Human ancestors not to blame for ancient mammal extinctions in Africa
New research finds grassland expansion drove the decline of giant mammals over the last 4.6 million years.
Evolution: South Africa’s hominin record is a fair-weather friend
New uranium-lead ages for fossil bearing caves change the landscape of human evolution in South Africa.
New virtual reconstruction of a Neanderthal thorax suggests another breathing mechanism
The results show significant morphological differences pointing to a respiratory mechanism that was different compared with that of modern humans.
Experts find that stone tools connected communities
Stone tools from the Middle Stone Age in South Africa shows that different communities were connected over long time periods over vast geographical areas.
Genetic Research Reveals Revelatory New Insights on the Peopling of the Americas
Results point to a highly complex picture of arrival, dispersal and expansion.
Quantitative 3D analysis of bone tools sheds light on ancient manufacture and use
Novel technique provides controlled experimental protocol for archeological investigations.
Interior northwest Indians used tobacco long before European contact
WSU molecular analysis of pipes uncovers longest record of use.
Earliest hominin migrations into the Arabian Peninsula required no novel adaptations
New study provides earliest evidence for hominins in 'Green Arabia' between 500,000 and 300,000 years ago alongside direct environmental data indicating productive, relatively humid grasslands.
Extensive trade in fish between Egypt and Canaan already 3,500 years ago
Gilthead sea bream were caught in the Bardawil lagoon on a large scale and transported as dried fish to the area in which Israel is located today.
Reconstructing the history of mankind with the help of fecal sterols — first test on the Maori
The story of mankind's presence on the planet can be told by studying the sediment and soil accumulation of these chemical compounds in human feces.
