Even people who haven't opened a Bible in years probably know the basics. A catastrophic flood. One man warned beforehand. A gigantic vessel. Animals brought aboard. Eventually, dry land returns. It is one of the most recognizable stories ever told. But then archaeologists started digging up something strange.
From lost coastal routes to Denisovan encounters and the first Americans, these human migration mysteries still leave archaeologists and geneticists debating the evidence.
Canada is easy for Americans to picture as the familiar country right next door. Then you arrive somewhere filled with French-speaking streets, Scottish traditions, remote fishing villages, red cliffs, ancient rainforests, or night markets that could be across the Pacific. These destinations prove you can get a serious case of “where am I?” without ever leaving North America.
Archaeologists in Germany uncovered 40,000-year-old bird carvings made from mammoth ivory, offering fascinating new clues about Ice Age art, culture, social connections, and how early humans survived.