Prehistoric climate variability a key factor in human evolution, say scientists
Evidence from Africa and China suggests early humans adapted and evolved in response to environmental variability.
Fossil find in Serbia sheds light on archaic humans in Europe
Middle Pleistocene human mandible study may provide additional clues to human evolution in Europe.
Jerusalem Dig Hits Pay Dirt
Excavation near the walls of old-city Jerusalem yields new finds and a deepening connection to a North Carolina community.
If modern humans never existed……
New study shows what the natural worldwide diversity patterns of mammals would be like in the absence of past and present human impacts.
The Human Hunter: Then and Now
From the first Pleistocene hunters in Africa to the modern hunters and fishers of today, humans have emerged as the world’s predominant super predators.
Scientists uncover pattern of mass murder in Neolithic times
New study results from site in Germany indicate something terrible was happening about 7,000 years ago.
Researchers report evidence of earliest stone tool usage
Pliocene epoch fossils found at Dikika, Ethiopia, bear stone tool butchery marks, suggest scientists.
Archaeologists rediscover a historic synagogue destroyed in WWII
Once the most magnificent monument to Litvak Jewry, a great synagogue destroyed by the Nazis has been rediscovered using ground penetrating radar. Excavations are scheduled for next year.
Chinese cave ‘graffiti’ tells a 500-year story of climate change and impact on society
Finds shed light on how societies are affected by droughts over time.
Finds shed new light on ancient Roman frontier settlement
Rare piece of Roman jewelry unearthed.
Archaeologist explores the first civilization of ancient Tibet
Vestiges of a once flourishing prehistoric civilization dot the landscape of Upper Tibet.
Treasure trove of sacred writings displayed for the public
From a remarkable ancient Sumerian clay tablet to the world's oldest fragments of the gospel of Saint Matthew, the Penn Museum opens a window on a special assemblage of...
Australo-Melanesians and a very ancient ancestry
Extant Australo-Melanesians, according to researchers, are connected to a very early dispersal of modern humans out of Africa.
Archaeologists uncover rare finds near Sea of Galilee
Unique ritual baths, among other discoveries, open a window on a town where archaeologists suggest Jesus likely taught and where Josephus led forces during the Jewish Revolt.
Archaeologists uncover human settlement dated to the dawn of civilization
In Turkey, the excavation of a small ancient community dated to Neolithic times has informed our image of the beginnings of civilization.
Climate change, not human hunters, was the mammoth’s biggest enemy
Study shows that warming periods during the Ice Age changed the environment, driving the megafauna to extinction.
New light on first peopling of the Americas
Genetic research shows a single, not multiple, wave migration of ancestors no more than 23,000 years ago.
Bones of Philip of Macedon Identified
The finding overturns previous views about the famous king's remains and the tomb in which he was interred.
Technology reveals inner secrets of iconic Renaissance building
Like non-invasive archaeology, state-of-the-art high tech imaging shows unseen features of the famous Renaissance period Baptistery of St. John in Florence.
Classic ancient Maya “collapse” not caused by overpopulation and deforestation, say researchers
The Maya practiced sustainable agriculture that supported dense populations well beyond the Classic period.
