Boomerangs were used to shape the edges of stone tools used by Australian Indigenous communities; a new study finds
Rock crystals were moved over long distances by Early Neolithic Brits and were used to mark their burial sites
New Mexico mammoths among best evidence for early humans in North America; a new study was published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Prehistoric roots of ‘cold sore’ virus traced through ancient herpes DNA; a study has been published on Science Advances
When did the genetic variations that make us human emerge? A new study on the subject was published on Scientific Reports
DNA from ancient population in Southern China (Maludong or Red Deer Cave in the Yunnan province) suggests Native Americans’ East Asian roots
Human bones were used for making pendants in the Stone Age, on the island of Yuzhniy Oleniy Ostrov on Lake Onega
Can a Neanderthal meditate? A new study on Intelligence might shed light on the attentional capacity of extinct hominins
Ice Age wolf DNA reveals dogs trace ancestry to two separate wolf populations; a new study has been published on Nature
An Age-Old Story: Farmers against Pests, as early as the Neolithic period, pests posed a threat to agricultural yields