Archaeology

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…

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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…

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Neanderthals, Denisovans, And Modern Humans Might Have Intermingled

The Southern Caspian Corridor may have been a human hotspot. The southern shore of the Caspian Sea may have provided…

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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.…

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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. Reconstruction of…

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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…

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Dancing Shiva in Samarkand: Central Asian traders spread Hinduism, Buddhism along Silk Road

800 years before Babur, Hindu gods were worshipped by merchant diasporas in Central Asia. Wall Paintings in the Palace at…

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Buzahom – prehistoric site can change story of evolution

The close relationship between dogs and the people of Burzahom is depicted in the engraving on a stone slab at…

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Europe’s First Hunter-Gatherer People May Not Have Vanished Like We Thought

Reconstruction of a hunter-gatherer associated with the Gravettian culture (32,000-24,000 years ago). (Tom Bjoerklund) Hunter-gatherers took shelter from the ice age…

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Surprising similarities in stone tools of early humans and monkeys

Accidentally produced stone fragments made by macaques resemble some of the earliest hominin stone artifacts. Researchers from the Max Planck…

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