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Ancient Weapons Dug Up by Archaeologists in England
A Mesolithic site may date
from as early as 9000 BC, by
which time hunter-gatherers
had reoccupied an area near
Asfordby, England, after the
last ice age. These hunters ... > full story
Remains Of Minoan-Style Painting Discovered During Excavations Of Canaanite Palace
The remains of a
Minoan-style wall painting,
recognizable by a blue
background, the first of its
kind to be found in Israel,
... > full story
Tool-Making Human Ancestors Inhabited Grassland Environments Two Million Years Ago
Researchers report the
oldest archaeological
evidence of early human
activities in a grassland
environment, dating to two
... > full story
World's Oldest Submerged Town Dates Back 5,000 Years
Archaeologists surveying the
world's oldest submerged
town have found ceramics
dating back to the Final
Neolithic. Their discovery
suggests that Pavlopetri,
... > full story
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Words, Gestures Are Translated By Same Brain Regions
November 10, 2009 — Researchers have shown that the brain regions that have long been recognized as a center in which spoken or written words are decoded are also important in interpreting wordless gestures. The ... > full story -
New Evidence Of Culture In Wild Chimpanzees
October 22, 2009 — A new study of chimpanzees living in the wild adds to evidence that our closest primate relatives have cultural differences, too. The study shows that neighboring chimpanzee populations in Uganda use ... > full story -
200,000-Year-Old Cut Of Meat: Archaeologists Shed Light On Life, Diet And Society Before The Delicatessen
October 15, 2009 — New findings from the Qesem Cave archaeological dig in Israel indicate that during the Lower Paleolithic Period people prepared and shared meat differently than in earlier times, providing new clues ... > full story -
Scandinavians Are Descended From Stone Age Immigrants, Ancient DNA Reveals
September 25, 2009 — Today's Scandinavians are not descended from the people who came to Scandinavia at the conclusion of the last ice age but, apparently, from a population that arrived later, concurrently with the ... > full story -
Giant Stone-Age Axes Found In African Lake Basin
September 14, 2009 — A giant African lake basin is providing information about possible migration routes and hunting practices of early humans in the Middle and Late Stone Age periods, between 150,000 and 10,000 years ... > full story -
Archaeologists Discover Oldest-Known Fiber Materials Used By Early Humans
September 11, 2009 — Scientists have discovered the oldest-known fiber materials that could have been used by humans for making clothing, shoes, and other items for domestic use. The fibers are flax, and are over 34,000 ... > full story -
Europe's First Farmers Were Immigrants: Replaced Their Stone Age Hunter-Gatherer Forerunners
September 4, 2009 — Analysis of ancient DNA suggests that Europe's first farmers were not the descendants of the people who settled the area after the retreat of the ice sheets. Instead, the early farmers probably ... > full story -
Cradle And Birthday Of The Dog Identified: East Asia 16,000 Years Ago
September 2, 2009 — Previous studies have indicated that East Asia is where the wolf was tamed and became the dog. It was not possible to be more precise than that. But now researchers in Sweden have managed to zero in ... > full story -
No Such Thing As Ethnic Groups, Genetically Speaking, Researchers Say
September 1, 2009 — Central Asian ethnic groups are more defined by societal rules than ancestry. Researchers found that overall there are more genetic differences within ethnic groups than between them, indicating that ... > full story -
Tiny Ancient Shells 80,000 Years Old Point To Earliest Fashion Trend
August 27, 2009 — Shell beads unearthed from four sites in Morocco confirm early humans were consistently wearing and even trading symbolic jewelery as early as 80,000 years ago. These beads add to similar finds ... > full story
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