Articles for author: Sameen David

Anthropology says the human need to mark the passage of time - to note seasons anniversaries and the deaths of people we loved - appears in burial sites at least 120000 years old and may be the behaviour that most distinguishes us from every other animal that has ever lived.

Anthropology says the human need to mark the passage of time – to note seasons anniversaries and the deaths of people we loved – appears in burial sites at least 120000 years old and may be the behaviour that most distinguishes us from every other animal that has ever lived.

Think about how often your life is ruled by dates. Birthdays, public holidays, New Year’s resolutions, wedding anniversaries, death anniversaries, even that random day every year when your social media reminds you of something you thought you’d forgotten. Now imagine all of that stripped away: no calendar, no countdowns, no “this time last year.” That ...

Conclusion: a lovable mess of truth and total nonsense

8 things Fred Flintstone got accidentally right about Stone Age life – and the one detail that makes geologists genuinely uncomfortable

For a show built around talking dinosaurs, bowling leagues, and foot-powered cars, The Flintstones accidentally landed surprisingly close to real prehistoric life in a few places. Underneath the laugh track and the anachronistic gadgets, there are bits of Stone Age reality peeking through the cartoon chaos. That contrast – silly on the surface, quietly accurate ...

What archaeologists found when they excavated the site of an ancient battle that is at least 3200 years old - and why it reads more like a film plot than a historical record

What archaeologists found when they excavated the site of an ancient battle that is at least 3200 years old – and why it reads more like a film plot than a historical record

Every so often, archaeology turns up something that feels almost too dramatic to be true. Imagine a real battlefield from more than three millennia ago, frozen in mud and river sediment, complete with weapons, shattered bones, and traces of an army that seemed to appear out of nowhere and then vanish again. No names carved ...