Anthropology News
May 12, 2024
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May 3, 2024 Evidence from archaeological sites in the medieval English city of Winchester shows that English red squirrels once served as an important host for Mycobacterium leprae strains that caused leprosy in ...
May 1, 2024 A new documentary has recreated the face of a 75,000-year-old female Neanderthal whose flattened skull was discovered and rebuilt from hundreds of bone fragments by a team of archaeologists and ...
Apr. 30, 2024 Scientists have applied a dynamic model of the landscape to patterns of human migration into Sahul, the combined continent of Australia, Tasmania and New ...
May 1, 2024 Researchers have provided new age estimates and revised provenance information for the Liujiang human fossils, shedding light on the presence of Homo sapiens in the region. Using advanced dating ...
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May 1, 2024 Amazonia is the home of the largest variety of birds in the world. In such a unique environment, craft cultures have flourished by translating the beauty and creativity of environmental materials ...
Apr. 30, 2024 Researchers have unveiled evidence for ancient human resilience to climate change in the Eastern ...
Apr. 29, 2024 It has long been thought that meat played an important role in the diet of hunter-gatherers before the Neolithic transition. However, due to the scarcity of well-preserved human remains from ...
Apr. 26, 2024 Using environmental DNA analysis, an international team of researchers identified a collection of plants used in ceremonial rituals in the ancient Maya city of Yaxnohcah in Mexico. The plants, known ...
Apr. 23, 2024 Bioluminescence first evolved in animals at least 540 million years ago in a group of marine invertebrates called octocorals, according to the results of a new study. The study focuses on an ancient ...
Apr. 24, 2024 A multidisciplinary research team has combined ancient DNA data with a clear archaeological, anthropological and historical context to reconstruct the social dynamics of Avar-period steppe descent ...
Apr. 19, 2024 The Dura-Europos site in modern-day Syria is famous for its exceptional state of preservation. Like Pompeii, this ancient city has yielded many great ...
Apr. 17, 2024 Researchers have identified a variant in the gene TBX1 as key in the development of the unique morphology at the base of the skull. TBX1 is present at higher levels in humans than in closely related ...
Apr. 17, 2024 Competition between species played a major role in the rise and fall of hominins -- and produced a 'bizarre' evolutionary pattern for the Homo ...
Apr. 17, 2024 New research has highlighted an area in Arabia that once acted as a key point for cultural exchanges and trades amongst ancient people -- and it all took place in vast caves and lava tubes that have ...
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Apr. 15, 2024 A series of whole genome and gene duplication events that go back hundreds of millions of years have laid the foundations for tissue-specific gene expression, according to a new study. The ...
Apr. 10, 2024 New evidence of one of the first cities in the Pacific shows they were established much earlier than previously thought, according to new research. The study used aerial laser scanning to map ...
Apr. 10, 2024 Astrophysicists shed light on the relationship between the Milky Way and the Egyptian sky-goddess Nut. The paper draws on ancient Egyptian texts and simulations to argue that the Milky Way might have ...
Apr. 10, 2024 As the centennial of the Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 approaches, a new study illustrates that the attitudes of Americans in Generation X toward evolution shifted as they ...
Apr. 9, 2024 The first birdfeeders were made in the 19th century, and their design rapidly evolved during the 20th century. Researchers at the consider the evolution of the birdfeeder to be an example of ...
Apr. 9, 2024 Through the ages, the presence of humans has increased the heterogeneity and complexity of ecosystems and has often had a positive effect on their ...
Apr. 8, 2024 Byzantine bullion fueled Europe's revolutionary adoption of silver coins in the mid-7th century, only to be overtaken by silver from a mine in Charlemagne's Francia a century later, new ...
Apr. 4, 2024 During archaeological excavations in the Schoningen open-cast coal mine in 1994, the discovery of the oldest, remarkably well-preserved hunting weapons known to humanity caused an international ...
Apr. 2, 2024 A new data crowdsourcing platform aims to preserve the sound of Romeyka, an endangered millennia-old variety of Greek. Experts consider the language to be a linguistic goldmine and a living bridge to ...
