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Published Pollen analysis suggests peopling of Siberia and Europe by modern humans occurred during a major Pleistocene warming spell



A new study appearing in Science Advances compares Pleistocene vegetation communities around Lake Ba...
Published Smallest arm bone in human fossil record sheds light on the dawn of Homo floresiensis



A new study reports the discovery of extremely rare early human fossils from the Indonesian island o ...
Published Ancient genomes reveal hidden history of human adaptation - Ancient Genomes Reveal Hidden History of Human Adaptation


The use of ancient DNA, including samples of human remains around 45,000 years old, has shed light o ...
Published These bones were made for walking



The genetic changes that made it possible for humans to walk upright have been uncovered in a study ...
Published Neanderthals were the world's first artists, research reveals



Recent research has shown that engravings in a cave in La Roche-Cotard (France), which has been seal...
Published Ancient tooth unlocks mystery of Denisovans in Asia - Ancient Tooth Unlocks Mystery of Denisovans in Asia



What links a finger bone and some fossil teeth found in a cave in the remote Altai Mountains of Sibe...
Published Innovation in stone tool technology involved multiple stages at the time of modern human dispersals



A new study illuminates the cultural evolution that took place approximately 50,000 to 40,000 years...
Published Revised dating of the Liujiang skeleton renews understanding of human occupation of China



Researchers have provided new age estimates and revised provenance information for the Liujiang huma...
Published Scientists reveal how seascapes of the ancient world shaped genetic structure of European populations - Scientists Reveal How Seascapes of the Ancient World Shaped Genetic Structure of European Populations



Scientists have explored the importance of sea travel in prehistory by examining the genomes of anci...
Published UK's oldest human DNA obtained, revealing two distinct Palaeolithic populations - UK's Oldest Human DNA Obtained, Revealing Two Distinct Palaeolithic Populations


The first genetic data from Palaeolithic human individuals in the UK -- the oldest human DNA obtaine ...
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 Life before air conditioning: Curly hair kept early humans cool - Life before air conditioning: Curly hair kept early humans cool



Curly hair does more than simply look good -- it may explain how early humans stayed cool while cons ...
Published Early hunting, farming homogenized mammal communities of North America - Early Hunting and Farming Homogenized Mammal Communities of North America


Whether by the spear or the plow, humans have been homogenizing the mammal communities of North Amer ...
Published How a massive North Atlantic cooling event disrupted early human occupation in Europe



A new study finds that around 1.12 million years ago a massive cooling event in the North Atlantic a...
Published Some Pre-Roman humans were buried with dogs, horses and other animals



Some people from an ancient community in what is now northern Italy were interred with animals and a...
Published Head lice evolution mirrors human migration and colonization in the Americas



A new analysis of lice genetic diversity suggests that lice came to the Americas twice -- once durin...
Published Early human migrants followed lush corridor-route out of Africa



Scientists have found early human migrants left Africa for Eurasia, across the Sinai peninsula and o ...
Published Immune system of modern Papuans shaped by DNA from ancient Denisovans, study finds - Immune System of Modern Papuans Shaped by DNA from Ancient Denisovans, Study Finds


Modern Papuans' immune system likely evolved with a little help from the Denisovans, a mysterious hu...
Published Ancient DNA analysis sheds light on the early peopling of South America - Ancient DNA Analysis Sheds Light on the Early Peopling of South America


Using DNA from two ancient humans unearthed in two different archaeological sites in northeast Brazi ...
Published Homo sapiens likely arose from multiple closely related populations - Homo sapiens likely arose from multiple closely related populations



In testing the genetic material of current populations in Africa and comparing against existing foss...