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How Our Ancestors Were Like Gorillas
November 30, 2007 — Some of our closest extinct relatives had more in common with gorillas than previously thought. Fossils illustrate sex differences in growth and the costs of being a male. One of the anthropologists ... > full story -
Gene Study Supports Single Main Migration Across Bering Strait
November 28, 2007 — A new analysis of genetic variation among more than two dozen native populations bolsters the theory that the ancestors of modern native peoples across the Americas came via a northwest land bridge ... > full story -
Remains Of Ancient Synagogue With Unique Mosaic Floor Found In Galilee
November 27, 2007 — Remains of an ancient synagogue from the Roman-Byzantine era have been revealed in excavations carried out in the Arbel National Park in the Galilee. A unique feature of the synagogue is the design ... > full story -
Earliest Chocolate Drink Of The New World
November 20, 2007 — The earliest known use of cacao -- the source of our modern day chocolate -- has been pushed back more than 500 years thanks to new chemical analyses of pottery excavated at an archaeological site at ... > full story -
Maya Politics Likely Played Role In Ancient Large-game Decline
November 20, 2007 — A new study documents ancient hunting effects on large-game species in the Maya lowlands of Central America, and shows political and social demands near important cities likely contributed to their ... > full story -
'Noah's Flood' Kick-started European Farming?
November 19, 2007 — The flood believed to be behind the Noah's Ark myth kick-started European agriculture. This research paper assesses the impact of the collapse of the North American (Laurentide) Ice Sheet, 8,000 ... > full story -
Ancient Retroviruses Spurred Evolution Of Gene Regulatory Networks In Humans And Other Primates
November 15, 2007 — Ancient retroviruses -- distant relatives of the human immunodeficiency virus -- helped a gene called p53 become an important "master gene regulator" in primates, according to a new ... > full story -
Tool-wielding Chimps Provide A Glimpse Of Early Human Behavior
November 13, 2007 — Chimpanzees inhabiting a harsh savanna environment and using bark and stick tools to exploit an underground food resource are giving scientists new insights to the behaviors of the earliest hominids ... > full story -
Earliest Birds Acted More Like Turkeys Than Common Cuckoos
November 6, 2007 — The earliest birds acted more like turkeys than common cuckoos, according to a new article. By comparing the claw curvatures of ancient and modern birds, the researchers provide new evidence that the ... > full story -
Cultic City And Fortress Unearthed In Southern Turkey
November 5, 2007 — New excavations in southern Turkey have revealed the remains of a massive bastion fortification dating to the Hittite Imperial Period (ca. 1300 BC). Sirkeli Höyük, one of the largest ... > full story -
Dead Men Do Tell Tales: Strange Burial Positions Show Pacific Island Life
October 31, 2007 — Archaeologists analysed skeletons' teeth from seventeen excavated skeletons who were found in some unusual burial positions at the earliest ancient cemetery in the Pacific. The scientists identified ... > full story -
New Ideas About Human Migration From Asia To Americas
October 29, 2007 — Questions about human migration from Asia to the Americas have perplexed anthropologists for decades, but as scenarios about the peopling of the New World come and go, the big questions have ... > full story
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