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California Islands Give Up Evidence of Early Seafaring: Numerous Artifacts Found at Late Pleistocene Sites on the Channel Islands
March 3, 2011 — Evidence for a diversified sea-based economy among North American inhabitants dating from 12,200 to 11,400 years ago is emerging from three sites on California's Channel ... > full story -
Function of 'Junk DNA' in Human Genes
February 28, 2011 — Part of the answer to how and why humans differ from other primates may lie in the repetitive stretches of the genome that were once considered "junk." A new study finds that when a particular type ... > full story -
Homoplasy: A Good Thread to Pull to Understand the Evolutionary Ball of Yarn
February 24, 2011 — With the genetics of so many organisms that have different traits yet to study, and with the techniques for gathering full sets of genetic information from organisms rapidly evolving, the "forest" of ... > full story -
Discovery of Oldest Northern North American Human Remains Provides New Insights Into Ice-Age Culture
February 24, 2011 — Scientists have discovered the cremated skeleton of a Paleoindian child in the remains of an 11,500-year-old house in central Alaska. The findings reveal a slice of domestic life that has been ... > full story -
Origins of Farming in Europe Result of Human Migration and Cultural Change, Study Suggests
February 22, 2011 — It has long been debated as to whether the transition from a largely hunter-gatherer to an agricultural subsistence strategy in Europe was the result of the migration of farmers from the Near East ... > full story -
Archaeologist Models Past and Future Landscapes
February 20, 2011 — An archaeologist says it takes a revolution in thought, along with the newest methods of modeling, to produce a comprehensive picture of the past that can help inform land-use decisions for our ... > full story -
Skin Color: Handy Tool for Teaching Evolution?
February 20, 2011 — Variations in skin color provide one of the best examples of evolution by natural selection acting on the human body and should be used to teach evolution in schools, according to an ... > full story -
Subtle Shifts, Not Major Sweeps, Drove Human Evolution
February 17, 2011 — The most popular model used by geneticists for the last 35 years to detect the footprints of human evolution may overlook more common subtle changes, a new study finds. A computational analysis ... > full story -
First Skyscraper Was a Monument to Intimidation: How Jericho's 11,000-Year-Old 'Cosmic' Tower Came Into Being
February 17, 2011 — An ancient tower at the archaeological site of Tel Jericho was built to exploit the primeval fears of Jericho's residents, according to new findings. "We believe this tower was one of the mechanisms ... > full story -
Earliest Humans Not So Different from Us, Research Suggests
February 14, 2011 — New research suggests that "behavioral modernity" is a flawed concept. In truth, early humans were not much different from us, an archaeologist ... > full story -
Ancient Mesoamerican Sculpture Uncovered in Southern Mexico
February 14, 2011 — With one arm raised and a determined scowl, the figure looks ready to march right off his carved tablet and into the history books. If only we knew who he was -- corn god? Tribal chief? Sacred ... > full story -
Quest for Extinct Giant Rats Leads Scientists to Ancient Face Carvings
February 11, 2011 — Ancient stone faces carved into the walls of a well-known limestone cave in East Timor have been discovered by a team searching for fossils of extinct giant ... > full story
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