The genetic origins of the world’s first farmers is being clarified by a new study, published on the Cell journal
Genomic study of the Tarim Basin mummies in western China reveals an indigenous Bronze Age population that was genetically isolated but culturally cosmopolitan
A widely accepted theory of Native American origins coming from Japan has been attacked in a new scientific study, which shows that the genetics and skeletal biology “simply does not match-up”.
Earliest art in British Isles discovered in Jersey Prehistoric societies in the British Isles were creating artistic designs on rock as long ago…
Seafood might have helped those prehistoric pioneers, as they could have relied on shellfish to sustain them as they followed migratory routes out of Africa during times of drought
Bone circles made from the remains of dozens of mammoths have revealed clues about how ancient communities survived Europe’s ice age
First evidence that giant ostrich-like birds once roamed Europe comes from the Taurida Cave in Crimea; that was discovered only the last summer
Two children’s milk teeth from a site in north eastern Siberia have revealed a previously unknown group of people lived there during the last Ice Age
Recent archaeological finds of ancient preserved apple seeds across Europe and West Asia combined with historical, paleontological, and recently published genetic data are presenting a fascinating new narrative for one of our most familiar fruits
A new study suggests that the genetic profiles of woolly mammoths and Neanderthals shared molecular characteristics of adaptation to cold environments
