Tokyo Metropolitan University researchers have made a significant breakthrough in understanding the use of Stone Age tools by crafting replicas and using them in various…
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Recent research challenges the traditional view of early human diets in the Andes, suggesting a shift from “hunter-gatherers” to “gatherer-hunters.” The study, analyzing remains from…
Skulls of 29 million-year-old primates used in this study Aegyptopithecus on left Parapithecus on right. Credit: Matt Borths A study led by the University of…
New research led by a University of California, Davis, anthropologist reveals that archery technology in the Andes dates back to approximately 5,000 years ago. This…
Caves and rock shelters dot the mountains in the northwestern highlands of Thailand. Over 40 in Mae Hong Son province contain wooden coffins on stilts,…
Simulated “mobility highways” of farmer-herder interactions overlaid with the geolocated archaeological sites dated between ca. 3600 and 2200 before present. Credit: Xinzhou Chen Through advanced…
Researchers traced a woolly mammoth’s movements using isotope profiling, linking it to human settlements 14,000 years ago. The study revealed the mammoth’s extensive travel and…
Research on 10,000-year-old birch tar samples from Mesolithic Scandinavia indicates that hunter-gatherers likely had poor oral health, with a high probability of gum disease and…
Reconstruction of Shiyu “horse-hunters.” Credit: Xiaocong Guo Researchers uncover evidence of advanced material culture from 45,000 years ago in East Asia, highlighting sophisticated toolmaking and…
Modern computing techniques are transforming historical research by enabling the analysis of cultural artifacts to uncover societal mindsets and psychological trends. However, these methods, mainly…
Mississippi State University anthropologist Anna Osterholtz contributed to a study in Cell, providing key data from ancient Roman burial sites. The research, involving a multidisciplinary…
Skull of an individual of East African ancestral origin found in Viminacium, with the oil lamp featuring an eagle found in his tomb. Credit: Miodrag…
Homo erectus – which this skull belonged to – was the first hominin species to leave Africa, around 2.1 million years ago. New research shows…
Recent research has uncovered a link between Neanderthal genetics and the tendency for some modern humans to be early risers. This study traces back to…
An international research team has uncovered the complex genomic history of the Balkan Peninsula during the Roman era and beyond, revealing a mix of Anatolian…
New research reveals that prehistoric women were not only involved in hunting but may have been physiologically better suited for it. This research, based on…
Static skull, mandible, and parietal orthographic. Credit: Tel Aviv University The Nesher Ramla Homo, an archaic hominin group found in Israel, reveals a complex intermingling…
New findings suggest early humans arrived in North America earlier than 13,000 years ago, possibly using a “sea ice highway” along the Pacific Coast. This…
Maya vessel (c. 700-800 CE) from Guatemala depicting a king sitting on a throne wearing a water lily headdress. Water lilies (Nymphaea ampla) on reservoir…
Recent research indicates that 2 million years ago, Homo erectus inhabited the high-altitude Ethiopian highlands, producing advanced Oldowan and Acheulean tools. This finding, based on…