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New findings and new implications for understanding human evolution.
Ancient hominin foot fossil adds insights to mobility over 3 million years ago
Scientists report on a nearly complete hominin foot from Dikika, Ethiopia, and its implications for Australopithecus afarensis.
Ancestral people of Chaco Canyon likely grew their own food in a harsh environment
University of Cincinnati researchers found the soils in New Mexico could support agriculture, suggesting the people who lived there 1,000 years ago were self-sufficient.
Oldest evidence of horse veterinary care discovered in Mongolia
New research reveals that the practice of veterinary dentistry was innovated on the open steppes of Mongolia and eastern Eurasia -- and dates back more than 3,000 years.
Our Fractured African Roots
Humans did not stem from a single ancestral population in one region of Africa, suggests this study.
Crucial new data on the origin of the Dolmens of Antequera, a World Heritage Site
A study has been done of the 'Abrigo de Matacabras', a small cave, which is home to cave paintings in the schematic style of the beginning of the 4th...
Scientists present new evidence for Neanderthal close-range hunting
Analysis of finds from an archaeological site in Germany suggests Neanderthals used spears to kill fallow deer in a close encounter about 120,000 years ago.
Cranium of a four-million-year-old hominin shows similarities to that of modern humans
The “virtual” revisiting of a fossil described as “the oldest evidence of human evolution in South Africa” shows surprising results.
Stone tools from ancient mummy reveal how Copper Age mountain people lived
Analysis of the "Iceman"'s stone tools reveal more about his culture.
Montana burial site answers questions about early humans
Reassessing the chronology of the archaeological site of Anzick
New research unveils true origin of ancient turquoise
Geochemical analyses of ancient turquoise artifacts refute long-held claims that it was imported to Mexico from US.
