How Stone Tools, Fire, and Language Paved the Highway to Artificial Intelligence
Each leap in human communication—from vocal anatomy to writing to digital networks—followed the same pattern: faster, more complex, less individual.
Priceless Prehistoric Treasures of Malta on the Edge
An interview with Dawn Adrienne Saliba, Ph.D. The islands of Malta and Gozo boast archaeological sites that have shaped and reshaped our understanding of a monumental human presence...
South American Indigenous peoples are diverse and descend from a third wave of migration
A FAPESP-funded study using whole-genome data from across the continent tells a more detailed story of its settlement. The study was featured on the cover of Nature.
Ancient DNA reveals web of marriage and migration in Peru
Long-distance movement, intermarriage and kinship shaped ancient Andean coastal networks before the Inca Empire, new research finds.
Neanderthal dentists used stone drills to treat cavities nearly 60,000 years ago
A tooth from a Russian cave provides the oldest evidence of complex dental care.
Ice Age butcher’s tools are a sign of ancient humans’ creativity during hard times
Crystals inside a prehistoric bone rewrote scientists’ estimates of the age of the archaeological site, suggesting that the stone tools were made during a harsh ice age.
When the Ground Goes Quiet: What Digital Archaeology Gains, and Risks Losing
Archaeology stays credible when digital tools guide inquiry, not certainty, helping researchers protect context, test claims, and read the past well today.
