Habitat and humans shaped sloth evolution and extinction
Human hunting drove the extinction of large-bodied terrestrial sloths.
Re-creating the sounds of an underground city
Simulating the soundscape of an ancient city can provide useful historical information for scholars.
Lost and Found: The Evidence for the Lost Colony
The emerging evidence for the whereabouts of America's famous "lost colony".
Asians made humanity’s longest prehistoric migration and shaped the genetic landscape in the Americas, finds NTU Singapore-led study
GenomeAsia100K study showed that early Asians travelled over 20,000km from North Asia to South America.
Provenance of obsidian artifacts at Tenochtitlan
Findings provide insights into the dynamics of obsidian trade systems across Postclassic Mesoamerica.
Archeologists Join Geologists in the Quest to Define the Age of Humans
A new archeology is being developed based on evidence of human activity in the Earth’s sedimentary record, and archeologists are helping to define the Anthropocene as a new stage...
Ancient Magnificence: A Photographic Journey Through Ancient Akrotiri
A spectacular photographic walk through the remains of the ancient city that may have inspired Plato's story of the lost city of Atlantis.
Centuries-old Austrian mummy found to be exceptionally well preserved thanks to unusual embalming method
Researchers found a centuries-old mummy from Austria exceptionally well preserved – likely the result of a never-before reported embalming method using wood chips, twigs, fabric, and zinc chloride.
