The bodies of the two mummified young cave lions Boris and Sparta are very well preserved. a) The female Sparta; b) the male Boris; the heads of the two cubs from the side: (c) Sparta; (d) Boris; e) Sparta from above; (f) dark brown tail tip of Sparta. Photos:...
Ten of these small glass beads, which originated in Venice and were valuable trade items centuries ago, were found in the tundra of the Brooks Range in northern Alaska. Photo: Kunz & Mills, 2021/American Antiquity Christopher Columbus is credited with discovering...
The excavations were carried out in the Lake Baikal region of Siberia near the village of Ust-Kyakhta, which is located on the Selenga River. Photo: G. Pavlenok An international research team led by the Max Planck Institute for Human History in Jena has reconstructed...