Easter Island inhabitants collected freshwater from the ocean’s edge in order to survive
Process of 'coastal groundwater discharge' made water safe to drink for ancient people of Rapa Nui.
Dryer, less predictable environment may have spurred human evolution
Evidence of a variable but progressively drying climate coincides with a major shift in stone-tool-making abilities and the appearance of modern Homo sapiens.
Neanderthal healthcare practices crucial to survival
Research at the University of York has suggested that Neanderthals embraced healthcare practices, such as assisting in cases of serious injury and the challenges of childbirth.
Cuisine of early farmers revealed by analysis of proteins in pottery from Çatalhöyük
Analysis of proteins preserved in bowls and jars from this prehistoric site in central Anatolia shows the foodstuffs inside its inhabitants' pottery vessels in unprecedented spectrum and resolution.
Casting Archaeological Doubt on the Meghalayan Age
Lack of archaeological evidence questions using 2200 BCE as a threshold of the new Meghalayan geologic age.
A prehistoric thirst for craft beer
Evidence suggests that stone mortars from Raqefet Cave, Israel, were used in brewing cereal-based beer millennia before the establishment of sedentary villages and cereal agriculture.
Scientists Discover Oldest Drawing
The oldest known abstract drawing, made with ocher, has been found in South Africa's Blombos Cave.
Second Century Roman Watermill Not What Researchers Have Thought
New information about one of the first industrial complexes in history revealed.
