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Ancient DNA reveals West African ancestry in early medieval England

Ancient Europeans resisted inequality for 5000 years

Fossilized teeth from 2.6 million years ago reveal the existence of an ancient human species that's never been found before

Researchers working in Ethiopia have discovered remains of a previously unknown branch of humanity

Humans living on the Iberian Peninsula during the late Neolithic period may have eaten their neighbors in one grim and grisly act of social violence, new evidence reveals.

Liberalisation Processes in Oman lead to English becoming a domineering language in the sultanate

A drought lasting 13 years and several others that each lasted over three years may have contributed to the collapse of the Classic Maya civilisation, chemical fingerprints from a stalagmite in a Mexican cave have revealed.

Image on The Shroud of Turin May Not Belong to a Real Human, According to New 3D Study

Ancient stone tools dating to 1.04 million years ago on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi provide the oldest evidence of extinct hominins in the island region, suggesting the ‘Hobbit’ species (Homo floresiensis) may have been predated by an unknown hominin population

'Like a sci-fi movie': US baby born from 30-year-old frozen embryo breaks record

80,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Footprints on the Portuguese Coast Reveal Children Hunting in the Dunes

New evidence suggests Stone Age people really did move massive Stonehenge boulders more than 200 kilometers to the inner ring of Stonehenge, without the help of any glaciers.

Changes in diet drove physical evolution in early humans: Hominins had a taste for high-carb plants long before they had the teeth to eat them, providing first evidence of behavioral drive in the human fossil record

Mystery food in Neanderthal diet might be maggots - Study of rotting human cadavers hints that a puzzling chemical marker in Neanderthal remains could be from eating the larvae.

A mysterious, orange substance found at an ancient shrine near Pompeii and dated to approximately 2,500 years ago has been identified as honey, new research shows

New research reveals scars of Gambia's witch hunts, carried out by former President Yahya Jammeh

Neanderthals in northern Israel butchered their food in strikingly different ways, despite living close by and using similar tools and resources

Human ancestors may not be responsible for Oldowan stone tools

Inequality, decay of democratic institutions linked to accelerated ageing

An analysis of +671k works of fan fiction finds that attraction follows a U shaped curve with the highest peak at "familiarity", while enjoyment follows an inverse but increasing U curve toward novelty

First complete ancient Egyptian DNA genome reveals his occupation: « The analysis shows an 80 percent genetic link to North Africa. »

Rare wooden tools from Stone Age China reveal plant-based lifestyle of ancient lakeside humans

Evidence of the permanent impact of smoking on people’s teeth has been uncovered by researchers for the first time

Geochronology supports LGM age for human tracks at White Sands, New Mexico

Archaeologists Found a Lost Temple From a Civilization That Vanished 1,000 Years Ago

Analysis of 10,000 archaeology articles finds the field aligns more closely with social sciences than natural sciences on bibliometric measures of scientific consensus

First ever skull from ‘Denisovan’ is discovered

Researchers estimate that early humans began smoking meat to extend its shelf life as long as a million years ago.

A new study tested if a canoe made with Stone Age tools could cross a 110 km strait against one of the world’s strongest currents

6,000-Year-Old DNA Analysis Reveals Colombia’s First Hunter-Gatherers Completely Disappeared

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