progscrape: anthropology

Genetic study reveals hidden chapter in human evolution

2 months ago cam.ac.uk anthropology genetics

Scientists Uncover Face of The Earliest Human Ancestor Ever Found in Western Europe

2 months ago sciencealert.com anthropology europe

Study reveals that rape perpetrated during apartheid, particularly within communities, has been subject to a collective unremembering & cultural suppression, including prevailing attitudes that such attacks are either a modern crime or were solely perpetrated by agents of the apartheid state.

2 months ago academic.oup.com anthropology

A new discovery of quina scrapers in China from the Middle Paleolithic challenges the long-standing notion that while ancient people in Europe and Africa were inventing new tools during that era, people of East Asia stuck to basic stone tools that remained unchanged for thousands of years

46 days ago theconversation.com anthropology china europe

New study reveals Neanderthals experienced population crash 110,000 years ago

2 months ago binghamton.edu anthropology

22,000-year-old tracks are earliest evidence of transport vehicles

2 months ago newscientist.com anthropology

Humans moved into African rainforests at least 150,000 years ago

2 months ago sciencenews.org anthropology

Research finds female athlete may soon break the 4-minute mile barrier: In 2023, Faith Kipyegon set the women's mile world record at 4:07.64

2 months ago eurekalert.org anthropology

Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell ‘woody,’ ‘spicy’ and ‘sweet'

3 months ago eurekalert.org anthropology

Discovery Reveals How a Human Brain Turned to Glass in the Ancient Eruption of Mount Vesuvius

2 months ago thedebrief.org anthropology brain

Ancient humans evolved new blood types after leaving Africa

3 months ago science.org anthropology

18,000-year-old evidence of cultural cannibalism in Poland’

3 months ago archaeologymag.com anthropology

‘A neural fossil’: human ears try to move when listening - Researchers found that muscles move to orient ears toward sound source in vestigial reaction

3 months ago theguardian.com anthropology

When a movie is led by female actors, reviewers dial up the sexism

3 months ago scimex.org anthropology

Diversity initiatives heighten perceptions of anti-White bias

3 months ago psypost.org anthropology

Early human ancestors didn’t regularly eat meat | A meat-rich diet may have not emerged before the evolution of other groups like Homo

4 months ago sciencenews.org anthropology

Archaeological remains reveal the covert snacking habits of immigrant women in colonial Australia1

3 months ago cambridge.org anthropology

Iron age men left home to join wives’ families, DNA study suggests - Study highlights role of women in Celtic Britain and challenges assumptions most societies were patrilocal.

4 months ago theguardian.com anthropology

Thousands of Highly Cited Scientists Have At Least One Retraction

3 months ago nature.com anthropology science

Sentinelese contacts: anthropologically revisiting the most reclusive masters of the terra incognita North Sentinel Island

3 months ago nature.com anthropology

Women were at the centre of social networks in Iron Age Britain

4 months ago nature.com anthropology

Faced with relentless drought, capuchin monkeys showcased their remarkable resilience & provided the first data from wild primates to suggest that a stronger stress response promotes survival

3 months ago news.umich.edu anthropology

A new study finds lead pollution likely caused widespread IQ declines in ancient Rome

4 months ago pnas.org anthropology

Scientists who study harms caused by tobacco, alcohol and ultra-processed foods can face cyberattacks, lawsuits, surveillance and physical violence, a study finds

4 months ago nature.com anthropology

Homo erectus was able to adapt to and survive in desert-like environments at least 1.2 million years ago

4 months ago eurekalert.org anthropology

Evidence of hominin activity in Romania suggests humans were in Eurasia 1.95 million years ago - 200k years earlier than previously thought.

3 months ago doi.org anthropology

Scientist has used drone mapping to investigate a 3000-year-old ‘mega fortress’ in the Caucasus mountains

4 months ago cranfield.ac.uk anthropology drone

Scientists have found fluorescent laser imaging can return 1200-year-old tattoos—in this case, etched into the mummified skin of ancient Peruvian people—to their original, highly intricate glory.