Feng Shi confirmed that inscriptions on ceramic stands from Liulinxi are the earliest known Chinese characters, appearing in groups rather than alone, making them easier to interpret.

New research suggests that the earliest known Chinese characters have possibly been unearthed at the Liu­linxi Neolithic site ...

Beginning approximately 12,000 years ago, the Neolithic Revolution sparked one of the most profound and lasting changes in human history. Humanity’s adoption of agriculture as an alternative to the ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “digital” mistress, Olivia Nuzzi, is writing a book that will address their scandalous online love affair, according to Status. Nuzzi, then 31, left her job as New York ...

Ancient bones, artifacts and texts offer numerous insights into the past, as does the chewing gum that Neolithic people chewed on and spat out long ago. Analysis of lumps of birch bark tar from ...

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The Son of Sam would never talk to an AI. A journalism nonprofit is hawking an AI-powered “writing coach” to teach reporting in Jimmy Breslin’s signature, take-no-prisoners style — drawing outrage ...

Scientists have made new discoveries about the lives of the world’s first farming communities after analysing 10,000-year-old teeth. Researchers from Durham University used the jaws of 71 people, ...

Eric Trump is retiring from politics – maybe. The first son opened up to the Daily Mail about his decision to step away from politics after a tumultuous decade campaigning for his father and revealed ...

Fascinating new archaeological research emerging from Manchester in Britain has pointed to a previously unexplored burial ritual used by Early Neolithic Britons. Archaeologists from the University of ...

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – For Dillon Gabriel, this was his official welcome to the NFL – and being a Browns quarterback. Welcome to Pittsburgh. Welcome to screaming fans waving the terrible yellow towels.