Ancient hunter-gatherers built monumental mounds at Kaillachuro in Peru without kings, rewriting history of "monumental ...

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A rock art panel near Aswan, Egypt, may depict a rare example of an elite individual from the First Dynasty, shedding light on the formation of the ancient Egyptian state.

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The “monumental” timber building found near Carnoustie in Angus is more than a thousand years older than Stonehenge, and has been described as a find of international significance.

The 3,500-year-old settlement, named Peñico, is located in the northern Barranca province - close to where the Caral ...

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The researchers believe that Neanderthals, an extinct species of human known to have lived in that area as far back as ...