Several hypothesis suggest a link between the origin of the genus Homo and the climatic and environmental changes that took place in Africa between 2.5 and 3 million years ago
A study on sexual dimorphism and dentition enables the sex of the youngest individuals from Sima de los Huesos to be estimated
In the absence of meteorological data from the past, popular knowledge can be an alternative source of information to understand climate change
A new study presents a synthesis of human occupation in the Iberian Peninsula Atlantic margin during the Early and Middle Paleolithic, and highlights the African affinities of Acheulean industry in southwestern Europe
Reconstructing how the landscape in this zone evolved is key to understanding how the Neanderthals occupied the Pre-Pyrenees territory
A new study reveals the features of the population that was buried in the necropolis of Tell es-Sin in Syria, a Byzantine archaeological site
Historical research and mathematical modeling challenge the death rate and severity of the first plague pandemic, the Justinianic Plague
The recent results of the excavation of Figueira Brava (Portugal) now confirm that Neanderthals habitually used marine resources
Bone circles made from the remains of dozens of mammoths have revealed clues about how ancient communities survived Europe’s ice age
Egyptian blue is one of the oldest manmade colour pigments. It adorns, for instance, the crown of the world famous bust of Nefertiti
