Early modern human migration out of Africa more geographically widespread than previously thought

The first Homo sapiens fossil discovery from Saudi Arabia dates to nearly 90,000 years ago during a time when the region's deserts were replaced by grasslands.

Mon, Apr 9, 2018

Genetics of the modern heirs of the Incas sheds new light about their origins and lineages

The first study on families of documented Inca nobility ancestry shows at least two patrilineal clusters and their origins linked to the lake Titicaca and Southern Cusco region.

Fri, Apr 6, 2018

Smithsonian reports first evidence of live-traded dogs for Maya ceremonies

Mon, Mar 19, 2018

Spread of agriculture into central Anatolia

Mon, Mar 19, 2018

Scientists discover evidence of early human innovation, pushing back evolutionary timeline

Evidence of innovation dates to a period when humans faced an unpredictable and uncertain environment, according to three new studies.

Sat, Mar 17, 2018

Entomologist confirms first Saharan farming 10,000 years ago

An international team makes the discovery at the Holocene hunter-gatherer site at Takarkori in south-western Libya.

Sat, Mar 17, 2018

Barbed-point hunting technology’s early beginnings in South Africa

Archaeological investigation in Sibudu’s Howiesons Poort indicates the use of barbs in hunting technology.

Thu, Mar 15, 2018

New insights into the origin of elongated heads in early medieval Germany

Tue, Mar 13, 2018

Genetic prehistory of Iberia differs from central and northern Europe

Mon, Mar 12, 2018

Humans thrived in South Africa through the Toba super-volcanic eruption ~ 74,000 years ago

Discovery at South Africa research site has implications for climate models and human development.

Sun, Mar 11, 2018

ANU research reveals genetic timeline of early Pacific settlers

Fri, Mar 9, 2018

Three skeletons and a fiery destruction

Archaeologists encountered the dramatic remains of three ancient individuals in present-day Israel — likely victims of an Egyptian pharaoh’s military campaign.

Thu, Mar 8, 2018

Archaeologists unearth tombs in ancient Nubia

Tombs, steles, and lintels have just been unearthed by an international team, with largest collection of Meroitic inscriptions, the oldest language of black Africa currently known.

Mon, Mar 5, 2018

Crowdsourced family tree yields new insights about humanity

Researchers harness massive dataset to reassess marriage and migration patterns, longevity.

Thu, Mar 1, 2018

Archaeologist says game-changing new laser technology application is no magic wand

‘Boots on the ground’, says archaeologist Anabel Ford, is a necessary test for verifying the benefit of LiDAR, the new remote sensing technology recently sensationalized by the media as...

Wed, Feb 28, 2018

Ancient DNA reveals genetic replacement despite language continuity in the South Pacific

New genetic research reveals the complex demographic history of Vanuatu, explaining how Austronesian languages were retained throughout its history despite near-total replacement of early Austronesian-Lapita with Papuan ancestry.

Tue, Feb 27, 2018

Laser technology takes Maya archeologists where they’ve never gone before

Thu, Feb 22, 2018

Earliest known art in Europe confirmed. Were the creators Neanderthals?

Dating of four caves in Spain show artwork created earlier than 64,000 years ago, predating the generally accepted date range for the arrival of modern humans in Europe by...

Wed, Feb 21, 2018

Ancient DNA tells tales of humans’ migrant history

Wed, Feb 21, 2018

Study identifies traces of indigenous ‘Taíno’ in present-day Caribbean populations

Researchers have produced the first clear genetic evidence that the indigenous people whom Columbus first encountered in the New World still have living descendants today.

Mon, Feb 19, 2018