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Ancient Civilizations
Uncovering a Mysterious Past: The Painted Altar at Tikal Reveals Secrets of Teotihuacan’s Influence on the Maya
Just steps from the center of Tikal, a 2,400-year-old Maya city in the heart of modern-day Guatemala, a global team of researchers has unearthed a buried altar that could unlock the secrets of a mysterious time of upheaval in the ancient world. The altar, built around the late 300s A.D., is decorated with four painted panels of red, black and yellow depicting a person wearing a feathered headdress and flanked by shields or regalia. The face has almond-shaped eyes, a nose bar and a double earspool. It closely resembles other depictions of a deity dubbed the ‘Storm God’ in central Mexico.

Ancient Civilizations
Unburying the Past: Ancient Footprints Rewrite American History
Footprints found in the ancient lakebeds of White Sands may prove that humans lived in North America 23,000 years ago — much earlier than previously believed. A new study using radiocarbon-dated mud bolsters earlier findings, making it the third line of evidence pointing to this revised timeline.
Ancient Civilizations
Debunking the Elite: New DNA Research Challenges Ancient Ireland’s Incestuous Social Hierarchy
DNA from a skull found at Newgrange once sparked theories of a royal incestuous elite in ancient Ireland, but new research reveals no signs of such a hierarchy. Instead, evidence suggests a surprisingly egalitarian farming society that valued collective living and ritual.
Ancient Civilizations
“Uncovering Neanderthals’ Ancient Superhighways: A 2,000-Mile Journey Across Eurasia”
Neanderthals may have trekked thousands of miles across Eurasia much faster than we ever imagined. New computer simulations suggest they used river valleys like natural highways to cross daunting landscapes during warmer climate windows. These findings not only help solve a long-standing archaeological mystery but also point to the likelihood of encounters and interbreeding with other ancient human species like the Denisovans.
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Revolutionizing Quantum Communication: Direct Connections Between Multiple Processors
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Reducing Falls Among Elderly Women with Polypharmacy through Exercise Intervention
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“Unveiling Hidden Patterns: A New Twist on Interference Phenomena”
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