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In 1996, two students wading in the Columbia found a skull, and an American origins battle beganIn 1996, the unearthing of ancient human remains near Kennewick, Washington, sparked a firestorm of discussion. Initially perceived as an e...- In 2024, a horned dinosaur skull with an extraordinary crown was found in Montana, and it reshaped what scientists knew about prehistoric North AmericaA strange dinosaur skull found in Montana is rewriting dinosaur history. Named Lokiceratops, this horned dinosaur had unique, uneven headge...
- Scientists just found a "fake dinosaur" that walked on two legs like a dinosaur 212 million years agoA newly named 'witch croc,' Labrujasuchus expectatus, roamed the American Southwest 212 million years ago, predating similar dinosaur forms...
- In 1997, construction workers building a laser facility found enormous mammoth bones that surprised scientists with evidence of California’s ancient past from the ice ageConstruction workers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory unearthed mammoth bones in 1997. The discovery occurred during excavation fo...
- A freshman found a tiny stone on a Seattle campus, and what looked like an ordinary rock, uncovered ancient Native American history from thousands of years agoA small stone point found by a student at the University of Washington in 2009 unearthed a significant archaeological discovery. Experts fr...
- A university student uncovered a tiny footprint in Alaska that survived for centuries underground, and helped scientists understand prehistoric childhoodArchaeologists unearthed a remarkable human footprint at Swan Point, Alaska. This ancient imprint belonged to a child aged 8 to 12. The dis...
- A 7-year-old found a strange fossil in the Badlands, and scientists were stunned by what it was: It belonged to a member of an extinct family of saber-toothed cat-like mammalsA young visitor to Badlands National Park made an extraordinary find. Seven-year-old Kylie Ferguson discovered the fossilized skull of an a...
- In 1798, farm workers digging mud in New York accidentally pulled out the bones of an Ice Age giant that no one had ever seen beforeIn 1798, farm workers unearthed giant ancient bones in New York's Hudson Valley. This discovery of a mastodon, an Ice Age mammal, captivate...
- In 2024, A New York homeowner was mowing the lawn and strange “baseballs” in the grass revealed an Ice Age Mastodon jaw beneath the yardDuring a routine lawn mowing session in Orange County in 2024, a homeowner made a remarkable discovery that reshaped their understanding of...
- What construction workers discovered beneath a South Dakota housing site became one of North America’s richest mammoth fossil localitiesIn 1974, construction workers in Hot Springs, South Dakota, unearthed a significant Ice Age fossil site. The discovery revealed numerous ma...
- When a 9-year-old tripped in the New Mexico desert, he accidentally uncovered the remains of an ancient elephant relative from 1.2 million years agoA remarkable fossil discovery in New Mexico, made by a 9-year-old boy, has unearthed a 1.2-million-year-old stegomastodon skull. This chanc...
- Giant new dinosaur species unearthed in Brazil after 120 million yearsConstruction workers in Davinopolis, Brazil, discovered the fossilized bones of a giant dinosaur. Named Dasosaurus tocantinensis, the creat...
- World's Greatest Archaeological Mystery Solved: Experts Discover Ancient Secrets Buried for MillenniaAncient dugout canoes found in Lake Mendota, Wisconsin, are rewriting North American prehistory. Some canoes date back over 5,000 years, re...
- 7,300 years later: One of Earth’s most explosive volcanoes is quietly reloading - here's where it is and why it mattersScientists say the Kikai volcano near Japan is slowly filling with magma again after thousands of years. The underwater caldera shows steam...
- These Ancient Footprints Sat Hidden for 23,000 Years, and They Are Changing What We Thought We Knew About AmericaHuman footprints discovered at White Sands National Park have been dated to 21,000-23,000 years old, pushing back the timeline of human pre...
- An 8,000-Year-Old Skeleton Was Found Deep In Mexico's Underwater Cave, and It Wasn’t Supposed to Be ThereAn 8,000-year-old human skeleton, exceptionally preserved, was found in a submerged cave off Mexico's Yucatan coast. Divers navigated a cha...
- Scientists Just Found One of the Earliest Flying Reptiles in North AmericaA significant fossil find in Arizona's Petrified Forest National Park reveals North America's oldest pterosaur. This 209-million-year-old f...
- How Did Early Humans Use Submerged Caves? 8,000-Year-Old Skeleton Discovery Reveals SecretsArchaeologists discovered an 8,000-year-old human skeleton in a Mexican underwater cave. The find suggests ancient burial rituals and compl...
- IIT scientist unearth ancient Indian dinosaur; here's what they discovered about the earliest dinosaur, Tharosaurus IndicusScientists from the Indian Institute of Technology and the Geological Survey of India have discovered a new species of long-necked dicraeos...
- It's time to see the beauty of IndiaET Travel finds out through its writers year after year, there is no better place in the world to discover than India - now's the time to s...
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