Murder and Mayhem: Archaeologists Uncover Brutal Reality of Andean Societal Change
Examination of skeletons unearthed from a graveyard dating back to 500-400 BCE, just after the Chavín culture’s decline, showed fatal wounds on men, women, and…
Examination of skeletons unearthed from a graveyard dating back to 500-400 BCE, just after the Chavín culture’s decline, showed fatal wounds on men, women, and…
Introduction to New Research on First Peoples’ Migration New research conducted by the University of Sydney sheds light on the migration patterns of the First…
Recent advancements in interdisciplinary archaeological research in Arabia have revealed new insights on the development and historical progression of regional human populations. This research has…
Researchers have discovered evidence of ceremonial offerings beneath a ballcourt in Mexico. For sports fans, places like Fenway Park, Wembley Stadium or Wimbledon’s Centre Court…
The development of patrilineal social systems during the Neolithic period, where children inherit their father’s lineage, could be the reason for a notable decrease in…
Isotopic evidence reveals surprising dietary practices of pre-agricultural human groups in Morocco. A new study examines the diet of individuals associated with the Iberomaurusian culture…
Exploring the kinship, social customs, and transformations of early medieval steppe communities in Europe through ancient DNA and archaeological evidence. The Avars, originating from Eastern…
Bones and artifacts indicate a timeline of herding and agriculture in northern Arabia. A study recently published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE, reveals that…
New research project investigates the resettlement history of the Iron-Age city of Hazor in Israel A new research initiative at the University of Oldenburg in…
At the dawn of the Neolithic era, herding communities in the Southern Iberian Peninsula adopted various livestock management tactics, altering breeding, feeding, and migration practices…
New research shows that chickens were extensively bred throughout southern Central Asia from 400 BCE to the medieval era, and their spread was probably facilitated…
All modern non-African human groups originated from ancestors who migrated out of Africa over 60,000 years ago. How long did it take for these separations…
A new study combining genetic, palaeoecological, and archaeological evidence has unveiled the Persian Plateau as a pivotal geographic location serving as a hub for Homo…
Soft tissue preservation in the geological record is relatively rare, and, except where deliberate intervention halts the process of decay (like embalming or freezing), the…
Writing a commentary in the 50th-anniversary issue of Cell, Fu Qiaomei and E. Andrew Bennett, both of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP)…
Toba supereruption may have facilitated the dispersal of modern humans out of Africa and across the rest of the world. Modern humans dispersed from Africa…
Italian canoes exhibit the early development of sophisticated nautical technology. Over 7,000 years ago, people navigated the Mediterranean Sea using technologically sophisticated boats, according to…
Blood relations and kinship were not all-important for the way hunter-gatherer communities lived during the Stone Age in Western Europe. A new genetic study, conducted…