Archaeological remains at Swan Point and Hollembaek Hill, Alaska, show that people and the ancestors of today’s dogs began forming close relationships as early as 12,000 years ago
Medieval walrus ivory points to early interactions between Vikings and Indigenous North Americans in the Arctic Ocean
A new study in the journal Science Advances turns to human skeletons to explore the origins of horseback riding, and cast doubts the Kurgan hypothesis
An archaeogenetic study, published in Science Advances, sheds new light on the isolated medieval community Las Gobas in northern Spain
First case of Down syndrome in Neandertals documented in new study: research reveals that Neandertals showed care and support for the child
Study challenges popular idea that people in Rapa Nui committed ‘ecocide’: inhabitants found Ingenious ways to adapt to a harsh environment
Tudor era horse cemetery in Westminster, London, revealed as likely resting place for elite imported animals
Did Neanderthals use glue? Analysis of 40,000-year old tools reveals surprisingly sophisticated construction
UW anthropologists’ research unveils early stone plaza at Callacpuma, in the Cajamarca Valley in the Andes, Peru
Researchers have linked the travels of a 14,000-year-old woolly mammoth with the oldest known human settlements in Alaska
