1+ day, 19+ hour 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+ day, 14+ hour 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…...

4+ day, 12+ hour 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…...

2+ week, 5+ 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…...

5+ day, 14+ hour 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…...

1+ week, 5+ 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…...

2+ week, 23+ hour 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…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (467+ words) A 5, 500-year-old burial site in Sweden is offering rare insight into Stone Age social structures, showing that family ties shaped how some hunter-gatherer communities buried their dead. The study found that people placed in shared graves were not buried together…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (481+ words) Europe's Neanderthals may have traced most of their later history to a single ancestral group, according to a new study that points to a major population shift long before the species disappeared. The research suggests Europe's late Neanderthals across the…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (496+ words) Researchers have confirmed the existence of a sunken Maya settlement beneath the waters of Lake Atitl'n in the Guatemalan highlands, a find some are calling a Maya Atlantis. The site, submerged due to natural shifts in water levels, represents an…...