Culinary Time Travel: Ancient Cauldrons Provide New Clues Regarding Bronze Age Diets
For a long time, archaeologists inferred the uses of ancient tools by referencing written documents and contextual hints. However, when it came to ancient dietary…
For a long time, archaeologists inferred the uses of ancient tools by referencing written documents and contextual hints. However, when it came to ancient dietary…
The latest research on the Neolithic Tyrolean Iceman, Ötzi, reveals surprising information about his appearance and ancestry. Contrary to previous beliefs, Ötzi had dark skin,…
An international team of researchers has found evidence suggesting that the Hirota community, residing on Tanegashima Island in southern Japan from the late Yayoi era…
According to a recent study, the cultural exchanges and interbreeding between African hunter-gatherers, Neolithic European agriculturists, and East-Saharan pastoralists significantly influenced shifts in lifestyles, cultural…
Scientists used advanced sequencing technology to analyze Ötzi’s genome to obtain a more accurate picture of the Iceman’s appearance and genetic origins. Ötzi’s genome was…
Dr. Kevin C. Nolan and a team of scholars refuted a paper claiming a comet explosion caused the decline of the Hopewell culture 1,500 years…
New genetic research provides new insights into the European Stone Age, revealing how different groups intermingled based on geography and how agriculture influenced genetic flow….
Linguistics and genetics combine to propose a new hybrid theory regarding the origin of the Indo-European languages. For over two centuries, the question of where…
Masturbation is a widespread phenomenon in the animal kingdom but is especially prevalent amongst primates, including humans. In the past, this activity was viewed as…
New research on a 300,000-year-old throwing stick reveals advanced woodworking techniques among early humans, suggesting communal hunting practices involving the whole community. The artifact, demonstrating…
New research conducted by an international team, published in the journal Science, reveals that early human species were capable of adapting to a variety of…
Researchers have discovered what is thought to be the earliest documented proof of wine consumption in the Americas within ceramic artifacts retrieved from a tiny…
A new study recently published in the journal PLOS ONE details the oldest known scale plans of man-made megastructures. These engravings, which are estimated to…
A new study concludes that social fragmentation and aggressive conflicts were instrumental in molding the population dynamics of early farming society during the Neolithic period…
Finger marks on a cave wall in France were created prior to the arrival of Homo sapiens in the region. According to a recent study…
Cut marks on a fossil leg bone belonging to a relative of modern humans were made by stone tools and could be evidence of cannibalism….
Dupuytren’s disease, a hand disorder common among Northern Europeans, is found to have genetic links to Neanderthals, according to a study in Molecular Biology and…
Many men in northern Europe over the age of 60 suffer from the so-called Viking disease, which means that the fingers lock in a bent…