Everywhere around the globe, hundreds of stone artifacts enthusiasts dedicate their time to striking stones with specialized tools, striving to fashion flawless arrowheads or knives….
Contemporary DNA evidence suggests that humans emerged from the interaction of multiple populations living across the continent. A new study in Nature challenges prevailing theories,…
Study looks at reproductive inequality in humans compared to other species. A recent study led by UC Davis has challenged the notion of human exceptionalism…
Written sources document that kissing was practiced by the peoples of the ancient Middle East 4,500 years ago, conclude researchers from the University of Copenhagen…
Researchers Troels Arbøll and Sophie Rasmussen have explored the historical impact of romantic-sexual kissing on the spread of orally transmitted diseases like HSV-1. Contradicting the…
New model for human evolution suggests Homo sapiens arose from multiple closely related populations. A new study in Nature challenges prevailing theories, suggesting that Homo…
An international group of researchers, led by the University of Southampton, has offered a fascinating look into the hunting strategies and dietary habits of Neanderthals…
A researcher from the University of Missouri and colleagues employed geochemical analysis on copper objects to uncover centuries of previously unknown connections within the region….
Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences discovered a female lineage connection between Native Americans and ancient populations in northern coastal China. The study found…
A study by University College London researchers discovered that humans inherited genetic material from Neanderthals, affecting nose shape. The gene responsible for a taller nose…
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute have successfully isolated ancient human DNA from a Paleolithic deer tooth pendant, paving the way for directly identifying the…
In a highly transdisciplinary study, scientists are rebuilding microbial natural products up to 100,000 years old using dental calculus of humans and Neanderthals. Breakthroughs in…
A recent study reveals the oldest directly dated archaeological site in West Africa, extending the known timeframe of Middle Stone Age toolkits in the region…
The persistence of burial practices throughout the centuries challenges simplistic assumptions about ancient culture. A study published on April 26, 2023 in the journal PLOS…
Anthropologists from Tulane University have potentially cracked the ancient Mayan 819-day calendar mystery. They discovered it aligns with the synodic periods of all visible planets…
Researchers have discovered that some modern Alaska Natives still live almost exactly where their ancestors did 3,000 years ago, highlighting genetic continuity in Southeast Alaska…
Researchers carry out a thorough excavation of one of the over 1600 monuments known as mustatils. An extensive study of an archaeological site in Saudi…
Findings clarify and complicate understanding of Swahili history. Who were the people of the medieval Swahili civilization? Ancient DNA reveals African founders intermingled with migrants…
