The Hidden Celestial Sanctuary of the Hittites
A re-investigation of the enigmatic monumental rock-cut sanctuary suggests a new interpretation of the ancient site.
9,000 years ago, a community with modern urban problems
Çatalhöyük had overcrowding, violence, environmental troubles.
The origins of cannabis smoking: marijuana use in the first millennium BC
A chemical residue study of incense burners from ancient burials at high elevations in western China has revealed psychoactive cannabinoids; this provides some of the earliest evidence for the...
The Neolithic precedents of gender inequality
Researchers from the University of Seville have published an ambitious study of gender inequality in prehistoric Iberia.
The Destruction of Pompeii
Computer animation takes you on the spot in 79 AD. WATCH!
Ancient DNA sheds light on Arctic hunter-gatherer migration to North America ~5,000 years ago
An ancient population of Arctic hunter-gatherers, known as Paleo-Eskimos, made a significant genetic contribution to populations living in Arctic North America today.
Oldest flaked stone tools point to the repeated invention of stone tools
Stone flake tools, found in Ethiopia, date to almost 2.6 million years ago.
Early humans deliberately recycled flint to create tiny, sharp tools
Exceptional conditions at Israel's Qesem Cave preserved 400,000-year-old 'tool kit,' Tel Aviv University researchers say.
Declining fertility rates may explain Neanderthal extinction, suggests new model
Population modeling shows population could have dwindled to extinction due to demographics, not catastrophe.
Prehistoric humans may have used northern migration routes to reach eastern Asia
New article suggests wetter climates may have allowed Homo sapiens to expand across the deserts of Central Asia by 50-30,000 years ago.
Cocktails with Cleopatra?
Israeli scientists resurrect yeast from ancient beer jugs to recreate 5,000-year-old brew.
