The Oldest Cities in the New World
Archaeologist relates the facts about some of the most ancient cities in the world.
Neanderthal artists? Our ancestors decorated bones over 50,000 years ago
Discovery from Unicorn Cave in Lower Saxony sheds new light on ancestors' cognitive abilities.
Leonardo Da Vinci: New family tree spans 21 generations, 690 years, finds 14 living male descendants
Paper offers foundation to advance search for Leonardo's DNA.
Where are the Foreigners of the First International Age?
Researchers use genetic and isotopic data to investigate human mobility at the Bronze Age city of Alalakh in Turkey.
Scientists discover a new type of Homo
The dramatic discovery was made in an Israeli excavation.
Being Anglo-Saxon was a matter of language and culture, not genetics
New evidence to answer the question: 'Who exactly were the Anglo-Saxons?'
Pleistocene sediment DNA from Denisova Cave
Sediment DNA tracks 300,000 years of hominin and animal presence at Denisova Cave.
Did the ancient Maya have parks?
First-of-its-kind DNA analysis finds trees and wild vegetation grew around reservoirs in Tikal.
Ten years of ancient genome analysis has taught scientists ‘what it means to be human’
A ball of 4,000-year-old hair frozen in time tangled around a whalebone comb led to the first ever reconstruction of an ancient human genome just over a decade ago.
Sealed, signed and delivered
Hebrew University archaeologists unveil 7,000-year-old seal impressions used for commerce and protection of property.
Ancient Human-Food Feedback Could Boost Tropical Food Security
For 13,000 years, humans have transformed tropical environments into forest gardens.
