Inkan commoners – not just elites – wove khipus, knot-based recordkeeping systems; the study is published in Science Advances
Extreme droughts did always not coincide with Mayan abandonment of sites, such as Chichén Itzá, according to a new study published in Science Advances
Farming did not lead to entrenched economic inequality in ancient Carpathian communities; the study published in Science Advances
Neanderthal remains have high nitrogen levels likely because they munched on maggots, according to a new study in Science Advances
Skull lesions in ancient forager-farmers likely indicate compromised immune systems, not infant-onset anemia; the study is published in Science Advances
The origin and diversity of Greenland’s ancient sled dogs (or Qimmeq, pl. Qimmit), in a genetic study published in the journal Science
New discoveries from the Pleistocene-age Gantangqing site in southwestern China reveal a diverse collection of wooden tools dated from ~361,000 to 250,000 years ago
In a trio of papers, published simultaneously in the journal Science, a massive effort of genome-wide sequencing shows the lively genetic history of the Southern Arc region
A new study found that the genomics of yams supports West Africa (the Niger River Basin) as a major cradle of crop domestication
