Neanderthal mother, Denisovan father!
Newly-sequenced genome sheds light on interactions between ancient hominins.
Stone tools reveal modern human-like gripping capabilities 500,000 years ago
Research carried out at the University of Kent demonstrates that a technique used to produce stone tools that were first found half a million years ago is likely to...
DNA analysis of 6,500-year-old human remains in Israel points to origin of ancient culture
Skeletons buried in Israel's Upper Galilee reveal migration from ancient Turkey and Iran, Tel Aviv University researchers say.
Massive monumental cemetery built by Eastern Africa’s earliest herders discovered in Kenya
The 5,000-year-old cemetery near Lake Turkana is the earliest and largest monumental cemetery in eastern Africa and was built by an egalitarian society of mobile pastoralists.
Carbon reserves in Central American soils still affected by ancient Mayan deforestation
Finding underscores potential impact of soil management on future greenhouse-gas levels.
Chiapa de Corzo: Rise of a Zoque Capital in the Heart of Mesoamerica
One of Mesoamerica's oldest known pyramid tombs has unveiled it's sensational secrets to archaeologists.
Dating the ancient Minoan eruption of Thera using tree rings
Research results show the eruption occurred in the 16th century BC, consistent with the archaeological record.
Easter Island’s society might not have ‘collapsed’ as previously thought
Analysis of tools used to make giant statues could hint at a collaborative society.
The Last Hominin Standing
A new study suggests that Homo sapiens developed a new ecological niche that separated it from other hominins, possibly critical to the species' success as the last surviving hominin...
Archeological plant remains point to southwest Amazonia as crop domestication center
Ancient people in the region began cultivating plants and altering forests earlier than previously thought.
