Ancient DNA sheds light on Arctic hunter-gatherer migration to North America ~5,000 years ago

An ancient population of Arctic hunter-gatherers, known as Paleo-Eskimos, made a significant genetic contribution to populations living in Arctic North America today.

Wed, Jun 5, 2019

DNA from 31,000-year-old milk teeth leads to discovery of new group of ancient Siberians

Wed, Jun 5, 2019

Oldest flaked stone tools point to the repeated invention of stone tools

Stone flake tools, found in Ethiopia, date to almost 2.6 million years ago.

Mon, Jun 3, 2019

Ancient feces reveal parasites in 8,000-year-old village of Çatalhöyük

Fri, May 31, 2019

Early humans deliberately recycled flint to create tiny, sharp tools

Exceptional conditions at Israel's Qesem Cave preserved 400,000-year-old 'tool kit,' Tel Aviv University researchers say.

Thu, May 30, 2019

Declining fertility rates may explain Neanderthal extinction, suggests new model

Population modeling shows population could have dwindled to extinction due to demographics, not catastrophe.

Wed, May 29, 2019

Prehistoric humans may have used northern migration routes to reach eastern Asia

New article suggests wetter climates may have allowed Homo sapiens to expand across the deserts of Central Asia by 50-30,000 years ago.

Wed, May 29, 2019

Researchers wonder if ancient supernovae prompted human ancestors to walk upright

Tue, May 28, 2019

Unique Iron Age shield gives insight into prehistoric technology

Thu, May 23, 2019

Cocktails with Cleopatra?

Israeli scientists resurrect yeast from ancient beer jugs to recreate 5,000-year-old brew.

Wed, May 22, 2019

Civil War plant medicines blast drug-resistant bacteria in lab tests

Confederate field hospitals turned to traditional remedies under Union blockade.

Wed, May 22, 2019

Eastern forests shaped more by Native Americans’ burning than climate change

Tue, May 21, 2019

What’s in a Face: More Light on Neanderthal Facial Structure

Tue, May 21, 2019

Farmers have less leisure time than hunter-gatherers, study suggests

Mon, May 20, 2019

Bristol academic cracks Voynich code, solving century-old mystery of medieval text

Thu, May 16, 2019

Ancient fish ponds in the Bolivian savanna supported human settlement

Detailed study of taxa supports intentional maintenance of fish habitat for food.

Wed, May 15, 2019

Neanderthals and modern humans diverged at least 800,000 years ago, suggests study

Wed, May 15, 2019

Chewing gums reveal the oldest Scandinavian human DNA

Wed, May 15, 2019

Traces of crawling in Italian cave give clues to ancient humans’ social behavior

Using multiple methods of analysis, researchers have identified the movements of a group of humans as they explored an Italian cave system during the late Stone Age.

Tue, May 14, 2019

Traces of Roman-era pollution stored in the ice of Mont Blanc

Thu, May 9, 2019