Spears from the Schöningen open-cast coal mine have been examined and show that wood was a crucial raw material 300,000 years ago
University of Tübingen-led international research team investigates how our ancestors used the best material to make stone tools
Genetic analysis and archaeological insight combine to reveal the ancient origins of the fallow deer, the results have been published in two new studies
The strengthening of the summer monsoon played a key role in the dispersion of Homo sapiens from Africa to East Asia during the interglacial between 70,000 and 125,000 years ago
Mesopotamian bricks unveil the strength of Earth’s ancient magnetic field and open to absolute dating using archaeomagnetism
Evidence from the remains of 1918 flu pandemic victims contradicts long-held belief that healthy young adults were particularly vulnerable
Ancient Maya reservoirs, which used aquatic plants to filter and clean the water, “can serve as archetypes for natural, sustainable water systems to address future water needs”
Researchers have extracted the first ancient DNA from Caribbean parrots, which they compared with genetic sequences from modern birds
A 3,800-year-old extended family from the “Nepluyevsky” kurgan; 32 individuals from the burial site in the southern Ural region show patrilineality and patrilocality
Mesoamerica a model for modern metropolises: a new study published on PNAS suggests clues to urban resiliency lie within ancient cities
