A study on sexual dimorphism and dentition enables the sex of the youngest individuals from Sima de los Huesos to be estimated
In the absence of meteorological data from the past, popular knowledge can be an alternative source of information to understand climate change
A new study presents a synthesis of human occupation in the Iberian Peninsula Atlantic margin during the Early and Middle Paleolithic, and highlights the African affinities of Acheulean industry in southwestern Europe
Reconstructing how the landscape in this zone evolved is key to understanding how the Neanderthals occupied the Pre-Pyrenees territory
A new study reveals the features of the population that was buried in the necropolis of Tell es-Sin in Syria, a Byzantine archaeological site
Historical research and mathematical modeling challenge the death rate and severity of the first plague pandemic, the Justinianic Plague
The recent results of the excavation of Figueira Brava (Portugal) now confirm that Neanderthals habitually used marine resources
Bone circles made from the remains of dozens of mammoths have revealed clues about how ancient communities survived Europe’s ice age
Egyptian blue is one of the oldest manmade colour pigments. It adorns, for instance, the crown of the world famous bust of Nefertiti
A unique rock carving (petroglyph) found in the Teymareh rock art site (Khomein county) in Central Iran with six limbs has been described as part man, part mantis
During the Middle Jurassic Period, the Isle of Skye in Scotland was home to a thriving community of dinosaurs that stomped across the ancient coastline
In current hunter-gatherer groups, women usually transport greater loads than men; actually, the energy cost depends solely on the body size of the individual
This study offers a detailed glimpse into the diets and lives of ancient Mongolians, underscoring the importance of millets during the formation of the earliest empires on the steppe
Recent findings push back estimates of dairying in the eastern Eurasia by more than 1,700 years, pointing to migration as a potential means of introduction
An interview to Liam D. Jensen, aka The Lego Classicist, to talk about his project and some of the important classicists who became LEGO minifigures
New discoveries in the Altai Mountains show that agricultural crops dispersed across Eurasia more than five millennia ago, causing significant cultural change in human populations
In Central Italy (Grotta dei Moscerini, Latium), Neandertals collected clam shells and pumice from coastal waters to use as tools
The Pachacamac Idol of ancient Peru was a multicolored and emblematic sacred icon worshipped for almost 700 hundred years before Spanish conquest
The Metropolitan Museum of Art acquired two important works by the Pakistani artist Lala Rukh: the collage Mirror Image, 1, 2, 3 (1997) and the digital animation Rupak (2016)
The Citi exhibition Arctic: culture and climate will tell inspirational stories of human achievement while celebrating the region’s natural beauty
