Glimpsing prehistory in today’s Amazon rainforest
From sightings of isolated forest people to ancient geoglyphs in the landscape, the Amazon’s fragile jungle ecosystem is a reminder of a lost prehistory.
The First Australians?
Latest analysis of finds at prehistoric site supports early arrival of modern humans in Australia.
Archaeologists return to prehistoric sanctuaries on island of Menorca, Spain
Site shows human occupation as early as 1500 BCE. Scientists recruit students and volunteers to help.
New Secrets of Staffordshire Hoard Revealed
Reconstructed fragments show remains of rare high status Anglo-Saxon warrior helmet and sword pommel.
Modern humans migrated out of Africa via Egypt, suggests genetic study
The last successful major migration of modern humans out of Africa took a northern route through Egypt, not through Ethiopia.
Scientists discover 430,000-year-old murder in Spain
Evidence also suggests site of the body’s deposit was a prehistoric burial place.
Ancient Mummies Meet Modern Medicine with “The Anatomy of the Mummy”
Co-edited by Penn Museum Curator Janet Monge, Publication Follows Earlier Penn Museum Symposium Exploring Range of Techniques to Study Mummies
Our bond with dogs may go back more than 27,000 years
Ancient genome of a Siberian Taimyr wolf shows ancestral affinity to modern day Siberian Husky and Greenland sled dog.
Ancient site of Palmyra in hands of Islamic State
Threat level to the iconic archaeological site now off the charts.
The Bronze Age Black Forest Girl of Denmark
Burial analysis shows she traveled between present-day Denmark and Southern Germany during the Bronze Age.
Scientists discover world’s oldest stone tools
Finds raise new questions about the identity of the first toolmakers.
Most European men descend from a handful of Bronze Age forefathers
University of Leicester researchers discover a European male-specific population explosion that occurred between 2,000 and 4,000 years ago.
Agriculture, declining mobility drove humans’ shift to lighter bones
Study of thousands of human bones reveals gradual decline as species grew more 'domestic'.
Unique social structure of hunter-gatherers explained
Sex equality in modern-day hunter-gatherer groups could provide analog for human evolutionary past.
Ancient skeleton shows leprosy may have spread to Britain from Scandinavia
DNA and molecular analysis shows a possible Scandinavian strain introduced by a migrant as long ago as the 5th-6th centuries AD.
Iron Age hoard in a megalithic funerary complex in Spain
Archaeologists suggest hoard may reflect complex cultural and trade relationships in the 1st Millennium BCE.
The nuclear family of prehistoric Denmark
Scientists find the remains of a family of at least three at a 12,700-year-old prehistoric residential hunting camp.
Neanderthals changed hunting strategy with climate change
Researchers report paleoenvironmental influence on Neanderthal hunting from Amud Cave, Israel
Archaeologists offer special deal to dig at ancient Maya site
Site of X'noha in Belize will help shed light on Maya elite life at a mid-sized Maya center.
Cahokia’s rise and fall linked to river flooding
Scientists add flooding to the list of plausible causes for the emergence and decline of the great prehistoric North American center near the Mississippi River.
