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Person's Geographic Origins Located From DNA
September 2, 2008 — One day soon, you may be able to pinpoint the geographic origins of your ancestors based on analysis of your DNA. New research uses DNA to predict the geographic origins of individuals from a sample ... > full story -
Prehistoric Funerary Precinct Excavated In Northern Israel: Grave Goods Include Phallic Figurines, Sea Shells
September 2, 2008 — Hebrew University excavations in the north of Israel have revealed a prehistoric funerary precinct dating back to 6,750-8,500 BCE. The precinct, a massive walled enclosure measuring 10 meters by at ... > full story -
'Pristine' Amazonian Region Hosted Large, Urban Civilization
August 29, 2008 — They aren't the lost cities early explorers sought fruitlessly to discover. But ancient settlements in the Amazon, now almost entirely obscured by tropical forest, were once large and complex enough ... > full story -
Bone Parts Don't Add Up To Conclusion Of Hobbit-like Palauan Dwarfs
August 27, 2008 — Misinterpreted fragments of leg bones, teeth and brow ridges found in Palau appear to be an archaeologist's undoing, according to researchers at three institutions. They say that the so-called dwarfs ... > full story -
New Evidence Debunks 'Stupid' Neanderthal Myth
August 26, 2008 — New research has struck another blow to the theory that Neanderthals became extinct because they were less intelligent than our ancestors. The research team has shown that early stone tool ... > full story -
Tracing Origins Of Critical Step In Animal Evolution: The Development Of Nerves
August 22, 2008 — Researchers have traced the origins of one of the most important steps in animal evolution -- the development of ... > full story -
Oetzi The Iceman Dressed Like A Herdsman
August 21, 2008 — A famous Neolithic Iceman is dressed in clothes made from sheep and cattle hair, a new study shows. The researchers say their findings support the idea that the Iceman was a herdsman, and that their ... > full story -
Roman Temple Uncovered In Ancient Jewish Capital Of Galilee
August 11, 2008 — Ruins of a Roman temple from the second century CE have recently been unearthed in the Zippori National Park. Above the temple are foundations of a church from the Byzantine period. The excavations ... > full story -
Complete Neanderthal Mitochondrial Genome Sequenced From 38,000-year-old Bone
August 8, 2008 — The complete mitochondrial genome of a 38,000-year-old Neanderthal has been sequenced. The findings open a window into the Neanderthals' past and helps answer lingering questions about our ... > full story -
Rock Art Marks Transformations In Traditional Peruvian Societies
August 6, 2008 — Peru is one of the Latin American countries, like Argentina and Brazil, where rock art is thought to have developed throughout a period stretching from 10,000 BC to 1500 AD. The wealth and diversity ... > full story -
Genetic Evidence Used To Trace Ancient African Migration
August 5, 2008 — Researchers peering at history's footprints on human DNA have found new evidence for how prehistoric people shared knowledge that advanced ... > full story -
Schizophrenia: Costly By-product Of Human Brain Evolution?
August 5, 2008 — Metabolic changes responsible for the evolution of our unique cognitive abilities indicate that the brain may have been pushed to the limit of its capabilities. Research published today in BioMed ... > full story
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