3+ hour, 26+ min ago  (434+ words) image: Excavation of a Roman- Byzantine-Islamic-Norman sequence at Casale San Pietro view more Credit: University of York A study has revealed that despite centuries of violent regime changes, medieval Sicily was a genetic "melting pot, where Christians and Muslims thrived…...

15+ hour, 1+ min ago  (739+ words) Eurek Alert! Entrance to the Goyet Caves in Belgium. Credit: " Mateja Hajdinjak - A new high-resolution view of late Neandertals: Researchers generated genetic data from 27 late Neandertals from Belgium and France, including a high-coverage genome from Goyet Cave dating to around…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (457+ words) Credit: Wonderwerk Cave Project A new study has uncovered evidence that early human ancestors were using fire far earlier than previously confirmed, with traces of fire use dating to between 1. 07 and 1. 79 million years ago in South Africa's Wonderwerk Cave. The…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (249+ words) Long-distance movement, intermarriage and kinship shaped ancient Andean coastal networks before the Inca Empire, new research finds EMBARGO7pm Sydney | 10am London | 5am NYC | Friday 22 May 2026 Long-distance migration along Peru's Pacific coastbegan at least 800 years ago, centuries before the rise of the Inca Empire…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (627+ words) image: Genetic information in the DNA and modifications, such as DNA methylation, define the epigenetic landscape and phenotype and show both Mendelian and non-Mendelian heredity. view more Credit: Art design by Michael Koldobskiy and Andrew Feinberg, illustration by Kate Zvorykina…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (638+ words) Neanderthal populations in southern Europe collected shellfish throughout the year, with a marked preference for the colder months, according to a new international study led by researchers from the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology at the Universitat Aut'noma de…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (311+ words) A tooth from a Russian cave provides the oldest evidence of complex dental care image: Chagyrskaya 64 molar tooth and its macro-features: General view of the tooth in five projections. view more Neanderthals had the know-how to identify a tooth infection…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (85+ words) Chagyrskaya Cave, southwestern Siberia, Russia. a. cave location map (created in Arc GIS software, using open data from https: //www. usgs. gov/products/maps accessed on December 15, 2021); b. stratigraphic sequence with Chagyrskaya 64 molar discovery location indicated in orange; c. general view of the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (342+ words) Millennia of archeological evidence reveal sustained fishing practices, even as land use fluctuated image: Excavation of a Stone Age fish weir. Numerous finds of these structures underline the importance of aquatic resources for the people at Syltholm Fjord during the…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (57+ words) Eurek Alert! Homo erectus crania from the Turkana Rift. Left: WT 15000, 'Turkana Boy' from West Turkana. Right: ER 3733 from East Turkana More on this News Release in Eastern Africa, the cradle of humankind is tearing apart...