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New Model of Human Evolution Challenges Long-Held Beliefs, Revealing Multiple Ancestors in Africa
A groundbreaking study published in Nature has unveiled a new model of human evolution, overturning the long-held notion…
Ancient humans may have paused in Arabia for 30,000 years on their way out of Africa
Shutterstock Ray Tobler, Australian National University; Shane T Grey, Garvan Institute, and Yassine Souilmi, University of Adelaide Most…
Who owned this Stone Age jewellery? New forensic tools offer an unprecedented answer
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Michelle Langley, Griffith University An international team of researchers has recovered DNA…
Enigmatic human fossil jawbone may be evidence of an early Homo sapiens presence in Europe – and adds mystery about who those humans were
Close examination of digital and 3D-printed models suggested the fossil needs to be reclassified. Brian A. Keeling Brian…
Did “Lucy” Fall Out Of a Tree?
Perhaps you’ve heard of “Lucy,” the famous Austrolopithecus afarensis specimen found back in 1974. What you may not…
Our Ancestors Met Neanderthals—And They May Have Met Earlier Than We Once Thought
It’s common knowledge to most of us that ancient human relatives lived with us in at least a…
Carbon Dating: A Precise History
Scientists have been using the process of carbon dating for years to measure the age of things from…
From whistling arrows and trumpeting elephants to battle cries and eerie horns, ancient soldiers used sound to frighten and confuse their enemies
Three soldiers (far right) carry karnyxes, long horns with frightening boar-headed mouths that produce eerie calls during battle.…
How the music of an ancient rock painting was brought to life
A section of the Cederberg rock painting, digitally enhanced to emphasise red-ochreous colours. © Neil Rusch Neil Rusch,…
Archaeological site along the Nile opens a window on the Nubian civilization that flourished in ancient Sudan
Thousands of years ago, people in this part of Sudan used underground tombs to bury their dead. Michele…