Denisovans, a sister species of modern human, inhabited Laos by 164-131,000 years with important implications for populations out of Africa and Australia
The genetic origins of the world’s first farmers is being clarified by a new study, published on the Cell journal
The transition to dairy farming and horse husbandry may have fueled the rise of complex societies in Bronze Age Mongolia
Complex Human Childbirth and Cognitive Abilities are a Result of Walking Upright, a new study published on Communications Biology finds
A study published on Lithic Technology analyzed the influence of the shape of Paleolithic tools on visual attention during handling
Researchers home in on Thera volcano eruption date, as they find that the eruption in 1628 B.C. was due to the Alaskan volcano Aniakchak II
Analysis of Bronze Age daggers has shown that they were used for processing animal carcasses and not as non-functional symbols of identity and status, as previously thought
The Middle Pleistocene population of Europe could have reached 25,000 individuals; a new study has been published on Scientific Reports
Stonehenge landscape, Blick Mead, during the Mesolithic period. A study reveals Stonehenge landscape before the world-famous monument
Friendship ornaments from the Stone Age: skilfully manufactured slate ring ornaments were fragmented on purpose, using pieces of rings as tokens