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Satellite images reveal ancient hunting traps used by South American social groups
13th October 2025 phys.org | Ancient, Humans

Similar structures have been found in other arid regions of the world, including the Middle East, but this is the first time such a concentration has been discovered in the area, and it raises the possibility that they predate those known to have been used by the Inkas. The results are published in the journal Antiquity

Psychedelic beer may have helped pre-Inca empire in Peru schmooze elite outsiders and consolidate power
10th October 2025 | livescience.com | Ancient, Humans

In the new study, published Monday (Oct. 6) in the journal La Revista de Arqueología Americana (The Journal of American Archaeology), the researchers suggest that Wari rulers used psychedelics mixed in beer to help grow their empire. They explain that the “afterglow” — the long-term effect of drinking the mix — would have lasted weeks and that communal feasts where it was drunk would have brought people together.

How a giant asteroid gauged out the Moon’s largest crater
9th October 2025 cosmosmagazine.com | Ancient, Space

New research has revealed that the giant asteroid that created the South Pole-Aitken basin (SPA), the Moon’s largest crater, slammed into the lunar surface from a northerly direction. The study was published in Nature.

Early humans butchered elephants using small tools then made big tools from their bones, research finds
9th October 2025 phys.org | Ancient, Animal Life, Earth, Humans

The authors add, “Our study shows how, 400,000 years ago in the area of Rome, human groups were able to exploit an extraordinary resource like the elephant—not only for food, but also by transforming its bones into tools. The study was published on October 8, 2025, in the open-access journal PLOS One. 

North American ice sheets drove dramatic sea-level rise at end of last ice age, study finds
9th October 2025 phys.org | Ancient, Earth

Melting ice sheets in North America played a far greater role in driving global sea-level rise at the end of the last ice age than scientists had thought, according to a Tulane University-led study published in Nature Geoscience.

Scientists studied ayahuasca users—what they found about death is stunning
8th October 2025 | psypost.org | Humans, Misc.

People who regularly use ayahuasca, a traditional Amazonian psychedelic drink, may have a fundamentally different way of relating to death. A new study published in the journal Psychopharmacology indicates that long-term ayahuasca users tend to show less fear, anxiety, and avoidance around death—and instead exhibit more acceptance. These effects appear to be driven not by spiritual beliefs or personality traits, but by a psychological attitude known as “impermanence acceptance.”

Easter Island’s statues actually ‘walked,’ and physics backs it up
8th October 2025 phys.org | Ancient, Humans

Studying nearly 1,000 moai statues, Binghamton University Professor of Anthropology Carl Lipo and the University of Arizona’s Terry Hunt found that the people of Rapa Nui likely used rope and “walked” the giant statues in a zig-zag motion along carefully designed roads. The paper is published in the Journal of Archaeological Science.

Artificial Neuron That ‘Whispers’ to Real Brain Cells Created in Amazing First
8th October 2025 | sciencealert.com | Humans, Tech

In experiments, their newly created model was able to directly communicate with a biological neuron in a remarkably lifelike, ‘quiet’ way. The study was published in Nature Communications.

Mysterious signs on Teotihuacan murals may reveal an early form of Uto-Aztecan language
7th October 2025 phys.org | Ancient, Humans

Researchers Magnus Pharao Hansen and Christopher Helmke from the University of Copenhagen have presented a possible solution to the mystery in an article published in Current Anthropology.

2,700-year-old temple with ‘sacred cave’ discovered in Turkey — and it may honor the ‘mother goddess’ News
7th October 2025 | livescience.com | Ancient, Humans

The temple may have been dedicated to a mother goddess worshipped by many cultures, including the Greeks and the Romans.

Psychedelic DMT shows promise as breakthrough stroke treatment
6th October 2025 newatlas.com | Humans, Misc.

A natural psychedelic may do more than alter perception. A new study found that at sub-hallucinogenic doses, DMT shielded the brain from stroke damage in animal models, reducing inflammation, preserving the blood-brain barrier, and speeding recovery. The study was published in the journal Science Advances.

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Bird calls may speak to origins of human language
6th October 2025 cosmosmagazine.com | Ancient, Humans

An international group of researchers have discovered that birds on opposite sides of the planet produce almost identical ‘whining’ calls when beset by parasitic birds. The findings from this study have been published in Nature Ecology & Evolution.

Neolithic Chinese culture artifacts show systematic human bone modification
6th October 2025 phys.org | Ancient, Humans

In a recent study by Dr. Sawada and his colleagues published in Scientific Reports, 183 human bones were surveyed, of which 52 were found to be worked human bones, all of which belong to the Neolithic Liangzhu culture.

Bering Land Bridge emerged much later than we thought it did, new study finds
3rd October 2025 | livescience.com | Ancient, Humans

The finding “suggests that humans inhabited the land bridge region soon after it was exposed,” the researchers wrote in the study, which was published in the September issue of the journal Quaternary Science Advances.

Farmers were already diversifying cereal cultivation in the early Neolithic period, study finds
2nd October 2025 phys.org | Ancient, Humans

he results of the study “Dynamics of early agriculture—multivariate analysis of changes in crop cultivation and farming practices in the Rhineland (Germany) between the 6th and early 4th millennium BCE” have been published in the Journal of Archaeological Science.

Fresh Evidence of Complex Chemistry Found in The Alien Ocean of Saturn’s Moon
1st October 2025 | sciencealert.com | Ancient, Space

A fresh look at data collected by NASA’s Cassini probe nearly two decades ago has revealed new, complex organic molecules on Saturn‘s icy moon Enceladus – pointing to tantalizing chemistry taking place deep beneath its hidden ocean. The research has been published in Nature Astronomy.

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