Neanderthals modified eagle claws 130,000 years ago
Discovery adds to developing theories about Neanderthal abilities.
Saharan ‘carpet of tools’ is earliest known man-made landscape
Prehistoric sandstone tools made by ancient humans over a million-year period dot an escarpment in the Sahara desert.
No One Knows Our Names
Centuries-old DNA helps identify origins of slave skeletons found in the Caribbean.
Archaeologists Return to Unearth Base of the Roman Sixth Legion
Remains of walls, barracks and artifacts testify to a major 2nd-3rd century CE Roman military presence near ancient Megiddo, Israel.
Early Human Fossil Find Pushes Back the Clock
Find narrows the gap between proto-human species and earliest emergence of humans.
Scientists Develop New Model of Life’s Evolution
The galaxy-shaped model, which includes emergence of humans, depicts species diversification at a constant rate.
Study Lends New Support to Theory that Early Humans were Scavengers
Thanks to big cats, early hominins could get a decent meal out on the African savanna as much as two million or more years ago.
More on the violent death of Pharaoh Senebkay
Newly discovered pharaoh at Abydos, part of a forgotten Egyptian dynasty, offers new answers and more questions about Egypt 3,600 years ago.
A Wheat Trade in Britain Before Farming, Suggest Researchers
DNA study shows wheat used in Britain by hunter-gatherers 8,000 years ago.
A Brain-Building Gene, Unique to Humans?
Researchers identify gene they suggest was likely a key to evolution of the human brain.
Archaeologists Unearth Possible Ancient Judean Administrative Center
Finds include remains of what may be a governor’s residence.
Drones to scan for evidence of ancient civilizations in Amazonia
Scientists seek to detect earthworks and geoglyphs beneath the canopy of vegetation in the search for evidence of complex ancient human settlements in the Amazon rainforest.
Social networks key to city growth both ancient and modern, say researchers
Anthropological team suggests ancient cities and modern cities grew in much the same way.
Scientists evolve bigger brains in mice by using human DNA
Researchers pinpoint a crucial difference between humans and chimps in the DNA for brain size by experimenting on mice embryos.
Italian cemetery may provide insights to cholera’s evolution
The archaeological investigation could lead the way to the first steps for finding a cure.
Researchers discover patterns of warfare in prehistoric Eastern North America
Study points to need for large land area analysis of past human populations in other regions of the world.
New film footage reveals potential ‘killer blow’ to King Richard III
University of Leicester video shows injury on inside of skull.
Demise of the ancient Pueblo civilization a harbinger of things to come?
New study suggests a possible forthcoming 21st century drought disaster-in-the-making in the American Southwest and Central Plains.
The Unfinished Business at Ancient Herodium
Archaeologists are uncovering some ancient unfinished construction work at one of the Middle East's most iconic archaeological sites.
Earliest evidence of large-scale human-produced air pollution in South America found
Trace elements encased in mountaintop ice predate industrial revolution by more than 200 years
