Seabird guano fertilization boosted maize production in ancient Peru, fueling Chincha wealth, trade networks, and…
Browsing: Anthropology
Anthropology is the scientific study of humans, past and present, exploring the full breadth of human diversity across time, cultures, and biology. It combines elements of social science, natural science, and the humanities to understand human evolution, language, behavior, and cultural practices. The field is typically divided into four main branches: cultural anthropology, archaeology, biological (or physical) anthropology, and linguistic anthropology. Anthropologists examine everything from ancient tools and burial sites to modern rituals and social systems. By uncovering patterns in how humans have adapted and organized their lives, anthropology provides deep insights into what it means to be human across different times and places.
Scientists have identified the world’s oldest rock art—a 67,800-year-old hand stencil in Sulawesi—using uranium-series dating…
Ancient carvings once thought decorative may actually be early attempts to record information. Their statistical…
A new study finds that one-third of proposed grammatical “universals” hold up under rigorous testing.…
Ancient bones from France reveal that Neolithic wars may have ended in ritualized executions and…
Leprosy carried powerful stigma in medieval Europe, but new skeletal evidence from Danish cemeteries suggests…
A single ancient jawbone is rewriting what scientists thought they knew about humanity’s forgotten relatives.…
Teeth can act as detailed biological records, preserving evidence of health, diet, and stress experienced…
Ancient tools from central China are flipping the script, revealing early humans were far more…
New research suggests the mysterious Roman-era “Beachy Head Woman” was likely from Britain, not the…
Traces of plant poison on ancient African arrowheads provide the oldest direct evidence of poisoned…
The legendary “Little Foot” fossil may be an entirely new human ancestor. An international team…
New research suggests ancient islanders may have migrated across the Pacific in response to shifting…
Genetic evidence suggests humans are far more reproductively monogamous than most primates and resemble other…
A new study links climate stress to the disappearance of the early human species Homo…
Researchers analyzing ancient sewer drains at the Roman fort of Vindolanda near Hadrian’s Wall have…
A newly reconstructed fossil face from Ethiopia reveals surprising complexity in early human evolution. By…
New fossils link a strange 3.4-million-year-old foot to Australopithecus deyiremeda, a species that mixed climbing…