Analysis of Bronze Age daggers has shown that they were used for processing animal carcasses and not as non-functional symbols of identity and status, as previously thought
The Middle Pleistocene population of Europe could have reached 25,000 individuals; a new study has been published on Scientific Reports
Marine mollusc shells reveal how prehistoric humans adapted to intense climate change; the study has been published on Scientific Reports
The colored skeletons of Çatalhöyük: new insights about how the inhabitants of the “oldest city in the world” buried their dead
A paper in Scientific Reports concludes that Homo antecessor had a shoulders development analogous to that in Homo sapiens, although its growth was faster
A genomic analysis in samples of Neanderthals and modern humans shows a decrease in ADHD-associated genetic variants
This study offers a detailed glimpse into the diets and lives of ancient Mongolians, underscoring the importance of millets during the formation of the earliest empires on the steppe
Even thousands of years ago people wore clothing with colourful patterns made from plant and animal-based dyes
