Popular Archeology

Prehistoric humans are likely to have formed mating networks to avoid inbreeding

Early humans seem to have recognized the dangers of inbreeding at least 34,000 years ago, and developed surprisingly sophisticated social and mating networks to avoid it, new research has...

Thu, Oct 5, 2017

Ancient humans left Africa to escape drying climate

Thu, Oct 5, 2017

Meet the hominin species that gave us genital herpes

Mon, Oct 2, 2017

Scandinavia’s earliest farmers exchanged terminology with Indo-Europeans

Fri, Sep 29, 2017

Modern humans emerged more than 300,000 years ago, new study suggests

Research on ancient genomes supports recent archaeological evidence of a much earlier origin for Homo sapiens, our own human species.

Thu, Sep 28, 2017

Isotopic analyses link the lives of Late Neolithic individuals to burial location in Spain

Evidence for early social differentiation can be identified through isotope analysis.

Wed, Sep 27, 2017

How aerial thermal imagery is revolutionizing archaeology

Dartmouth-led study presents guide on how to use aerial thermography.

Mon, Sep 25, 2017

Neanderthal Skeleton Reveals the Growth Pattern of Our Extinct Cousins

Thu, Sep 21, 2017

Ancient human DNA in sub-Saharan Africa lifts veil on prehistory

First large-scale study of ancient human DNA from sub-Saharan Africa opens a long-awaited window into the identity of prehistoric populations in the region.

Thu, Sep 21, 2017

Solving the Easter Island population puzzle

A detailed study of Easter Island's farming potential reveals the population may have reached 17,500 people in its heyday, which could help unravel the mystery of its giant statues.

Thu, Sep 21, 2017