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Eating potatoes reshaped the DNA of Indigenous Andeans
1+ week, 2+ day ago (335+ words) Published Aug 15, 2026 10:23 AM EDT Now a dietary staple around the world, the nutritious potato was first domesticated by the Indigenous peoples of the Andes around 10,000 years ago. It turns out that spuds played such a central role in their diets…...
2,000-year-old grass sandals discovered in Iron Age ash heap
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (304+ words) Popular Science Eight grass-woven sandal remnants tossed into a trash heap over 2,000 years ago are new treasured finds for a team of archaeologists in Spain Based on their exceptionally well-preserved conditions, researchers are now learning more about Iron Age life…...
Why 90% of us are right-handed
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (1867+ words) 🛍️ Amazon Prime Day: The best deals chosen by our editors 🛍️ Published Jun 26, 2026 4:05 PM EDT Are you right-handed or left-handed? The answer for most of us is right. That’s because nearly 90 percent of all people are right-dominant. But why is it…...
Brain removal likely used in Iron Age Scottish burial
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (296+ words) Published Jun 10, 2026 12:01 PM EDT A pair of related human skeletons discovered in northwest Scotland are offering archaeologists a rare glimpse into Iron Age familial relationships and burial practices. And based on findings detailed in the journal Antiquity, at least some…...
Neanderthals dined on shellfish much earlier than humans
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (218+ words) Published May 18, 2026 3:00 PM EDT “They consumed marine resources throughout the year, but with a very clear preference for winter and autumn months,” explained Asier García-Escárzaga, a study co-author and archaeologist at Spain’s Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Institute of Environmental Science…...
Neanderthal ‘dentists’ treated cavities 59,000 years ago
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (255+ words) Published May 13, 2026 2:00 PM EDT Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) were once considered to have been extremely primitive and unsophisticated compared to us humans (Homo sapiens). However, continued research into our long-lost cousins has revealed that these extinct hominids were not quite as…...
Prehistoric child’s finger bone, bear tooth pendant, and more discovered in Spanish cave
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (434+ words) Published May 5, 2026 12:00 AM EDT Life at high altitudes is unforgiving. The thin air and atmosphere make breathing and other bodily functions difficult—especially for humans. However, a cave over 7,000 feet above sea level in the Pyrenees Mountains between France and…...
Neanderthals used antibiotics, new experiment suggests
5+ mon, 6+ day ago (403+ words) Published Mar 18, 2026 2:00 PM EDT Our ancient ancestors loved their birch tar. Neanderthals likely used the sticky substance to build and repair tools, but it also may have had another important use. With its antibiotic properties, birch tar could also treat…...
Earliest known writing dates back over 40,000 years
6+ mon, 1+ day ago (376+ words) Published Feb 23, 2026 3:00 PM EST New evidence published today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences indicates humans experimented with symbolic writing as much as 40,000 years ago. If true, the discoveries dramatically recontextualize the history of communication, given…...
Humans really don't need chins
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (272+ words) Published Feb 12, 2026 3:31 PM EST “The chin evolved largely by accident and not through direct selection, but as an evolutionary byproduct resulting from direct selection on other parts of the skull,” University of Buffalo biological anthropologist Noreen von Cramon-Taubadel said in…...