Evidence of Late Pleistocene human colonization of isolated islands beyond Wallace’s Line
New isotopic study of fossil teeth shows flexible human adaptations to Pleistocene island life through time.
X-ray analysis sheds light on construction and conservation of artifacts from Henry VIII’s warship
21st century X-ray technology has allowed University of Warwick scientists to peer back through time at the production of the armor worn by the crew of Henry VIII's favored...
Icelandic DNA jigsaw puzzle brings new knowledge about Neanderthals
An international team of researchers has put together a new image of Neanderthals based on the genes Neanderthals left in the DNA of modern humans when they had children...
Examining heart extractions in ancient Mesoamerica
New findings on procedures and meanings of human heart sacrifices in Mesoamerica.
Neolithic genomes from modern-day Switzerland indicate parallel ancient societies
Genetic analysis of 96 ancient individuals traces the arrival and demographic structure of peoples with Steppe-related ancestry into late Neolithic, early Bronze Age Switzerland.
Inside the Vault
The general public is invited through a video lecture series to see and learn about original fossils and artifacts bearing on human origins.
Neanderthal cord weaving
Scientists discover the oldest known evidence of fiber weaving.
Bristol leads archaeologists on 5,000-year-old egg hunt
Research reveals surprising complexity of ancient ostrich egg trade.
Our direct human ancestor Homo erectus is older than we thought
Fossil find at Drimolen palaeocave system in South Africa shows our earliest direct human ancestor existed perhaps as much as 200,000 years earlier than previously thought.
Modern humans, Neanderthals share a tangled genetic history, study affirms
New research adds to growing evidence that our ancestors interbred with Neanderthals at multiple times in history.
Skull scans reveal evolutionary secrets of fossil brains
Australopithecus afarensis ('Lucy') had ape-like brain organization, but prolonged brain growth like humans.
