Stone tool-making practiced by early humans may not have required cultural transmission of knowledge
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Cover Stories
Excavations reveal first known depictions of two biblical heroines
Excavations in the ancient Galilean synagogue at Huqoq uncovers intricate mosaic floor panels dating back nearly 1,600 years.
Dental evidence shifts view of Homo presence in South Africa
Study shows Indigenous people harvested oysters sustainably for thousands of years
Past Indigenous harvesting of oysters teaches lesson for today's need for sustainable fisheries management.
Ancient DNA reveals sources of migration to Micronesia and female household-centered social structure, showing Micronesia distinct from nearby southwest Pacific
Underwater jars reveal Roman period winemaking practices
Multidisciplinary study reveals native grapes for wine, foreign pine for waterproofing tar.
Revised ages of South African Australopithecus fossils
Early hominin species is 1 million years older than scientists previously thought.
Indigenous communities used the Caribbean Sea as an aquatic highway
Tenochtitlán’s lessons for the future of megacities
700 years of water adaptation in Mexico City demonstrate vulnerabilities cannot be eliminated, only negotiated.
Olive trees were first domesticated 7,000 years ago
Researchers unraveled the earliest evidence for domestication of a fruit tree.
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Other Stories
Research reveals ancient Maya lessons on surviving drought
Huge variety of plant foods made their starvation unlikely.
Nits on ancient mummies shed light on South American ancestry
New technique means head lice can provide clues about ancient people and migration.
Scientists digitally ‘unwrap’ mummy of pharaoh Amenhotep I for the first time in 3,000 years
Study shows that 21st dynasty restorers ‘lovingly restored’ mummy, dispelling theory that they were bent on reusing old royal burial equipment.
New dates for Viking trade
Solar flare throws light on ancient trade between the Islamic Middle East and the Viking Age.
Humans Reached Remote North Atlantic Islands Centuries Earlier Than Thought
Faroes Settled Well Before Vikings Arrived, Lake Sediments Show.
Mystery solved: Footprints from site A at Laetoli, Tanzania, are from early humans, not bears
Findings provide conclusive evidence that multiple species of hominins co-existed on the landscape.
Volcanic eruptions contributed to collapse of China dynasties
Eruptions create sulfuric acid clouds in the upper atmosphere and can cool the climate.
A Child of darkness
The first partial skull of a child of Homo naledi begins to give us insight into all stages of life of this remarkable species.
More than ceremonial, ancient Chaco Canyon was home, new study says
Early puebloans impacted the ecosystem around Chaco Canyon earlier than previously believed.
Multispectral imaging reveals ancient Hebrew inscription undetected for over 50 years
Military correspondence from the First Temple period discovered on reverse side of well-studied artifact at The Israel Museum, Tel Aviv University researchers say.
