An analysis of the blood types of one Denisovan and three Neanderthal individuals has uncovered new clues to the evolutionary history, health, and vulnerabilities of
Author: Admin
Anthropology Faculty
Many people have a little Neandertal in the brain. Does it matter?
Research has started to show the ways that introgressed genes from Neandertals affect brain shape in living people. A decade ago ancient DNA revealed that
Lucy’s Feet Were Arched and Stiff, Just Like Ours
How did Lucy walk? Although the famous 3.2-million-year-old skeleton shows that she was undoubtedly an upright walker, our incomplete knowledge of her feet has fed
More African Genomes are Being Sequenced to Increase the Diversity of Genomic Data
About 30 million or so people have had their DNA sequenced in the 20 years after the first human genome was decoded. Yet, only of
Neanderthal genes helped our ancestors adjust to ‘Winter Time’
A group of American researchers have found evidence that genes derived from Neanderthals helped ancient people adapt to a new light regime in Eurasia, different
Neanderthals, Denisovans, And Modern Humans Might Have Intermingled
The Southern Caspian Corridor may have been a human hotspot. The presence of archaic genes within the modern human genome tells us that Homo sapiens once interbred with
Neandertals hunted dangerous prey. How they killed them.
Neandertals were skilled hunters. Many archaeological sites show their ability to kill large mammals like bison, horse, and red deer. They occasionally killed mammoth or
New evidence is revealing the ages of death, birth, and menarche in Neandertals
Analysis of dental cementum is yielding new insights into the ages when ancient people faced significant physiological stresses. Last week I was in Zagreb where
Chimpanzees have their own language — and scientists just learned how they put “words” together
The discovery of a chimp group’s 390-word “language” has profound implications for the evolution of human speech Three chimpanzees sitting in a group appear to
Why are we digging Rakhigarhi a 9th time? This Harappan site is a gift that keeps giving
The current excavation season aims to unearth the many land-use patterns within the limits of the seven mounds at Rakhigarhi and beyond. On a bright