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We are makers of history, yet we are also molded by it. The line connecting us to our ancestors spans decades, centuries, and millennia; the lessons learned from our progenitors are passed down the generations through timeless stories and discovered remnants of our enigmatic yet beautiful past. Modern Sciences recounts the passage of time, how humanity has shaped it, and how it has shaped humanity.
The real reason states first emerged thousands of years ago – new research
Shutterstock/RawPixel Christopher Opie, University of Bristol and Quentin Douglas Atkinson, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Globalisation, migration,…
Perfectly preserved rock art site reveals 1,700 years of Aboriginal string craft
Lynley Wallis, Griffith University; Christine Musgrave, Indigenous Knowledge; Heather Burke, Flinders University, and Roseanne George, Indigenous Knowledge Imagine…
Were Neanderthals capable of making art?
Neanderthal handprints in a replica of Maltravieso Cave, Spain. WH Pics / Shutterstock Paul Pettitt, Durham University The…
Amelia Earhart disappeared almost 90 years ago. Why are so many people still looking for her?
Getty Images Natasha Heap, University of Southern Queensland It has been more than 88 years since the world’s…
A centuries-old grid of holes in the Andes may have been a ‘spreadsheet’ for accounting and exchange
An aerial photo of Monte Sierpe, facing northeast. Jacob L Bongers Jacob L. Bongers, University of Sydney and…
The Roman empire built 300,000 kilometres of roads: new study
Rosario Lepore / Wikimedia, CC BY Ray Laurence, Macquarie University At its height, the Roman empire covered some…
Ancient Greeks and Romans knew harming the environment could change the climate
Universal History Archive / Contributor/Getty Konstantine Panegyres, The University of Western Australia Humans have known about, thought about…
Louvre heist: the turbulent history of the stolen royal jewels
Laura O’Brien, Northumbria University, Newcastle It sounds like the plot of a heist movie. On October 19, priceless…
Dinosaur ‘mummies’ help scientists visualize the fleshy details of these ancient animals
A mummy of a juvenile duck-billed dinosaur, Edmontosaurus annectens, preserved as a dried carcass. Tyler Keillor/Fossil Lab Paul…
Hindi, Greek and English all come from a single ancient language – here’s how we know
Cast of a Neo-Hittite relief, dating to the 10thC BC. © The Trustees of the British Museum, CC…