Ancient Maya reservoirs contained toxic pollution
Mercury, algae made water undrinkable in heart of city.
Seafood helped prehistoric people migrate out of Africa, study reveals
Prehistoric pioneers could have relied on shellfish to sustain them as they followed migratory routes out of Africa during times of drought, a new study suggests.
Hunting in savanna-like landscapes may have poured jet fuel on brain evolution
Rife with obstacles and occlusions, terrestrial environments potentially helped give rise to planning circuits in the brain.
Discovery of oldest bow and arrow technology in Eurasia
New archaeological research demonstrates earliest projectile technology in the tropical rainforests of Sri Lanka.
Ancient genomic insights into the early peopling of the Caribbean
New study reveals multiple waves of settlement and connections to the American mainland.
Largest, oldest Maya monument suggests importance of communal work
A University of Arizona discovery suggests that the Maya civilization developed more rapidly than archaeologists once thought and hints at less social inequality than later periods.