Apr. 2, 2024 An international team of scholars present the earliest clear archaeological and biomolecular evidence for the raising of chickens for egg production, based on material from 12 archaeological sites ...
Apr. 1, 2024 A group of researchers is calling on colleagues around the world to join them in what they call 'pathogen prospecting' by tracking down archival specimens of mosquitoes in museums and other ...
Mar. 28, 2024 What did an ancient Chinese emperor from 1,500 years ago look like? A team of researchers reconstructed the face of Chinese Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou using DNA extracted from his remains. The study ...
Mar. 28, 2024 New DNA sequencing technologies have identified the historical remains of George Washington's grandnephews, Samuel Walter Washington and George Steptoe Washington Jr., and their mother, Lucy ...
Mar. 25, 2024 For centuries, the Cerne Giant, a figure carved into a hillside in Dorset, has fascinated locals and visitors to the area. A new paper proposes that the Cerne Giant can in fact be dated to the early ...
Mar. 25, 2024 A new study combining genetic, palaeoecological, and archaeological evidence has unveiled the Persian Plateau as a pivotal geographic location serving as a hub for Homo sapiens during the early ...
Mar. 25, 2024 A new study has challenged previously held views that brain preservation in the archaeological record is extremely rare. The team compiled a new archive of preserved human brains, which highlighted ...
Mar. 22, 2024 Archaeological analysis of a near unique animal cemetery discovered in London nearly 30 years ago has revealed there was an international horse trading network, orchestrated by the elites of late ...
Mar. 21, 2024 Scientists have uncovered the fossilized skull of a 270-million-year-old ancient amphibian ancestor in the collection of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. The team of ...
Mar. 20, 2024 Working in the Horn of Africa, researchers have uncovered evidence showing how early modern humans survived in the wake of the eruption of Toba, one of the largest supervolcanoes in history, some ...
Mar. 20, 2024 Researchers have uncovered intriguing details about the origins and spread of the bottle gourd, one of the oldest domesticated crops. Their work unveils the genetic diversification and population ...
Monday, April 15, 2024
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
- Pacific Cities Much Older Than Previously Thought
- The Hidden Role of the Milky Way in Ancient Egyptian Mythology
- The Evolving Attitudes of Gen X Toward Evolution
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
- Birdfeeders Are Designed to Keep Unwanted Guests Away
- Humans Can Increase Biodiversity, Archaeological Study Shows
Monday, April 8, 2024
Thursday, April 4, 2024
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
- Last Chance to Record Archaic Greek Language 'heading for Extinction'
- When Did the Chicken Cross the Road? New Evidence from Central Asia
Monday, April 1, 2024
Thursday, March 28, 2024
- Ancient DNA Reveals the Appearance of a 6th Century Chinese Emperor
- DNA Study IDs Descendants of George Washington from Unmarked Remains, Findings to Aid Service Member IDs Going Back to World War II
Monday, March 25, 2024
- Uncovering the Mystery of Dorset's Cerne Giant
- Persian Plateau Unveiled as Crucial Hub for Early Human Migration out of Africa
- New Archive of Ancient Human Brains Challenges Misconceptions of Soft Tissue Preservation
Friday, March 22, 2024
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
- Toba Supereruption Unveils New Insights Into Early Human Migration
- Across Oceans and Millennia: Decoding the Origin and History of the Bottle Gourd
Monday, March 4, 2024
Thursday, February 29, 2024
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
- Climate Change Threatens Thousands of Archaeological Sites in Coastal Georgia
- Experiment Captures Why Pottery Forms Are Culturally Distinct
- Plant Seed and Fruit Analysis from the Biblical Home of Goliath Sheds Unprecedented Light on Philistine Ritual Practices
Thursday, February 22, 2024
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
- A Lighthouse in the Gobi Desert
- Anthropologists' Research Unveils Early Stone Plaza in the Andes
- Vittrup Man Crossed Over from Forager to Farmer Before Being Sacrificed in Denmark
- Some Pre-Roman Humans Were Buried With Dogs, Horses and Other Animals
- Did Eurasia's Dominant East-West Axis 'turn the Fortunes of History'?
