A few of Pakistan’s flood victims have taken refuge on the high ground at the ancient city of Amri. “There are no shady places on the road and here it’s safe, it’s high up,” explained a man named Achar. A study of mitochondrial DNA suggests that a maternal ancestor to all living humans lived some […]

In Argentina, two brothers were digging in their backyard in order to build an addition on their house when they unearthed a 1,300-year-old pot. After three more pots turned up, they called in some archaeologists, who found four more. Subway excavation in Mexico City has revealed the remains of Aztec adults and children, the foundations […]