An ancient Neanderthal lineage from Grotte Mandrin remained isolated from other populations for over 50,000 years—up until the species extinction
Our Homo sapiens ancestors were already living in the north of present-day China around 45,000 years ago, 5,000 years earlier than thought
The discovery of immense fortifications dating back 4,000 years at the Khaybar Oasis, in north-western Arabia
Specialization in sheep farming, a possible strategy for Neolithic communities in the Adriatic to expand throughout the Mediterranean
The first prehistoric wind instruments (known as flutes) in the Levant have been found at the site of Eynan-Mallaha in northern Israel
Shell beads at the Kaylu rock shelter, provide new insights into seafaring, showing the routes of cultural transmission in the Caspian Sea region
Oldest architectural plans detail desert kites, prehistoric mega structures; the study has been published in PLoS ONE
Stone tools tell a story of three waves of migration of the earliest Homo sapiens into Europe, according to a new study published in PLoS ONE
Geochemical analyses of stone artefacts reveal long-distance voyaging among Pacific Islands during the last millennium
A landmark study on history of horses in the American West, published in Science, relies on Native knowledge
