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Neanderthals Speak Again After 30,000 Years
April 21, 2008 — An anthropologist has reconstructed vocal tracts that simulate the sound of the Neanderthal voice. Using 50,000-year-old fossils from France and a computer synthesizer, the researcher has generated a ... > full story -
Early Elephant 'Was Amphibious'
April 20, 2008 — The scientists were investigating the lifestyle of two early elephants (proboscideans) Moeritherium and Barytherium that lived in the Eocene period, over 37 million years ago. By analysing isotopes ... > full story -
Unearthing Clues Of Catastrophic Earthquakes
April 18, 2008 — The destruction and disappearance of ancient cultures mark the history of human civilization, making for fascinating stories and cautionary tales. The longevity of today's societies may depend upon ... > full story -
Clues To Ancestral Origin Of Placenta Emerge In Genetics Study
April 17, 2008 — Researchers have uncovered the first clues about the ancient origins of a mother's intricate lifeline to her unborn baby, the placenta, which delivers oxygen and nutrients critical to the baby's ... > full story -
Plan Brokered By Archaeologists Would Remove Roadblock To Mideast Peace
April 14, 2008 — Israelis and Palestinians may not be able to agree right now on their present or future, but, if a pair of Los Angeles archaeologists have their way, they soon will see eye to eye on their past. ... > full story -
Ancient DNA: Reconstruction Of The Biological History Of A Human Society
April 11, 2008 — Archaeologists have reconstructed the history of the evolution of human population and answered questions about history, using DNA extracted from skeleton remains at the Aldaieta necropolis. It is ... > full story -
Archaeologist Helps Community By Keeping African Artifacts In Africa
April 11, 2008 — It is common for professional archaeologists and paleoanthropologists working in Africa to populate western museums with foreign artifacts by excavating and permanently removing them from history ... > full story -
Technique Traces Origins Of Disease Genes In Mixed Human Populations
April 9, 2008 — Researchers have developed a technique to detect the ancestry of disease genes in mixed human populations. The technique determines how a set of DNA markers shows the ancestral origin of locations on ... > full story -
Is Globalization as Old as the Earth?
April 4, 2008 — Archaeologists find ancient Jerusalem may be a model for today's corporations. As today's corporations know well, the strategy was all about location. Where did they set up their branch offices? In ... > full story -
Fossil From Last Common Ancestor Of Neanderthals And Humans Found In Europe, 1.2 Million Years Old
April 4, 2008 — Archaeologists have discovered the oldest known remains of human ancestors in Western Europe. The fossil is about 1.2 million years old. That's 500,000 years older than the previous oldest known ... > full story -
Scientists Reshape Y Chromosome Haplogroup Tree Gaining New Insights Into Human Ancestry
April 3, 2008 — The Y chromosome retains a remarkable record of human ancestry, passed directly from father to son. In an article in Genome Research, scientists have utilized recently described genetic variations on ... > full story -
Pre-Clovis Human DNA Found In 14,300-year-old Feces In Oregon Cave Is Oldest In New World
April 3, 2008 — DNA from dried human excrement recovered from Oregon's Paisley Caves is the oldest found yet in the New World -- dating to 14,300 years ago, some 1,200 years before Clovis culture -- and provides ... > full story
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