Traces of adaptation and cultural diversification found among early North American stone tools

Innovative 3-D analysis of projectile points in museum collections yield insights into changing hunter-gatherer social interactions 12,500 years ago.

Thu, Jul 27, 2017

Cultural flexibility was key for early humans to survive extreme dry periods in southern Africa

The ability to be flexible through the innovation of technology helped early humans to survive prolonged periods of pronounced aridification.

Wed, Jul 26, 2017

Cattle herding strategies promoted social stratification in Early European societies, suggests study

Wed, Jul 26, 2017

Archaeologists find key to tracking ancient wheat in frozen Bronze Age box

Wed, Jul 26, 2017

Skull shape and emergence of agriculture

Mon, Jul 24, 2017

Artifacts suggest humans arrived in Australia earlier than thought

Wed, Jul 19, 2017

Easter Island not victim of ‘ecocide’, analysis of remains shows

Tue, Jul 11, 2017

Molar from Fourth Denisovan Extends “Meager” Fossil Record

Newly discovered fossil tooth is the oldest Denisovan fossil found in Denisova Cave to date.

Fri, Jul 7, 2017

Breakthrough in dating Viking fortress

Thu, Jul 6, 2017

DNA of early Neanderthal gives timeline for new modern human-related dispersal from Africa

Mitochondrial DNA from Neanderthal individual who died in Swabian Jura in modern-day southwest Germany suggests that Neanderthals received genetic contribution from Africa by hominins that are closely related to...

Tue, Jul 4, 2017

Researchers document early, permanent human settlement in Andes

Thu, Jun 29, 2017

In Turkey, Carved Skulls Provide the First Evidence of a Neolithic “Skull Cult”

Wed, Jun 28, 2017

Analysis of Neanderthal teeth grooves uncovers evidence of prehistoric dentistry

Wed, Jun 28, 2017

Animals, not drought, shaped our ancestors’ environment

Mon, Jun 26, 2017

Study sheds light on Neanderthal-Homo sapiens transition

Wed, Jun 14, 2017

Earliest known Homo sapiens just got older

Scientists push back the date on the emergence of Homo sapiens by 100,000 years, and discover that they were avid game hunters.

Wed, Jun 7, 2017

5,000 Years of Native American Moundbuilding

5,000 years of Native American moundbuilding traditions are explored in a new exhibition opening June 24 at the Penn Museum.

Mon, Jun 5, 2017

Found: The bones of Philip of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great?

Thu, Jun 1, 2017

The first genome data from ancient Egyptian mummies

Study finds that ancient Egyptians were most closely related to ancient populations from the Near East.

Tue, May 30, 2017

Ancient DNA evidence shows hunter-gatherers and farmers were intimately linked

Thu, May 25, 2017