Abigail Eisenstadt – Popular Archeology

Hands from two hominin species show the path to dexterity and tool use was gradual

Wed, May 14, 2025

The oldest wood spears are 100,000 years younger than estimated, and used by Neanderthals instead of their ancestors

Fri, May 9, 2025

An ancient, massive fish-trapping network found in a Belizean wetland likely aided the rise of the Maya

Fri, Nov 22, 2024

Humans burned vegetation to change the landscape as they moved into Lutruwita (Tasmania) 41,000 years ago

Wed, Nov 13, 2024

Review: Deepening the debate about early horseback riding in Bronze age societies

Fri, Sep 20, 2024

Technique uses dental traits instead of ancient DNA to map the spread of paleo-human populations

Fri, Aug 16, 2024

The emergence of humans coincides with an extinction rate surge for proboscideans, the group that includes wooly mammoths

Wed, Jul 24, 2024

A Neanderthal child who may have had Down Syndrome survived to age 6, indicating Paleolithic communal caregiving

Wed, Jun 26, 2024

Archaeological site proves central Iberia had human inhabitants during the Upper Paleolithic

Wed, Jun 26, 2024

Rapa Nui community had fewer members than thought, making overpopulation and ecological collapse unlikely

Fri, Jun 21, 2024

Research collaboration dates genetic lineage of Blackfoot Confederacy to late Pleistocene

Wed, Apr 3, 2024