Women Still Forced to Sleep Outside in ‘Menstruation Huts’ During Their Period
Criminalized practice in Nepal continues, study finds. Despite being criminalized in 2018, an estimated 77% of girls in mid-Western Nepal are still being forced to…
Anthropology
10,000 Years of Cultural Interaction Across Africa Exposed by Ostrich Eggshell Beads
New archeological analysis challenges long-standing hypotheses about ostrich eggshell beads and the spread of pastoralism in Africa. Ostrich eggshell beads are some of the oldest…
Queen Elizabeth I Identified As Author of 16th Century Tacitus’ Annals Translation
A new article in the Review of English Studies argues that a manuscript translation of Tacitus’s Annales, completed in the late sixteenth century and preserved…
Reindeer Herders at Risk From Vanishing Ice Due to Global Warming
Deep in the Sayan Mountains of northern Mongolia, patches of ice rest year-round in the crooks between hills. Locals in this high tundra call the…
‘Living Fossils’ – First Adult Molars Hold a Health Record Dating Back to the Womb
Researchers at McMaster University have found that a person’s first permanent molars carry a life-long record of health information dating back to the womb, storing…
What Caused Neanderthal Extinction and Were Our Human Ancestors to Blame?
Complex disease transmission patterns could explain why it took tens of thousands of years after first contact for our ancestors to replace Neanderthals throughout Europe…
The Technology of Enchantment – Investigating the Human Dimensions of Interacting With Technologies
In a new anthropology and studio art course, Massachusetts Institute of Technology students investigate the human dimensions of interacting with technologies. An audible gasp goes…
New Evidence Shows Humans Mastered Fire Earlier Than Thought
New study on early human fire acquisition squelches debate. Fire starting is a skill that many modern humans struggle with in the absence of a…
What Really Caused Neanderthals to Go Extinct? New Study Has Shocking Answer
A 21st century nuisance for parents may have proved deadly to early man. It is one of the great unsolved mysteries of anthropology. What killed…
Light 10 Billion Times Brighter Than the Sun Illuminates 2,000-Year-Old Herculaneum Scrolls
Researchers led by the renowned ancient artifacts decoder, Professor Brent Seales, will be using Diamond, the UK’s national synchrotron science facility in the heart of…
Detailed Insights on the Disappearance of the World’s Largest Mammals From Microscopic Evidence
New, state-of-the-art methods provide detailed insights into the timing and causes of ‘megafauna’ extinctions in the past. Understanding the causes and consequences of Late Quaternary…
New View of Human Evolution Unearthed by Rare 10 Million-Year-Old Fossil [Video]
Near an old mining town in Central Europe, known for its picturesque turquoise-blue quarry water, lay Rudapithecus. For 10 million years, the fossilized ape waited…
How Ancient Technology Made Dead Sea Scroll Last for Millennia
Study of Dead Sea Scroll sheds light on a lost ancient parchment-making technology. First discovered in 1947 by Bedouin shepherds looking for a lost sheep,…
Scientists Discover New Species of Early Human in the Philippines
An international team of researchers have uncovered the remains of a new species of human in the Philippines, proving the region played a key role…
Scientists Reveal How a Fatty Diet Helped Develop Bigger Brains
Long before human ancestors began hunting large mammals for meat, a fatty diet provided them with the nutrition to develop bigger brains, posits a new…
6,500 Year-Old Human Remains Point to Origin of Ancient Culture
Skeletons buried in Israel’s Upper Galilee reveal migration from ancient Turkey and Iran, TAU researchers say. An international team of researchers from Tel Aviv University,…
Ancient Canine Cancer Still Around After 10,000 Years
Dogs have been man’s best friend for more than 10,000 years, but a new study shows it has been a doggone tough road to get…
Prehistoric Teeth Reveal Details on Ancient Africa’s Climate
Models of wetter conditions than contemporary climate suggest human ancestors lived in environments other than open, arid grasslands New research out of South Africa’s Wonderwerk…