15 July 2025 The Future is the Product of the Past
Artistic reconstruction of early humans transporting a wild boar across rugged terrain to a communal feast in ancient Iran. (Illustration by Kathryn Killackey)
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Ancient Guests, Exotic Gifts: Wild Boars Traveled Miles to a Prehistoric Feast in Iran

15 July 2025

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15 July 2025

New research suggests prehistoric communities in Iran’s Zagros Mountains transported wild boars over 70 kilometers to participate in elaborate communal...

Pebdeh Cave located in the southern Zagros Mountains. Pebdeh was occupied by hunter-gatherers as early as 42,000 years ago. Photo: Mohammad Javad Shoaee
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Persian plateau unveiled as crucial hub for early human migration out of Africa, study suggests

29 March 2024

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29 March 2024

60,000 to 70,000 years ago, our species Homo sapiens walked out of Africa and began to find new homes around...

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New Study: Middle Paleolithic Human Diet was More Diverse than Previously Thought

30 November 2023

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30 November 2023

In a newly published study, archaeologists from the Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Paleoenvironment at the University of Tübingen...

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Archaeologists say they have found the lost city of Natounia, belonging to the Parthian Empire

20 July 2022

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20 July 2022

Researchers suggest they may have identified the lost Parthian city of Natounia in the Zagros Mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan. Although...

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Bronze belt of Urartian warrior found in the ancient city Satala

29 May 2022

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29 May 2022

During the excavations in the ancient city of Satala, located in the Kelkit district of Gümüşhane province in Turkey, a...

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Traces of fossilized crabs in the Zagros Mountains, Iran which may hint at a hotbed of biodiversity dating from 15 million years

18 April 2022

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18 April 2022

A group of paleontologists from the  University of Tehran has discovered traces of fossilized crabs in the Iranian which may...