The latest archaeology and anthropology research
By Joshua Allan Lindal, University of Manitoba Sparse trees cast long shadows as the morning sun rises over the grassy woodland clearing. Elephants and rhinos gather around a quiet watering hole. A troop of...
By Nick Longrich, University of Bath Are we alone in the universe? It comes down to whether intelligence is a probable outcome of natural selection, or an improbable fluke. By definition, probable events occur...
The intestinal microbiome is a delicate ecosystem made up of billions and billions of microorganisms, bacteria in particular, that support our immune system, protect us from viruses and pathogens, and help us absorb nutrients...
A new study suggests the diet of our ancestors has led to substantial differences in our saliva compared to other great apes. The research, published in the journal Molecular Biology and Evolution, suggests this...
Archaeological investigations in the Tollense Valley, Northern Germany, have unearthed a collection of 31 unusual objects. Researchers believe this is the personal equipment of a Bronze Age warrior who died on the battlefield some...
By Joel D. Irish, Liverpool John Moores University; Czekaj- Zastawny Agnieszka, Polish Academy of Sciences, and Jacek Kabacinski, Polish Academy of Sciences To many, ancient Egypt is synonymous with the pharaohs and pyramids of...
New research has uncovered evidence of the storage and delayed consumption of animal bone marrow at Qesem Cave near Tel Aviv, the site of many major discoveries from the late Lower Paleolithic period some...
By José Alexandre Felizola Diniz-Filho, Universidade Federal de Goias and Pasquale Raia, University of Naples Federico II It’s not every day that scientists discover a new human species. But that’s just what happened back...
By Mike W Morley, Flinders University; Paul Goldberg, University of Wollongong, and Richard ‘Bert’ Roberts, University of Wollongong Denisova Cave in Siberia’s Altai Mountains is one of the world’s most important archaeological sites. It...
By Julie Dunne, University of Bristol How did people look after their children in the Stone Age? It turns out that prehistoric parents may not have been so different to modern mums and dads....
To understand the environmental pressures that shaped human evolution, researchers must first piece together the details of the ancient plant and animal communities that our fossil ancestors lived in over the past 7 million...
