In northern Mexico, archaeologists say they have uncovered three Clovis projectile points associated with the remains of 12,000-year-old gomphotheres, an extinct animal similar to mammoths. It had been thought that gomphotheres and humans did not cross paths.   Some geneticists are critical of the DNA analysis of 11 royal Egyptian mummies, including the family of […]

A 1,100-year-old Sican tomb has been discovered in coastal northern Peru. The noble buried within the tomb was found “sitting on a litter, with a mask, crown and several gold and silver objects that show his high rank,” said Carlos Elera, director of the Sican Archaeology Project.  Archaeologist Yoichi Watanabe of Japan’s Yamagata University claims […]