An international research team investigated the role of “big gods” (defined as moralizing deities) in the rise of complex large-scale societies
A team of scientists reported the first fossil bird ever found with an egg preserved inside its body; it also represents a new species, Avimaia schweitzerae
The first farmers from Anatolia, who brought farming to Europe and represent the single largest ancestral component in modern-day Europeans, are directly descended from local hunter-gatherers who adopted a farming way of life
An astrolabe excavated from the wreck site of a Portuguese Armada Ship, that was part of Vasco da Gama’s second voyage to India, is the oldest in the world
Two studies, one looking at Iberian hunter-gatherers between 13,000 and 6,000 years ago and another looking at Iberian populations over the last 8000 years, add new resolution to our understanding of the history and prehistory of the region
A study of rat body sizes shifting over time gives a glimpse into the habitat of the hominin Homo floresiensis — nicknamed the “Hobbit” due to its diminutive stature.
Archaeologists have unearthed evidence of the earliest large-scale celebrations in Britain – with people and animals travelling hundreds of miles for prehistoric feasting rituals.
Anthropologists have long made the case that tool-making is one of the key behaviors that separated our human ancestors from other primates
New research from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh indicates that even as a teenager the Tyrannosaurus rex showed signs that it would grow up to be a ferocious predator.
It is not very common to find representations of scenes instead of individual figures in Palaeolithic art, but it is even harder for these figures to be birds instead of mammals such as goats, deer or horses
A study by the University of Seville has suggested that life-cycle assessment form part of the decision-making process in heritage construction projects from their beginnings
Researchers examined the visual response of 113 individuals when observing prehistoric ceramics belonging to different styles and societies
By re-dating giant ground sloth remains found in the Pampas region, evidence is provided that humans hunted this animal at the end of the Pleistocene
A mass sacrifice at the Huanchaquito-Las Llamas (a 15th century archaeological site in Peru) saw the ritual killing of over 140 children and over 200 llamas
Scientists largely agree that an asteroid impact, possibly coupled with intense volcanic activity, wiped out the dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous period 66 million years ago
4.5 million-year old fossil of the human ancestor Ardipithecus ramidus shows evidence of greater reliance on bipedalism than previously suggested
Clam gardens, ancient Indigenous food security systems located along B.C.’s coast, date back at least 3,500 years–almost 2,000 years older than previously thought
Washington State University archaeologists have discovered the oldest tattoo tool in western North America, with residue staining from tattoo pigments
The discovery of four foxes and a large number of dogs at the Can Roqueta (Barcelona) and Minferri (Lleida) sites stands out among the many examples of tombs in different parts of the north-eastern peninsula