2+ week, 1+ day ago  (462+ words) Researchers have deciphered ancient genomes from two women buried in the Green Sahara roughly 7, 000 years ago, uncovering a previously unknown human lineage that remained deeply isolated across North Africa for thousands of years. The study, led by Nada Salem at…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago  (458+ words) Scientists have reconstructed more than 6, 000 years of human history in South America's southern regions. The findings reveal that ancient populations were far more genetically complex and geographically mobile than archaeology alone had suggested. The study was led by Kim-Louise Krettek…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (431+ words) A 5, 000-year-old loaf of bread unearthed at an archaeological site in Turkey is giving researchers a rare window into Bronze Age rituals and food culture. The carbonized bread, found at K'll'oba H'y'k in the Eski'ehir province, dates to 3200-3000 BC and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (325+ words) Neanderthal infants grew faster and were physically larger than modern human babies of the same age, according to a new study published in Current Biology. Researchers reached this conclusion after analyzing one of the most complete Neanderthal infant skeletons ever…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (524+ words) A new genetic study shows that human evolution has remained active over the past 10, 000 years, with a noticeable increase in traits such as redheads among populations in West Eurasia. Researchers analyzed about 16, 000 ancient and modern human genomes and identified nearly…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (502+ words) The research, led by Vicki Cummings of Cardiff University and published in Antiquity, analyzed 40 DNA samples from 22 individuals buried in five chambered tombs in Caithness and Orkney, dating back to around 3800 to 3200 BC. The findings point to a small, tightly…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (590+ words) Archaeologists have uncovered a 2, 500-year-old mass grave of infants at Azekah, Israel, shedding light on burial practices in the ancient Near East. The findings were published last Friday, more than a decade after the remains were first excavated. The discovery…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (487+ words) A landmark archaeological site in Chile that shaped scientific understanding of when humans first arrived in the Americas may be tens of thousands of years younger than once believed, according to a new study published in the journal Science. For…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (436+ words) Scientists have identified a previously unknown human lineage in China that lived roughly 11, 000 years ago, offering the earliest genetic evidence of the shift from hunter-gatherer life toward early farming in northern East Asia. The discovery comes from ancient DNA extracted…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (423+ words) Scientists have reconstructed the face of a prehistoric human who lived about 16, 000 years ago, using a well-preserved skull found in a cave in southern China. The project gives a rare glimpse into what people in the region may have looked…...