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A 286, 000-year-old hominin skull found in Petralona Cave in Greece still has no clear identity, and the gap reopens the puzzle of who lived in Europe before Neanderthals
6+ hour, 55+ min ago (954+ words) Home - Science - A 286, 000-year-old hominin skull found in Petralona Cave in Greece still has no clear identity, and the gap reopens the puzzle of who lived in Europe before Neanderthals A nearly complete skull found in a Greek cave has…...
Serbia: a 4, 600-year-old tomb with a gold diadem and three teeth is discovered" and that combination is disrupting the Bronze Age timeline
1+ week, 3+ day ago (807+ words) Home - Science - Serbia: a 4, 600-year-old tomb with a gold diadem and three teeth is discovered" and that combination is disrupting the Bronze Age timeline A gold band from a grave near the Danube grabs the eye, but the bigger story…...
Scientists believe they have identified the birthplace of Homo sapiens with new precision, combining fossils, climate, and evolution to redraw the first chapter of our species
2+ week, 2+ day ago (946+ words) Home - Science - Scientists believe they have identified the birthplace of Homo sapiens with new precision, combining fossils, climate, and evolution to redraw the first chapter of our species Ask someone where modern humans came from and you will probably hear…...
DNA solves the mystery of medieval people found in a Spanish Stone Age site, proving that the oldest layer of a place was not the whole story
2+ week, 6+ day ago (977+ words) Home - Science - DNA solves the mystery of medieval people found in a Spanish Stone Age site, proving that the oldest layer of a place was not the whole story Ancient DNA from two men buried at the entrance of the…...
Archaeologists opened a cave sealed for 40, 000 years in Gibraltar and found what could be the last refuge of the Neanderthals on Earth
3+ week, 1+ day ago (881+ words) Home - Science - Archaeologists opened a cave sealed for 40, 000 years in Gibraltar and found what could be the last refuge of the Neanderthals on Earth Archaeologists in Gibraltar have opened a hidden chamber inside Vanguard Cave that had been sealed off…...
2, 000-year-old skulls in Vietnam reveal that ancient communities permanently blackened their teeth, a stylish practice that survived long after the people who wore it disappeared
3+ week, 3+ day ago (827+ words) Home - Science - 2, 000-year-old skulls in Vietnam reveal that ancient communities permanently blackened their teeth, a stylish practice that survived long after the people who wore it disappeared If you think a "perfect smile" has to be bright white, a set…...
Ancient DNA from the North Sea reveals a lost forest beneath the waves, and suggests that 16, 000 years ago Europe and Britain were still part of a vanished world
3+ week, 5+ day ago (948+ words) Home - Science - Ancient DNA from the North Sea reveals a lost forest beneath the waves, and suggests that 16, 000 years ago Europe and Britain were still part of a vanished world At one point after the last ice age, parts of…...
The diet of hunter-gatherers in Europe thousands of years ago was far more varied, rich, and appetizing than we had been led to believe for decades
4+ week, 8+ hour ago (857+ words) Home - Science - The diet of hunter-gatherers in Europe thousands of years ago was far more varied, rich, and appetizing than we had been led to believe for decades If you picture a hunter-gatherer meal as little more than roasted meat,…...
What if DNA were telling a story of unequal attraction between sapiens and Neanderthals that is far more human, complex, and uncomfortable than we had imagined until now?
1+ mon, 5+ hour ago (915+ words) Home - Science - What if DNA were telling a story of unequal attraction between sapiens and Neanderthals that is far more human, complex, and uncomfortable than we had imagined until now? If you have ever looked at an ancestry report and…...
An analysis of food remains found in pottery dating back 5, 000 to 8, 000 years is changing what we knew about prehistoric European cuisine
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (759+ words) Home - Science - An analysis of food remains found in pottery dating back 5, 000 to 8, 000 years is changing what we knew about prehistoric European cuisine Ever scraped a burnt layer off the bottom of a pan and thought, "That's the story of…...