A research about human teeth discovered in Southern China has found that Tongzi teeth do not fit the morphological pattern of Homo erectus
A new study uses dendrochronology and historical survey to investigate the effects of societal and demographic changes on forest disturbances in Amazonia
Seven remains of antler mining tools were found in the quarry of Pozarrate, one of Spain’s most important Neolithic flint mining operations
New findings reveal that hunter-gatherers took to farming already 5,000 years ago in eastern Sweden, and on the Aland Islands, located on the southwest coast of Finland
The origin of Crocus sativus (saffron) has long been the subject of speculation and research, as this knowledge would enable to introduce genetic diversity
The reason that humans shifted away from hunting and gathering, and to farming — a much more labor-intensive process — has always been a riddle
To better understand the extent of black abalone recovery, a collaborative team is turning to archeological sites on the Channel Islands
A new methodology for comparing herbal medicine across societies can also be used to understand the transfer of cultural traditions
Hundreds of medieval and early modern Greek manuscripts are to be digitised, thanks to a project by the Universities of Cambridge and Heidelberg
The Tiwanaku people made offerings to supernatural deities near the Island of the Sun in Lake Titicaca, Bolivia, about 500 years earlier than the Incas
Today, scientists report use of “X-ray vision” to gain brand-new insights about the layers of paint in rock art in Texas without needless damage
An international, interdisciplinary team led by Newcastle University’s Professor Ian Haynes aims to revolutionise understanding of Rome and its place in the transformation of the Mediterranean World
At Tanis in North Dakota’s Hell Creek Formation, paleontologists unearthed animal and fish fossils killed in events triggered by the Chicxulub impact
Paleontologists have discovered the first-confirmed occurrence of a lambeosaurine (crested ‘duck-billed’ dinosaur) from the Arctic – part of the skull of a lambeosaurine dinosaur from the Liscomb Bonebed (71-68 Ma) found on Alaska’s North Slope
University of Cincinnati archaeologists say these farms likely produced cotton and other goods to support Yucatan trade routes
At age 90, Ali Atar, one of the main military chiefs of King Boabdil of Granada, fought to his death in the Battle of Lucena in 1483
Celebrating the 100-year anniversary of the discovery of his tomb, the new Tutankhamun, Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh exhibition has opened in Paris
Snail and clam shells found at archaeological sites were evidence of “starvation food” but may be evidence of children helping – A.D. 400 style
University of Alberta paleontologists have just reported the world’s biggest Tyrannosaurus rex and the largest dinosaur skeleton ever found in Canada
The work, published in Nature, confirms a dispersal of Homo sapiens from southern to eastern Africa immediately preceded the out-of-Africa migration