A new grammatical database, Grambank, documents the reveals accelerating loss of language diversity, in a study published in Science Advances
Genomic analysis shows the Amazon’s Ashaninka people are made up of two subgroups with distinct histories; the study is in the journal Current Biology
The colors on these ancient pots hint at the power of the Wari empire: the same rich black pigment is found in ceramics used in rituals
Scientific ‘detective work’ reveals South American mummies were murdered; the study was published on Frontiers in Medicine
Human bones were used for making pendants in the Stone Age, on the island of Yuzhniy Oleniy Ostrov on Lake Onega
Genetic intermixing in Indonesia contributed to cultural “explosion” across the Pacific; a new study has been published on Nature Ecology and Evolution
A study, published on PLoS One, challenges theories of earlier human arrival in Americas and develops a Apparent Stratigraphic Integrity Index
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”.
Ancient DNA sheds new light on the movement of animals and humans in the Caribbean where each island can be a unique microcosm of life
An unprecedented 3D reconstruction of pre-Columbian crania from the Caribbean and South America will allow further investigations