Turkish authorities have arrested five people out of the ten who were detained in a raid near the town of Milas. They are accused of digging two tunnels to reach a buried tomb containing a 2,800-year-old sarcophagus and frescoes. “This is not an ordinary treasure hunt. It is very organized and it is obvious that […]

Cut and smashed animal bones discovered in Ethiopia are could indicate tool use by Australopithecus afarensis, according to research team member Zeresenay Alemseged of the California Academy of Sciences. “For 30 years, no one has been able to put stone tools in their hands, and we’ve done that for the first time,” he said. The […]