Human bones may have been engraved as part of a cannibalistic ritual
Unusual zig-zagging cuts on a human radius from Gough's cave indicate intentional engraving.
New look at archaic DNA rewrites human evolution story
Contradicts convention on Denisovans, Neanderthals, modern humans.
Modern domestic dog has a single geographic origin
New study counters previous research that suggested two domestication processes led to the modern dog.
Origin of human genus may have occurred by chance?
A GW researcher's paper challenges the claim that the genus Homo originated in response to environmental changes.
Humans have been altering tropical forests for at least 45,000 years
Tens of thousands of years of controlled burns, forest management and clear-cutting have implications for modern conservation efforts and shatter the image of the 'untouched' tropical forest.
Ancient DNA reveals Minoan and Mycenaean origins
The people of Europe's first advanced civilizations descended from Neolithic western Anatolian and Aegean farmers, and modern Greeks are closely related to the Mycenaeans.
Traces of adaptation and cultural diversification found among early North American stone tools
Innovative 3-D analysis of projectile points in museum collections yield insights into changing hunter-gatherer social interactions 12,500 years ago.
Modern-day Lebanese descend from the Canaanites, suggests genetic study
Scientists sequenced the genomes of 4,000-year-old Canaanite individuals and compared them to present-day populations.
Bronze Age Iberia received fewer steppe invaders than the rest of Europe
An analysis of ancient DNA recreates the genetic history of Portugal and Spain.
Cattle herding strategies promoted social stratification in Early European societies, suggests study
Cultural flexibility was key for early humans to survive extreme dry periods in southern Africa
The ability to be flexible through the innovation of technology helped early humans to survive prolonged periods of pronounced aridification.
Live-in grandparents helped human ancestors get a safer night’s sleep
Sleep changes common with age may have helped our ancestors survive the night.
Molar from Fourth Denisovan Extends “Meager” Fossil Record
Newly discovered fossil tooth is the oldest Denisovan fossil found in Denisova Cave to date.
