The first physical evidence that modern man left Africa 70,000 years ago, stopped in Israel, then moved afterward to Europe came in the form of the newly discovered Manot skull. (sciencedaily.com)
And, according to a new study, these meteorite crystals provide the first physical evidence of an ancient lost building block from the dawn of the solar system. (scientificamerican.com)
In August archaeologists unearthed a hearth with charcoal and burned bones that could prove to be the first physical evidence of cannibalism by the Donner Party, a doomed group of Wild West pioneers who set out in 1846 from Illinois in ox - drawn wagons, bound for California. (discovermagazine.com)