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
The famous Sterkfontein Caves deposit is one million years older than previously thought; a new study is published on PNAS
Olive Trees Were First Domesticated 7,000 Years Ago. Earliest evidence for cultivation of a fruit tree, according to researchers
The study of the archaeological remains of the Font d’Horta shelter places this occupation among the last Mesolithic settlements or a leading Neolithic group exploring the terrain
‘Homo erectus’ from Gongwangling could have been the earliest population in China; a new study published on the Journal of Human Evolution
The heat is on: Weizmann Institute scientists uncover traces of fire, from Evron Quarry, dating back at least 800,000 years; the study is published on PNAS
Genetic intermixing in Indonesia contributed to cultural “explosion” across the Pacific; a new study has been published on Nature Ecology and Evolution
A new study combining archaeological, historical and bioarchaeological data provides new insights into the early Islamic period in modern-day Syria
