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Maya Long Count Calendar Calibrated to Modern European Calendar Using Carbon-14 Dating
April 11, 2013 — The Maya are famous for their complex, intertwined calendric systems, and now one calendar, the Maya Long Count, is empirically calibrated to the modern European calendar, according to an ... > full story -
How 2-Million-Year-Old Ancestor Moved: Sediba's Ribcage and Feet Were Not Suitable for Running
April 11, 2013 — Researchers have described the anatomy of a single early hominin in six new studies. Australopithecus sediba was discovered near Johannesburg in 2008. The studies demonstrate how our ... > full story -
Fossilized Teeth Provide New Insight Into Human Ancestor: Species Identified in 2010 Is One of Closest Relatives to Humans
April 11, 2013 — A dental study of fossilized remains found in South Africa in 2008 provides new support that this species is one of the closest relatives to early ... > full story -
How Au. Sediba Walked, Chewed and Moved
April 11, 2013 — The 2-million-year-old fossils belong to the species Australopithecus sediba (Au. sediba) and provides "unprecedented insight into the anatomy and phylogenetic position of an early human ancestor," ... > full story -
How Human Ancestor Walked, Chewed, and Moved
April 11, 2013 — Scientists have pieced together how the hominid Australopithecus sediba (Au. sediba) walked, chewed, and moved nearly two million years ago. Their research also shows that Au. sediba had a notable ... > full story -
Walk This Way: New Research Suggests Human Ancestors May Have Used Different Forms of Bipedalism During the Plio-Pleistocene
April 11, 2013 — According to a new study, our Australopithecus ancestors may have used different approaches to getting around on two feet. The new findings represent the culmination of more than four years of ... > full story -
Archaeologists Shine New Light on Easter Island Statue
April 11, 2013 — Archaeologists have used the latest in digital imaging technology to record and analyze carvings on the Easter Island statue Hoa ... > full story -
Ancient Roman Man Hidden Beneath Famous Painting at the Louvre
April 10, 2013 — In the latest achievement in efforts to see what may lie underneath the surface of great works of art, scientists today described the first use of an imaging technology like that used in airport ... > full story -
World's Oldest Dinosaur Embryo Bonebed Yields Organic Remains
April 10, 2013 — A 190-million-year-old dinosaur bonebed near the city of Lufeng, in Yunnan, China has revealed for the first time how dinosaur embryos grew and developed in their ... > full story -
Pottery Reveals Ice Age Hunter-Gatherers’ Taste for Fish
April 10, 2013 — Hunter-gatherers living in glacial conditions produced pots for cooking fish, according to the findings of a pioneering new study which reports the earliest direct evidence for the use of ceramic ... > full story
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