Oldest Known Human Fossil Outside of Africa Discovered
Analysis suggests Homo sapiens left Africa at least 50,000 years earlier than previously thought.
The role of cranial modification in identity formation in Pre-Columbian Peru
Did head shape encourage unity and cooperation in politics in Pre-Columbian Peru?
In past societies, most common age of death was around 70, suggests study
Research may help redefine our knowledge of elderly people throughout history.
New genetic evidence may reveal the first Native American population
People arrived in the Americas more than 20,000 years ago.
Study may shed new light on dispersal of early modern humans
Results from the analysis of stone tools from Skhul Cave may help reveal a complex picture of how, when and where early modern humans left Africa.
Discovery of a 4,000-year-old military network in northern Syria
Analysis of aerial and satellite images has enabled the discovery of a vast structured surveillance and communication network dating from the Middle Bronze Age.
Are bones discovered under an Exeter street from the first turkey dinner in England?
Although turkeys were introduced from the Americas, early 16th century English turkey dinner evidences turkey consumption in England before the American traditional Christmas and Thanksgiving dinner tradition developed.
Archaeologists unearth record of ancient Assyria’s demise
A cuneiform tablet discovered in southeastern Turkey documents a glimpse into the final days of the Assyrian Empire.
