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Longevity Unlikely to Have Factored Into the Extinction of Neanderthals
January 11, 2011 — Life expectancy was probably the same for early modern and late archaic humans and did not factor in the extinction of Neanderthals, suggests a new ... > full story -
Chemical Analysis Confirms Discovery of Oldest Wine-Making Equipment Ever Found
January 11, 2011 — Scientists have discovered and dated the oldest complete wine production facility ever found, including grape seeds, withered grape vines, remains of pressed grapes, a rudimentary wine press, a clay ... > full story -
Effective Use of Power in the Bronze Age Societies of Central Europe
January 11, 2011 — During the first part of the Bronze Age in the Carpathian Basin in Central Europe, a large proportion of the population lived in what are known as tell-building societies. New research shows that the ... > full story -
Oxygen-Free Early Oceans Likely Delayed Rise of Life on Planet
January 10, 2011 — Geologists have found chemical evidence in 2.6-billion-year-old rocks that indicates that Earth's ancient oceans were oxygen-free and contained abundant hydrogen sulfide in some areas. The ... > full story -
Lice DNA Study Shows Humans First Wore Clothes 170,000 Years Ago
January 6, 2011 — A new study following the evolution of lice shows modern humans started wearing clothes about 170,000 years ago, a technology which enabled them to successfully migrate out of ... > full story -
A Toast to History: 500 Years of Wine-Drinking Cups Mark Social Shifts in Ancient Greece
January 3, 2011 — New research examines a timeline of wine-drinking cups over a 500-year period in ancient Athens. Changes in cup form and design point to political, social and economic ... > full story -
Was Israel the Birthplace of Modern Humans?
December 30, 2010 — Archaeologists have discovered evidence that places Homo sapiens in Israel as early as 400,000 years ago -- the earliest evidence for the existence of modern humans anywhere in the ... > full story -
Neandertals’ Extinction Not Caused by Deficient Diets, Tooth Analysis Shows
December 30, 2010 — Researchers have discovered evidence to debunk the theory that Neandertals' disappearance was caused in part by a deficient diet -- one that lacked variety and was overly reliant on meat. After ... > full story -
Secrets of an Ancient Tel Aviv Fortress Revealed
December 28, 2010 — New archeological research from the Tel Qudadi archaeological dig near Tel Aviv suggests an ancient link between the Israeli city and the Greek island of Lesbos -- a find producing new insights into ... > full story -
Fossil Finger Bone Yields Genome of a Previously Unknown Human Relative
December 22, 2010 — A 30,000-year-old finger bone found in a cave in southern Siberia came from a young girl who belonged to a previously unknown group of human relatives who may have lived throughout much of Asia. ... > full story
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