In a new study, the changes in brain shape over the course of human evolution, considering the evolutionary relationship between humans and other primates
A new study explains that humans evolved from an ancestor not limited to tree or other elevated habitats, and sheds light on what preceded human bipedalism
A new study reports the recent discovery of most of a skull and associated remains dating to around 300,000 years ago in Hualong Cave (Hualongdong)
Glaciers are set to disappear completely from almost half of World Heritage sites if business-as-usual emissions continue
Prolepsis’ 4th International Conference 19th-20th December 2019 Università degli Studi di Bari “Aldo Moro” Keynote speaker: Prof. Therese Fuhrer (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) The Limits…
Researchers combining genetics, archaeology, history and linguistics have gained new insights into the history of inner Eurasia, once a cultural and genetic crossroads connecting Europe and Asia
Tobacco, caffeines, chocolate, sugar and opium were first introduced into European cities in the 17th century and transformed urban public spaces
The dead may outnumber the living on Facebook within fifty years, a trend that will have implications for how we treat our digital heritage in the future
A new study focusses on Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s 1798 poem “Fears in Solitude”, written in 1798 “during the alarm of invasion”
The OCR4all tool ensures converting historical printings into computer-readable texts. It is very reliable, user-friendly, and open source. It was developed by scientists at the University of Würzburg
