Neanderthal-Denisovan ancestors interbred with a distantly related hominin 700,000 years ago. For three years, anthropologist Alan Rogers has attempted to solve an evolutionary puzzle. His…
Brain imprints on cranial bones from great apes and humans refute the long-held notion that the human pattern of brain asymmetry is unique. The left…
‘Chan Hol 3,’ like other Tulum cave skeletons, has tooth cavities and a distinctive skull compared to other early American settlers. A new skeleton discovered…
New study debunks myth of Cahokia’s Native American lost civilization: ancient poop levels point to repopulation of iconic pre-Columbian metropolis. A University of California, Berkeley,…
Meerkat clans perform a ‘war dance’ to frighten opponents and protect their territory, according to a new UCL and University of Cambridge study. Published in…
Study has implications for evolution of technology and culture in humans. Teach a chimpanzee to fish for insects to eat, and you feed her for…
‘Lost Crops’ Could Have Fed As Many as Maize Make some room in the garden, you storied three sisters: the winter squash, climbing beans and…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 study on early human fire acquisition squelches debate. Fire starting is a skill that many modern humans struggle with in the absence of a…
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…
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…
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…