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
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Thursday, February 8, 2024
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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Friday, February 2, 2024
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Monday, January 29, 2024
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
- New Research Challenges Hunter-Gatherer Narrative
- DNA from Preserved Feces Reveals Ancient Japanese Gut Environment
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Thursday, January 18, 2024
- A Window Into Plant Evolution: The Unusual Genetic Journey of Lycophytes
- Despite Intensive Scientific Analyses, This Centaur Head Remains a Mystery
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Thursday, January 11, 2024
- The First Assessment of Toxic Heavy Metal Pollution in the Southern Hemisphere Over the Last 2,000 Years
- Ancient Cities Provide Key Datasets for Urban Planning, Policy and Predictions in the Anthropocene
- Prehistoric Person With Turner Syndrome Identified from Ancient DNA
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
- Discovery of Immense Fortifications Dating Back 4,000 Years in North-Western Arabia
- Study on Lamprey Embryos Sheds Light on the Evolutionary Origin of Vertebrate Head
- The Extinction of the Giant Ape: Long-Standing Mystery Solved
- New Research Sheds Light on an Old Fossil Solving an Evolutionary Mystery
Friday, January 5, 2024
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
Thursday, December 28, 2023
Thursday, December 21, 2023
- First High Mountain Settlers at the Start of the Neolithic Already Engaged in Other Livestock Activities Apart from Transhumance
- Rise of Archery in Andes Mountains Dated to 5,000 Years Ago -- Earlier Than Previous Research
Friday, December 15, 2023
Thursday, December 14, 2023
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
- 'A Ticking Clock': First Ground-Based Survey of Damage to Ukrainian Cultural Sites Reveals Severity, Need for Urgency
- Cell Types in the Eye Have Ancient Evolutionary Origins
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Thursday, December 7, 2023
- Molecular Fossils Shed Light on Ancient Life
- Ancient DNA Analysis Reveals How the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire Shifted Populations in the Balkans
Friday, December 1, 2023
- Aging Societies More Vulnerable to Collapse
- 'Bone Biographies' Reveal Lives of Medieval England's Common People -- And Illuminate Early Benefits System
- Paleolithic Humans May Have Understood the Properties of Rocks for Making Stone Tools
Thursday, November 30, 2023
- A Mixed Origin Made Maize Successful
- Decoding Past Climates Through Dripstones
- Dishing the Dirt on Human Evolution: Why Scientific Techniques Matter in Archaeology
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Monday, November 27, 2023
Wednesday, November 22, 2023
Tuesday, November 21, 2023
- Neanderthals Were the World's First Artists, Research Reveals
- Looking for 'LUCA' And the Timing of Cellular Evolution
Monday, November 20, 2023
Monday, November 13, 2023
- Evolution of Taste: Early Sharks Were Able to Perceive Bitter Substances
- No Scientific Evidence for Cognitively Advanced Behaviors and Symbolism by Homo Naledi
Thursday, November 9, 2023
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
- Head Lice Evolution Mirrors Human Migration and Colonization in the Americas
- Cultural Artifacts Serve as 'cognitive Fossils,' Helping Uncover the Psychology of the Past
Monday, November 6, 2023
- Fossils Tell Tale of Last Primate to Inhabit North America Before Humans
- Frogs Were Florida's First-Known Vertebrates from the Caribbean
Thursday, November 2, 2023
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
- In Prehispanic Cancun, Immigrants Were Treated Just Like Maya Locals
- Climate Change Likely Impacted Human Populations in the Neolithic and Bronze Age
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Friday, October 20, 2023
Thursday, October 19, 2023
- Researchers Identify the Oldest Pieces of Baltic Amber Found on the Iberian Peninsula: Imports Began Over 5,000 Years Ago
- Holy Bat Skull! Fossil Adds Vital Piece to Bat Evolution Puzzle
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Monday, October 16, 2023
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
- Neanderthal Gene Variants Associated With Greater Pain Sensitivity
- Evidence from the Remains of 1918 Flu Pandemic Victims Contradicts Long-Held Belief That Healthy Young Adults Were Particularly Vulnerable