» Skeletal evidence of Roman gladiator bitten by lion in combat
» Phoenician culture spread mainly through cultural exchange
» How activity in Earth's mantle led the ancient ancestors of elephants, giraffes, and humans into Asia and Africa
» Environmental variability promotes the evolution of cooperation among humans: A simulation-based analysis
» Sunscreen, clothes and caves may have helped Homo sapiens survive 41,000 years ago
» Archaeologists compared the size of 50,000 ancient houses to learn about history of inequality, they found that it's not inevitable
» Wealth inequality's deep roots in human prehistory
» Mammoth genetic diversity throughout the last million years
» In Guatemala, painted altar found at Tikal adds new context to mysterious Maya history
» The lush past of the world's largest desert
» Animal behavioral diversity at risk in the face of declining biodiversity
» Machine learning helps construct an evolutionary timeline of bacteria
» New computer model reveals how Bronze Age Scandinavians could have crossed the sea
» Seeing humanity's transition from hunting to farming as a cultural shift
» First ancient genomes from the Green Sahara deciphered
» Discovery of Quina technology challenges view of ancient human development in East Asia
» How did the large brain evolve?
» Biologists discover ancient neurohormone that controls appetite
» Genetic study reveals hidden chapter in human evolution
» When did human language emerge?
» Researchers propose new hypothesis for the origin of stone tools
» The 'frontiers' of Southeast Iberian Bronze Age communities identified
» A 62-million-year-old skeleton sheds light on an enigmatic mammal
» Evolution of plant network: 600 million years of stress
» World's oldest impact crater found, rewriting Earth's ancient history
» Prehistoric bone tool 'factory' hints at early development of abstract reasoning in human ancestors
» Humans inherited their flexible joints from the earliest jawed fish
» New study reveals Neanderthals experienced population crash 110,000 years ago
» Origin and diversity of Hun Empire populations
» Iberian nailed head ritual was more complex than expected
» Near-complete skull discovery reveals 'top apex', leopard-sized 'fearsome' carnivore
» Does planetary evolution favor human-like life? Study ups odds we're not alone
» Birds have developed complex brains independently from mammals
» Evidence of cannibalism 18,000 years ago
» New study unravels the history of the largest pastoral population in Africa
» The early roots of carnival? Research reveals evidence of seasonal celebrations in pre-colonial Brazil
» Missing link in Indo-European languages' history found
» 'Altar tent' discovery puts Islamic art at the heart of medieval Christianity
» Ancient DNA analyses bring to life the 11,000-year intertwined genomic history of sheep and humans
» Lead contamination in ancient Greece points to societal change
» Archaeologists find 'lost' site depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry
» How Camellias evolved with the formation of the Japanese archipelago?
» New evidence pushes back arrival of early hominins in Europe
» Volcanic eruption caused Neolithic people to sacrifice unique 'sun stones'
» East Asia meets Europe in Lower Austria
» Early humans adapted to harsh conditions more than a million years ago
» Protein shapes can help untangle life's ancient history
» Ancient genomes reveal an Iron Age society centred on women
» Ancient artifacts unearthed in Iraq shed light on hidden history of Mesopotamia
» New fossil discovery sheds light on the early evolution of animal nervous systems
» When the past meets the future: Innovative drone mapping unlocks secrets of Bronze Age 'mega fortress' in the Caucasus
» Discovery of 'Punk' and 'Emo' fossils challenges our understanding of ancient molluscs
» DNA adds new chapter to Indonesia's layered human history
» Ice patches on Beartooth Plateau reveal how ancient landscape differed from today's
» Lead pollution likely caused widespread IQ declines in ancient Rome, new study finds
» New strontium isotope map of Sub-Saharan Africa is a powerful tool for archaeology, forensics, and wildlife conservation
» Ancient DNA unlocks new understanding of migrations in the first millennium AD
» Butchered bones suggest violent 'othering' of enemies in Bronze Age Britain
» Study sheds light on the origin of the genetic code
» A new timeline for Neanderthal interbreeding with modern humans