Ancient Maya houses show wealth inequality is tied to despotic governance
States with more collective governance had more similarly sized houses.
An ancient Maya ambassador’s bones show a life of privilege and hardship
Ajpach' Waal forged an alliance between two dynasties but died in obscurity.
Researchers solve more of the mystery of Laos megalithic jars
'Plain of Jars' dates put at 1240 to 660 BCE.
Scythian people weren’t just nomadic warriors, but sometimes settled down
Varied diets and limited mobility challenge stereotypes of ancient steppe populations.
Humans evolved to be the water-saving ape
New study suggests humans evolved to run on less water than our closest primate relatives.
Woolly mammoths may have shared the landscape with first humans in New England
Researchers trace the age of a rib fragment of the Mount Holly mammoth.
Journey of a skull: How a single human cranium wound up alone in a cave in Italy
Rare evidence from Eneolithic cranium suggests funerary treatment of corpse.
The human brain grew as a result of the extinction of large animals
Researchers from Tel Aviv University propose a new explanation for human evolution.
Ancient skeletal hand could reveal evolutionary secrets
A 4.4 million-year-old skeleton could show how early humans moved and began to walk upright, according to new research led by a Texas A&M anthropology professor.
How did dogs get to the Americas? An ancient bone fragment holds clues
The remains -- thought to be the oldest confirmed from a dog in the Americas -- support the theory that the animals may have traveled with people along a...
