Why Culture Is Not the Only Tool for Defining Homo sapiens in Relation to Other Hominins
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We need a broad comparative lens to produce useful explanations and narratives of our origins across time.
We need a broad comparative lens to produce useful explanations and narratives of our origins across time.
Assassinats? Oui. Inceste? Peut-être. Exercice brutal du pouvoir politique? Sans aucun doute.
Murder? Check. Incest? Maybe. The brutal exercise of political power? Definitely.
The famous American astronomer Carl Sagan once said, “You have to know the past to understand the present.” But can we ever…
Is large-scale intra-specific warfare Homo sapiens’ condition or can our species strive to achieve global peace? The famous…
El uso de herramientas parece una segunda naturaleza para los humanos hoy en día, pero nuestros ancestros prehistóricos no…
Excavation of the LRJ layers 8 meters deep at Ranis. Modern humans crossed the Alps into chilly Northern Europe about 45,000…
In Greek mythology, Amazonian women were fierce warriors described by Homer as antianeirai, or the “equal of men.” Originally…
In Greek mythology, Amazonian women were fierce warriors described by Homer as antianeirai, or the “equal of men.” Originally…
In Greek mythology, Amazonian women were fierce warriors described by Homer as antianeirai, or the "equal of men." Originally…
What do we do with the pieces of Apollo moon missions, or other bits of human technology scattered around the solar system? As…
A new study suggests we should get archaeologists involved in mission planning.
Scientists have discovered that a tooth pendant excavated from Denisova Cave in southern Siberia, was worn by a woman who lived…
An international team of researchers has recovered DNA from the owner of a deer-tooth pendant that was buried inside a remote…
In much the same way police solve crimes using “touch DNA” – DNA recovered from skin cells or trace bodily fluids left behind…
In much the same way police solve crimes using “touch DNA” – DNA recovered from skin cells or trace bodily fluids left behind…
By Michelle Langley, Associate Professor of Archaeology, Griffith University Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology…
An international team of researchers has recovered DNA from the owner of a deer-tooth pendant that was buried inside a remote…
An international team of researchers has recovered DNA from the owner of a deer-tooth pendant that was buried inside a remote…
An international team of researchers has recovered DNA from the owner of a deer-tooth pendant that was buried inside a remote…
Below the surfaces of freshwater springs, lakes and rivers, sunken landscapes hold clues about the daily lives, beliefs and…
Scientists analyzed stone tools to find out more about the early days of rice gathering.
Scientists analyzed stone tools to find out more about the early days of rice gathering.
Rice plants growing. Sandy Ravaloniaina/Unsplash It’s a starchy staple that goes well with all types of meat, vegetables, and…
- NewsBreak Rice plants growing. Sandy Ravaloniaina/Unsplash It’s a starchy staple that goes well with all types of meat…
A new Dartmouth-led study analyzing stone tools from southern China provides the earliest evidence of rice harvesting, dating…
A new Dartmouth-led study analyzing stone tools from southern China provides the earliest evidence of rice harvesting, dating…
Dartmouth College A new Dartmouth-led study analyzing stone tools from southern China provides the earliest evidence of rice…
A new study analyzing stone tools from southern China provides the earliest evidence of rice harvesting, dating to as early as…
A new Dartmouth College-led study analyzing stone tools from southern China provides the earliest evidence of rice harvesting…
A new Dartmouth-led study analyzing stone tools from southern China provides the earliest evidence of rice harvesting, dating…
A new Dartmouth-led study analyzing stone tools from southern China provides the earliest evidence of rice harvesting, dating…
The war in Ukraine highlights the dangers of relying on a few globally traded foods.
The war in Ukraine highlights the dangers of relying on a few globally traded foods.
Consider the chicken: So domestic as to be boring, so benign as to be forgettable, so consumable as to be battery-farmed.
Professor Anna Williams wants to watch you rot. It’s nothing personal; it’s for science, specifically the science of taphonomy…
The Republican River begins in northeastern Colorado and flows through Kansas and Nebraska.
– By Rosalia Gallotti, Researcher of Prehistoric Archaeology, Université Paul Valéry – Montpellier III Handaxes, as seen in the…
More than 1.5 million years ago, a new era dawned for our human ancestors, Homo erectus: the Acheulean culture.
More than 1.5 million years ago, a new era dawned for our human ancestors, Homo erectus: the Acheulean culture.
МОСКВА, 3 мая — РИА Новости, Владислав Стрекопытов. В 2018 году греческие археологи на полуострове Пелопоннес нашли легендарный г…
day. Getty The explosion of the Mount Toba supervolcano, located on the modern island of Sumatra, some 74,000 years ago, was…
Human beings were not always the docile, amiable and house-trained animals we are today.
The Middle and Later Stone Age, which lasted from about 300,000 to 300 years ago in South Africa, was an important time for the…
Post sponsored by NewzEngine.com Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Sarah Wurz, Professor, University of the Witwatersrand…
The Middle and Later Stone Age, which lasted from about 300 000 to 300 years ago in South Africa, was an important time for the…
Tanya Smith and Rokus Awe Due Two ancient teeth found in an Indonesian cave hint that our species had arrived there as early as…
Tanya Smith and Rokus Awe Due Two ancient teeth found in an Indonesian cave hint that our species had arrived there as early as…
Skull fragments marked by carving have been found at Gobekli Tepe, a site in southeast Turkey dating back around 11,500 years…
Violent history of French Guiana could be one of the factors that explains today's high criminality in the region.
Violent history of French Guiana could be one of the factors that explains today's high criminality in the region.
Modern humans lived in what is now Austria at least 43,500 years ago. These people were contemporaries of Neanderthals. The new…