meat-eating peers. Psychologist John B. Nezlek, from SWPS University in Poland and the College of William & Mary in the United States, led the research.
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1 week ago | 
greekreporter.com | Nisha Zahid
A massive floor mosaic with optical illusions dating back to the fifth century A.D. is once again in the spotlight as conservation efforts resume in the ancient Greek city of Perre (Greek: Πέρρη), one of the five major centers of the Greco-Persian Kingdom of Commagene. Covering 125 square meters, the mosaic was first uncovered in 2009 during archaeological excavations at the site of a Late Roman basilica.
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1 week ago | 
greekreporter.com | Nisha Zahid
Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a nearly 3,000-year-old Maya city deep in the northern jungles of Guatemala. The site, named “Los Abuelos,” lies about 13 miles from the well-known ruins of Uaxactun and includes pyramids, stone monuments, murals, and a unique water canal system. According to Guatemala’s Ministry of Culture, the city dates to the Middle Preclassic period, between 800 and 500 B.C., and is believed to be among the earliest ceremonial centers of the Mayan civilization.
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1 week ago | 
greekreporter.com | Nisha Zahid
At the foot of Mount Tai in east China’s Shangdong province, archaeologists are peeling back layers of earth to reveal traces of a Neolithic civilization that thrived between 6,100 and 4,600 years ago in China. The ongoing excavation at the Dawenkou site, one of China’s most significant archaeological locations, is offering new insight into the roots of Chinese society. Launched in 2024 and continuing through 2028, the project is led by the Dawenkou Cultural Heritage Preservation Center.
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1 week ago | 
flipboard.com | Nisha Zahid
3 days agoWatch: World’s first humanoid robot kickboxing tournament held in ChinaThe world’s first humanoid fighting competition took place on Sunday, 25 May, in Hangzhou, east China, with robots exchanging punches in the ring. Video shows the robots throwing fists and knees in front of a baying crowd until one loses its balance and falls backward, tumbling outside the ring.
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1 week ago | 
greekreporter.com | Nisha Zahid
An ancient and previously unknown population has been identified in the highlands of Colombia, revealing a genetic lineage unlike any other in the Americas. The study, published this week in Science Advances, analyzed ancient DNA from 21 individuals who lived in the Altiplano Cundiboyacense region near Bogotá. These individuals lived between 6,000 and 500 years ago, spanning several major cultural periods in South American history.
