Genomic analysis shows long-term genetic mixing in West Asia before world’s first cities
International team provides some of the earliest genetic glimpses at the movement and interactions of populations in West Asia 8,500 years ago.
Initial Upper Paleolithic technology reached North China by ~41,000 years ago
Refined dating techniques provide method to discern spread of new culture across Asia.
Facial reconstruction of Lincoln’s medieval priest
Excavation of rare medieval priest burial site at Lincoln Cathedral gives glimpse into the past.
Oldest connection with Native Americans identified near Lake Baikal in Siberia
Newly sequenced genomes from prehistoric hunter-gatherers in the region of Lake Baikal reveal connections with First Americans and across Eurasia.
New study records dual hand use in early human relative
Study suggests Australopithecus sediba hands were adapted to both tree-climbing and human-like manipulation.
A lost world and extinct ecosystem
Scientists reconstruct the world in which early modern humans lived in South Africa.
Ancient DNA unveils important missing piece of human history
New ancient genomic research reveals information about human history in China.
Researchers trace evolution of self-control
Human self-control evolved in our early ancestors, becoming particularly evident around 500,000 years ago when they developed the skills to make sophisticated tools, a new study suggests.
Geometry guided construction of earliest known temple, built 6,000 years before Stonehenge
Hunter-gatherers built colossal Göbekli Tepe 11,500 years ago in today's Turkey as a single structure of ritual significance, say Tel Aviv University researchers.
The oldest Upper Paleolithic Homo sapiens in Europe
Major cultural transition in Europe took place earlier than previously thought.
Ancient Andes, analyzed
International team sketches first large-scale genomic portrait of pre-Columbian Andean civilizations.
