Neolithic genomes from modern-day Switzerland indicate parallel ancient societies

Genetic analysis of 96 ancient individuals traces the arrival and demographic structure of peoples with Steppe-related ancestry into late Neolithic, early Bronze Age Switzerland.

Mon, Apr 20, 2020

Evolutionary history of Samoans

Tue, Apr 14, 2020

Inside the Vault

The general public is invited through a video lecture series to see and learn about original fossils and artifacts bearing on human origins.

Tue, Apr 14, 2020

Neanderthal cord weaving

Scientists discover the oldest known evidence of fiber weaving.

Thu, Apr 9, 2020

Bristol leads archaeologists on 5,000-year-old egg hunt

Research reveals surprising complexity of ancient ostrich egg trade.

Thu, Apr 9, 2020

Earliest humans in the Amazon created thousands of ‘forest islands’ as they tamed wild plants

Wed, Apr 8, 2020

Revolutionary new method for dating pottery sheds new light on prehistoric past

Wed, Apr 8, 2020

Climate change encouraged colonization of South Pacific Islands earlier than first thought

Mon, Apr 6, 2020

Our direct human ancestor Homo erectus is older than we thought

Fossil find at Drimolen palaeocave system in South Africa shows our earliest direct human ancestor existed perhaps as much as 200,000 years earlier than previously thought.

Thu, Apr 2, 2020

In South Africa, Three Hominins, Including Earliest Homo erectus, Lived During Same Period

Thu, Apr 2, 2020

Study offers new insight into the impact of ancient migrations on the European landscape

Thu, Apr 2, 2020

Modern humans, Neanderthals share a tangled genetic history, study affirms

New research adds to growing evidence that our ancestors interbred with Neanderthals at multiple times in history.

Thu, Apr 2, 2020

Skull scans reveal evolutionary secrets of fossil brains

Australopithecus afarensis ('Lucy') had ape-like brain organization, but prolonged brain growth like humans.

Wed, Apr 1, 2020

Oldest ever human genetic evidence clarifies dispute over our ancestors

Wed, Apr 1, 2020

Mesoamerican copper smelting technology aided colonial weaponry

Spanish conquerors depended on indigenous expertise to keep up their munitions supplies, archaeologists have found.

Wed, Apr 1, 2020

Research identifies regular climbing behavior in a human ancestor

Mon, Mar 30, 2020

Neanderthals ate mussels, fish, and seals too

International research team finds it wasn't just Homo sapiens who sourced food from the sea.

Thu, Mar 26, 2020

Prehistoric Artifacts Suggest a Neolithic Era Independently Developed in New Guinea

Wed, Mar 25, 2020

Global human genomes reveal rich genetic diversity shaped by complex evolutionary history

Thu, Mar 19, 2020

‘Little Foot’ skull reveals how this more than 3 million year old human ancestor lived

Micro-CT scanning of 'Little Foot' skull reveals new aspects of the life of this more than 3-million year-old-human ancestor.

Tue, Mar 17, 2020