progscrape: anthropology

Archaeological evidence shows widespread habitual fire use by humans began around 50,000 years ago, reshaping cultural and environmental behaviors

53 days ago pnas.org anthropology

Despite the harsh cold, precolonial farmers thrived in what is now northern Michigan, lidar surveys reveal

2 months ago sciencenews.org anthropology

A study identified evidence of "use of psychoactive plants in institutionalized ritual in the first millennium BCE, demonstrating that even in their early stages, sociopolitically complex societies incorporated psychoactive plants into ritual activity."

2 months ago pnas.org anthropology

Males of a distant human cousin, Paranthropus robustus, weren’t always bigger than females, researchers report in Science

2 months ago sciencenews.org anthropology

Unusual Face Tattoos Discovered on 800-Year-Old South American Mummy

2 months ago sciencealert.com anthropology

A new analysis provides some of the earliest evidence of intergroup conflict between humans to date

2 months ago yahoo.com anthropology

Longest migration of early humans was from Asia to America more than 100,000 years ago, covering over 20,000km on foot

3 months ago cosmosmagazine.com anthropology

Asians undertook humanity's longest known prehistoric migration

3 months ago ntu.edu.sg anthropology

The Roman massacre that never happened

2 months ago bournemouth.ac.uk anthropology

Stone Age Innovation: Bone Tool from Estonia May Be Prehistoric Multi-Tool, Study Finds

2 months ago ancientist.com anthropology

Wai Wai teachers in Brazil co-authored a school grammar written entirely in their native language

3 months ago doi.org anthropology

Human Evolution Traded Fur for Sweat Glands—and Now, Our Wounds Take Longer to Heal Than Those of Other Mammals

3 months ago smithsonianmag.com anthropology

Archaeologists combine cutting edge research techniques to shed light on the treatment of individuals with disabilities in the late Middle Ages

3 months ago eurekalert.org anthropology

World’s oldest fingerprint may be a clue that Neanderthals created art

2 months ago theguardian.com anthropology art

Europe’s Oldest Spearhead Unearthed in Russia: Crafted by Neanderthals 80,000 Years Ago

3 months ago ancientist.com anthropology europe russia

Mummy mystery solved: 'air-dried' priest was embalmed via rectum

3 months ago theguardian.com anthropology

Study re-examines origins of Stonehenge and determines altar stone is from 466 miles away

3 months ago popularmechanics.com anthropology

Bite marks on York skeleton reveal first evidence of ‘gladiators’ fighting lions

3 months ago theguardian.com anthropology

Sophisticated pyrotechnology in the Ice Age: This is how humans made fire tens of thousands of years ago

3 months ago medienportal.univie.ac.at anthropology

Europes becoming pro-nuclear. Drivers of public support for nuclear energy in six EU countries after the energy crisis of 2022

3 months ago sciencedirect.com anthropology

Roman gladiator remains show first proof of human-animal combat

3 months ago scientificamerican.com anthropology

Loss of dance and infant-directed song among the Northern Aché. Study suggest dance and lullabies aren’t universal human behaviors.

3 months ago lettersandsciencemag.ucdavis.edu anthropology

An ancient yeast found clinging to pots at archaeological sites in Patagonia is the same strain used to brew lagers in Bavaria some 400 years later

3 months ago pnas.org anthropology

Hunter-gatherers were crossing at least 100km of open water to reach the Mediterranean island of Malta 8,500 years ago

4 months ago eurekalert.org anthropology

University of Michigan-led study suggests Homo sapiens used ochre sunscreen, tailored clothes, and caves to survive extreme solar radiation during a magnetic pole shift 41,000 years ago—advantages Neanderthals may have lacked

4 months ago news.umich.edu anthropology

New research challenges long-standing views on the impact of the Black Death and how the population of Nottingham changed between the 14th and 16th centuries

4 months ago nottingham.ac.uk anthropology

A study (n=13,184) from Denmark, Finland, and Norway found that, while 71% of the participants support gender egalitarianism, 19% favor gender equality in public roles but support sex inequality in family roles

4 months ago onlinelibrary.wiley.com anthropology

Fires in the Amazon forest may melt sea ice in Antarctica

3 months ago sciencenews.org amazon antarctica anthropology

Ancient jawbone from Taiwan belongs to a mysterious group of human ancestors, scientists say

4 months ago apnews.com anthropology taiwan

New research sheds light on how prehistoric hunter-gatherer populations in Europe coped with climate changes over 12,000 years ago

4 months ago uni-koeln.de anthropology europe

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