Modern humans generate more brain neurons than Neanderthals

Researchers from Dresden uncover a greater neuron production in the frontal lobe during brain development in modern humans than Neanderthals, due to the change of a single amino acid...

Thu, Sep 8, 2022

Neolithic culinary traditions uncovered

Tue, Sep 6, 2022

Ancient Monumental Statue from Saudi Arabia on Loan to Louvre

A magnificent 2.3-meter-high statue carved from sandstone and presumably depicting an ancient Lihyanite king is on five-year loan from the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) to the Louvre Museum.

Tue, Sep 6, 2022

Ancient DNA provides comprehensive genomic history of the “cradle of civilization”

Thu, Aug 25, 2022

Sahelanthropus, the oldest representative of humanity, was indeed bipedal…but that’s not all!

Wed, Aug 24, 2022

Analysis of everyday tools challenges long-held ideas about what drove major changes in ancient Greek society

Tue, Aug 23, 2022

Chicken bones and snail shells help archaeologists to date more precisely

Destruction of the Greek town Tell Iẓṭabba in present-day Israel by a military campaign waged by the Hasmoneans, a Judean ruling dynasty in the 2nd and 1st centuries BC,...

Thu, Aug 18, 2022

Humans expend considerable energy by chewing

Wed, Aug 17, 2022

Wood sharpens stone: boomerangs used to retouch lithic tools

Tue, Aug 16, 2022

Phanagoria archaeologists estimate the prosperity of inhabitants of the medieval Black Sea region

Fri, Aug 5, 2022

Brain shape differences between fossil and modern humans

Mon, Aug 1, 2022

Communication and cooperation may have coevolved in the last common ancestor of chimpanzees and humans

Fri, Jul 29, 2022

High-status Danish Vikings wore exotic beaver furs

Identified by ancient proteins, fur was important as a trade and status item.

Wed, Jul 27, 2022

The Beyond Tut Immersive Experience

A new virtual reality, tech-driven show brings Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun's treasures alive.

Mon, Jul 25, 2022

North ‘plaza’ in Cahokia was likely inundated year-round, study finds

Thu, Jul 21, 2022

Climate and conflict among the ancient Maya

New research demonstrates connections between climate change and civil unrest among the ancient Maya.

Wed, Jul 20, 2022

In search of the lost city of Natounia

Archaeological investigations offer up new findings on the history of Parthian settlements in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Wed, Jul 20, 2022

When did the genetic variations that make us human emerge?

Predominance of behavioral and facial-related variations.

Tue, Jul 19, 2022

DNA from ancient population in Southern China suggests Native Americans’ East Asian roots

Thu, Jul 14, 2022

Unlocking the secrets of the ancient coastal Maya

Scientists have unearthed a treasure trove of artifacts along Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. Learn what researchers have discovered about the ancient Maya people and their relationship with this hidden stretch...

Thu, Jul 7, 2022