A lost world and extinct ecosystem
Scientists reconstruct the world in which early modern humans lived in South Africa.
Ancient DNA unveils important missing piece of human history
New ancient genomic research reveals information about human history in China.
Researchers trace evolution of self-control
Human self-control evolved in our early ancestors, becoming particularly evident around 500,000 years ago when they developed the skills to make sophisticated tools, a new study suggests.
Geometry guided construction of earliest known temple, built 6,000 years before Stonehenge
Hunter-gatherers built colossal Göbekli Tepe 11,500 years ago in today's Turkey as a single structure of ritual significance, say Tel Aviv University researchers.
The oldest Upper Paleolithic Homo sapiens in Europe
Major cultural transition in Europe took place earlier than previously thought.
Ancient Andes, analyzed
International team sketches first large-scale genomic portrait of pre-Columbian Andean civilizations.
Demographic expansion of several Amazonian archaeological cultures by computer simulation
The study uses simulation techniques and shows that some cultural expansions from Amazonia during the late Holocene may have arisen from similar demographic processes to the Neolithic in Eurasia.
African skeletons from early colonial Mexico tell the story of first-generation slaves
An interdisciplinary study into the origins and health status of three African skeletons unearthed in Mexico shows evidence of forced migration, physical trauma, and the introduction of infectious diseases...
Evidence of Late Pleistocene human colonization of isolated islands beyond Wallace’s Line
New isotopic study of fossil teeth shows flexible human adaptations to Pleistocene island life through time.
X-ray analysis sheds light on construction and conservation of artifacts from Henry VIII’s warship
21st century X-ray technology has allowed University of Warwick scientists to peer back through time at the production of the armor worn by the crew of Henry VIII's favored...
Icelandic DNA jigsaw puzzle brings new knowledge about Neanderthals
An international team of researchers has put together a new image of Neanderthals based on the genes Neanderthals left in the DNA of modern humans when they had children...
Examining heart extractions in ancient Mesoamerica
New findings on procedures and meanings of human heart sacrifices in Mesoamerica.
Neolithic genomes from modern-day Switzerland indicate parallel ancient societies
Genetic analysis of 96 ancient individuals traces the arrival and demographic structure of peoples with Steppe-related ancestry into late Neolithic, early Bronze Age Switzerland.
Inside the Vault
The general public is invited through a video lecture series to see and learn about original fossils and artifacts bearing on human origins.
