2+ week, 1+ day ago  (776+ words) Researchers have uncovered a cluster of rock-cut tombs in Aswan, a city in southern Egypt along the Nile River, dating back more than 4, 000 years. One chamber contained about 160 well-preserved pottery vessels. The discovery shows that this burial site remained active…...

17+ hour, 21+ min ago  (339+ words) Alas, she died at 40, when she was executed for alleged witchcraft, after failing to murder King Louis. But we'll get to that in a moment. Along with palm-reading, La Voisin also started taking on midwifery and herbalism'and started helping women…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago  (207+ words) The University of Southern Indiana is offering two public lectures as part of its Anthropology Speaker Series, according to a community announcement. The first lecture, "The Ancestors and I: Studying Ancestor Worship in Indonesia," will be presented by Dr. Kyle Clark,…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (665+ words) Scientists who analysed nearly 16, 000 ancient remains suggest red hair and fair skin is favoured for vitamin D production People with red hair who have put up with teasing or "fiery" stereotypes may be pleased to learn that they appear to…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (420+ words) image: A general view of the excavation of Gesher Benot Ya'aqov Acheulian Site view more Charcoal rarely survives at such early prehistoric sites, making this unusually large assemblage a unique window into the daily practices of early fire users. While…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (319+ words) Using bone fragments, some no bigger than a finger, California State University, Northridge anthropologist H'l'ne Rougier and an interdisciplinary team of international researchers have discovered that the last Neanderthals in Europe all descended from one lineage." Incorporating new DNA data…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (817+ words) Ancient Mongolian burial mounds that have always been tied to mass feasting show no trace of large on-site horse butchery, new research has found. The missing bones now point away from the graves themselves and toward a ritual system that…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (1729+ words) Liu, Y. , Mao, X. , Krause, J. & Fu, Q. Insights into human history from the first decade of ancient human genomics. Science 373, 14791484 (2021). Mathieson, I. et al. Genome-wide patterns of selection in 230 ancient Eurasians. Nature 528, 499503 (2015). Irving-Pease, E. K. et al. The selection landscape and genetic legacy of ancient Eurasians....

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (483+ words) Otago School of Social Sciences honorary Associate Prof Hugh Slotten was one of two international scholars awarded a 2026 Gordon Cain Conference Fellowship with the Science History Institute in Philadelphia. As part of the fellowship, he and York University distinguished research…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (492+ words) Species didn't really matter. Survival and culture did. Humans and Neanderthals not only coexisted and interbred, but actively collaborated and shared their cultures. This stunning finding, based on excavations from Tinshemet Cave, suggests that they were sharing hunting strategies, tool-making tips,…...