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One of the sites excavated along the coastline. Credit: University of York New research on ancient DNADNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is a molecule composed of…
Example of a long-tailed macaque using a stone tool to access food. Credit: Lydia V. Luncz Macaques unintentionally created stone fragments that bear a resemblance…
Grávalos inside an ancient Recuay household at the archaeological site of Jecosh in Ancash, Peru. Recuay was one of the local cultures with whom Wari…
A ceramic vessel from the Moche region of northern Peru with Wari-influenced pigments and decoration techniques. Credit: Photo courtesy of the Field Museum anthropology collections…
The shared central plaza of Monte Alban, a city that lasted for more than 1,300 years. Credit: Linda M. Nicholas Cities often have vastly different…
Overview of Cueva de Malalmuerzo. Credit: Pedro Cantalejo A genome of a human from the Ice Age refuge located in southern Spain. A team of…
Obsidian collections from the site of Q’umarkaj and the surrounding region. Credit: R. Horowitz Over five hundred years ago, in the Guatemalan highlands of the…
The discovery of archaeological remains at Gruta da Figueira Brava in Portugal by scientists has challenged the notion that early modern humans’ consumption of marine…
A new study analyzes how the last 12,000 years of behavior, adaptation, population, and evolution shaped who we are today. The researchers analyzed the trends…
Rice is one of the oldest and most important food crops in the world. It has a long and rich history, dating back to ancient…
Complete skeletal remains of a 1,700-year-old female spider monkey found in Teotihuacán, Mexico. Credit: Nawa Sugiyama, UC Riverside A team of researchers has uncovered an…
Underwater Kronan excavations. Credit: Lars Einarsson A new study reported in the journal Cell on January 5, 2023, captures a genetic history across Scandinavia over…
Neanderthals were a species of human that lived in Europe and Asia between about 200,000 and 30,000 years ago. They are known for their distinctive…
Rising sun viewed from the stone causeway of the solar observatory on Mount Tlaloc, Mexico. The view aligns with the rising sun on February 24,…
Archaeolemur skull showing a large and robust anterior dentition. Credit: Ian Towle Fascinating clues to the evolution of humans have been revealed through the analysis…
Coin of the ‘emperor’ Sponsian, currently in The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, UK, catalog number GLAHM:40333 (reproduced from Ref. [1]). Credit: Pearson et al., 2022,…
The upper jaw of the infant of Yuanmoupithecus. Credit: Terry Harrison, NYU’s Department of Anthropology The oldest gibbon fossil was discovered in southwest China. The…
Large boab tree with coiled snake carving, northern Tanami Desert. Credit: Darrell Lewis For Indigenous Australians, carvings in boab trees are as significant as rock…
An artist’s illustration of a Neanderthal father and his daughter. Credit: Tom Bjorklund Ancient genomes of thirteen Neanderthals provide an unprecedented snapshot of their community…