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Rare 8,000-year-old human remains found in Mexican underwater cave

Researchers said the find adds another piece to the emerging picture of early inhabitants of the Yucatán Peninsula when the landscape was a dry plain with cliffs rather than today’s jungle.

Human skeleton from a flooded cave along Mexico’s Caribbean coast.
Rural landscape, Cumbria, Lake District, UK, February 25, 2026.

Meet Britain's oldest Northerner: The ‘Ossick Lass' buried over 11,000 years ago - study

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15,000 years ago, hunters gatherers on the Carmel lived off coastal lakes teeming with birds

Spider megacolony of 111,000 found weaving record web in Sulfur Cave on Greece-Albania border.

Spider megacolony of 111,000 found weaving record web in Sulfur Cave on Greece-Albania border


Saudi Geological Survey Authority opens over 150 caves for scientific research

"The step is a qualitative leap in the exploration and documentation of Saudi Arabia's geological and natural heritage".

 View from Heet cave, an underground lake located in Riyadh.

Mysterious 3,000-year-old cave paintings found at 2,350 meters elevation in Rio

Paintings feature geometric and animal designs; experts believe they may be over 2,000 years old.

 Mysterious 3,000-year-old cave paintings found at 2,350 meters elevation in Rio.

Archaeologists discover 20,000-year-old stone tools in South African caves, revealing Ice Age techn

"Finding the same tools and the same methods used to make these tools across this entire country suggests that people were connecting with each other over long distances."

 Archaeologists discover 20,000-year-old stone tools in South African caves, revealing Ice Age technological sophistication.

Report: Former US remote viewer asserts he located Ark of the Covenant

He says he pinpointed the Ark's location 'within meters' using remote viewing.

 Report: Former US remote viewer asserts he located Ark of the Covenant.

6000-year-old hunting kit discovered in West Texas cave system

This discovery offers a rare glimpse into the lives of ancient hunters, revealing tools, weapons, and even a folded pronghorn hide left untouched for thousands of years.

 Afternoon light on the US-Mexican Border, Santa Elena Canyon, Big Bend National Park.

Study: Children were active spiritual mediators in paleolithic cave art

The researchers discovered tiny handprints and footprints of two-year-old toddlers, alongside those of adults.

 Study: Children were active spiritual mediators in paleolithic cave art.

8,400-year-old super-abstract stone figurine found in Azerbaijan's Damjili cave

The earliest known human figurine in the south caucasus reveals symbolic art predating neolithic culture.

 Archaeologists discover 8,400-year-old stone figurine in Azerbaijan's Damjili cave.

World's longest cave reveals tiny 'Chipmunk Shark' species with iron nail-like teeth

Fossilized teeth reveal tiny 'chipmunk shark' species from over 330 million years ago.

 World's longest cave reveals 'Chipmunk Shark' with iron nail-like teeth.

Ancient proteins reveal male Australopithecus africanus, oldest hominin found in Sterkfontein Caves

The Australopithecus africanus specimen is the oldest hominin analyzed for sex using palaeoproteomics.

 Light inside the Sterkfontein Caves in the paleoanthropological site Cradle of Humankind in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Roman ritual site found 200 meters deep in prehistoric Spanish cave

Find includes fifteen Roman inscriptions and a coin from the reign of Emperor Claudius.

 Roman ritual site found 200 meters deep in prehistoric Spanish cave.