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.
Mes Aynak: A Story of Courage and a Priceless World Treasure in Afghanistan
An archaeologist and a filmmaker fight the good fight to save an ancient monumental center from the brink of destruction.
Unearthing the Opulence
A recapture of the historic excavation of America’s iconic 18th century Governor’s Palace at Colonial Williamsburg
HBO shows episode on looting in Egypt
Show highlights the plunder and destruction of priceless Egyptian antiquities, including mummies.
DNA suggests all early eskimos migrated from Alaska’s North Slope
DNA testing also shows a possible genetic tie to more ancient population of Native Americans.
Archaeologists rebuild 1608 church where Pocahontas was married
Partial reconstruction affords a visible marker for the earliest remnants of a church structure in English colonial North America.
Archaeologists Return to Dig Key Area Near Temple Mount
Excavation is yielding finds from 8th century BCE Judean monarchy to Ottoman times.
Ancient Teeth in Italy and Arrival of Modern Humans in Europe
Dental remains point to one of the earliest modern human cultures in Europe.
Mystery-Shrouded Ice Age Artifacts Find Home in Anthropology Museum
The ‘Berlin Collection’, a group of purportedly prehistoric figurines and other artifacts, will be the subject of learning, further study and research.
New Findings on Drought and the Ancient Maya Collapse
Ancient Maya farmers adapted to drying conditions, but eventually succumbed when it became too long and severe, says study.
Study report revisits cave of prehistoric cannibals
Scientists suggest 14,700-year-old case of cannibalism was part of broader culture.
