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Published Ancient stone tools from China provide earliest evidence of rice harvesting - Ancient Stone Tools from China Provide Earliest Evidence of Rice Harvesting


A new study analyzing stone tools from southern China provides the earliest evidence of rice harvest...
Published Study shows ancient Alaskans were freshwater fishers - Study Shows Ancient Alaskans Were Freshwater Fishers



A scientific team has discovered the earliest-known evidence of freshwater fishing by ancient people...
Published A stone age child buried with bird feathers, plant fibers and fur - A Stone Age Child Buried with Bird Feathers, Plant Fibers and Fur: Uncovering the Secrets of Ancient Burial Practices


Archaeological researchers have identified human remains as a child, who may have been laid on a bed...
Published Humanity's earliest recorded kiss occurred in Mesopotamia 4,500 years ago - Humanity's Earliest Recorded Kiss Occurred in Mesopotamia 4,500 Years Ago



Written sources from Mesopotamia suggest that kissing in relation to sex was practiced by the people...
Published Jawbone may represent earliest presence of humans in Europe - Jawbone May Represent Earliest Presence of Humans in Europe


For over a century, one of the earliest human fossils ever discovered in Spain has been long conside...
Published Uncovering the ritual past of an ancient stone monument in Saudi Arabia - Uncovering the Ritual Past of an Ancient Stone Monument in Saudi Arabia


A comprehensive analysis of an archaeological site in Saudi Arabia sheds new light on mustatils -- s...
Published Remains at Crenshaw site are local, ancestors of Caddo - Remains at Crenshaw Site are Local, Ancestors of Caddo



Hundreds of human skulls and mandibles recovered from the Crenshaw site in southwest Arkansas are th...
Published Analysis of everyday tools challenges long-held ideas about what drove major changes in ancient Greek society - Analysis of Everyday Tools Challenges Long-Held Ideas About What Drove Major Changes in Ancient Greek Society


A modern scientific analysis of ancient stone tools is challenging long-held beliefs about what caus...
Published Chimpanzee stone tool diversity - Chimpanzee Stone Tool Diversity: A Fascinating Insight into Primate Intelligence


Archaeologists and primatologists have shown that stone tool using chimpanzees in West Africa have d ...
Published The anglo-saxon migration: New insights from genetics - The Anglo-Saxon Migration: New Insights from Genetics


In the largest early-medieval population study to date, an interdisciplinary team consisting of gene...
Published Ancient Siberian genomes reveal genetic backflow from North America across the Bering Sea - Ancient Siberian Genomes Reveal Genetic Backflow from North America Across the Bering Sea


The movement of people across the Bering Sea from North Asia to North America is a well-known phenom...
Published Steel was being used in Europe 2900 years ago - Steel Was Being Used in Europe 2900 Years Ago


Researchers have discovered what they believe is the earliest use of steel in Europe -- on Iberian s...
Published The colors on these ancient pots hint at the power of an empire - The Colors on These Ancient Pots Hint at the Power of an Empire


Comparing the colors on pieces of ancient Peruvian pottery revealed that potters across the Wari emp...
Published South Africa's desert-like interior may have been more inviting to our human ancestors - South Africa's Desert-Like Interior: A Haven for Our Ancestors?



Lining the Cape of South Africa and its southern coast are long chains of caves that nearly 200,000...
Published Humans' evolutionary relatives butchered one another 1.45 million years ago - Humans' Evolutionary Relatives Butchered One Another 1.45 Million Years Ago



Researchers have identified the oldest decisive evidence of humans' close evolutionary relatives but...
Published Lasers and chemistry reveal how ancient pottery was made -- and how an empire functioned - Lasers and Chemistry Reveal How Ancient Pottery Was Made -- and How an Empire Functioned


Peru's first great empire, the Wari, stretched for more than a thousand miles over the Andes Mountai...