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Paleolithic Bone Flute Discovered: Earliest Musical Tradition Documented In Southwestern Germany
Researchers in Germany have
unearthed new evidence for
Paleolithic music in the
form of the remains of one
nearly complete bone flute
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Social Competition May Be Reason For Bigger Brain
For the past 2 million
years, the size of the human
brain has tripled, growing
much faster than other
mammals. Examining the
reasons for human brain
... > full story
Obsidian 'Trail' Provides Clues To How Humans Settled, Interacted In Kuril Islands
Archaeologists have used
stone tools to answer many
questions about human
ancestors in both the
distant and near past and
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Archeological Evidence Of Human Activity Found Beneath Lake Huron
More than 100 feet deep in
Lake Huron, on a wide stony
ridge that 9,000 years ago
was a land bridge,
researchers have found the
... > full story
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Computer Recognizes Archaeological Material And Fake Van Goghs
July 3, 2009 — People find it very easy to recognize a face, even under very different circumstances. For a computer, on the other hand, it is extremely difficult. Researchers have developed a new analytical ... > full story -
Basket Weaving May Have Taught Humans To Count
June 8, 2009 — Did animals teach us one of the oldest forms of human technology? Did this technology teach us to count? These are just two of the themes being explored during a conference on ... > full story -
High Population Density Triggers Cultural Explosions
June 5, 2009 — Increasing population density, rather than boosts in human brain power, appears to have catalyzed the emergence of modern human behavior, according to a new study. High population density leads to ... > full story -
Virtual Reconstruction Of A Neanderthal Woman’s Birth Canal Reveals Insights Into Evolution Of Human Child Birth
May 29, 2009 — Researchers have made a virtual reconstruction of a female Neanderthal pelvis found in Israel. Although the size of the reconstructed birth canal shows that Neanderthal childbirth was about as ... > full story -
Lessons From The Past: Research Examines How Past Communities Coped With Climate Change
May 29, 2009 — Research suggests people today and in future generations should look to the past in order to mitigate the worst effects of climate change. The dangers of rising sea levels, crop failures and extreme ... > full story -
Oldest Evidence Of Leprosy Found In India
May 27, 2009 — Anthropologists have recently reported on the analysis of a 4000-year-old skeleton from India bearing evidence of leprosy. This skeleton represents both the earliest archaeological evidence for human ... > full story -
Neandertals Sophisticated And Fearless Hunters, New Analysis Shows
May 14, 2009 — Neandertals, the supposedly 'stupid' cousins of modern humans, were capable of capturing the most impressive animals. This indicates that Neandertals were anything but dim. An analysis of their daily ... > full story -
Ancient Egypt Brought To Life With Virtual Model Of Historic Temple Complex
April 30, 2009 — For the past two years, a team of Egyptologists, digital modelers, web designers, staff and students has been building a three-dimensional virtual-reality model of the ancient Egyptian religious site ... > full story -
Indus Script Encodes Language, Reveals New Study Of Ancient Symbols
April 30, 2009 — Scholars have recently question whether ancient Indus inscriptions code for language. American and Indian scientists used statistics to show that the 4,500-year-old Indus symbols' pattern follows ... > full story -
Viking Legacy On English: What Language Tells Us About Immigration And Integration
April 22, 2009 — They're a firm part of our language and even speak to us of our national culture -- but some words aren't quite as English as we think. Terms such as ‘law’, ‘ugly’, ... > full story
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