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Taking a New Look at Old Digs: Trampling Animals May Alter Stone Age Sites
September 23, 2010 — Stone Age tools discovered embedded in the ground could mislead archaeologists about a Prehistoric site's age. A new study on animal trampling found that water buffalo and goats significantly ... > full story -
City Living Helped Humans Evolve Immunity to Tuberculosis and Leprosy, New Research Suggests
September 23, 2010 — New research has found that a genetic variant which reduces the chance of contracting diseases such as tuberculosis and leprosy is more prevalent in populations with long histories of urban ... > full story -
Neanderthals More Advanced Than Previously Thought: They Innovated, Adapted Like Modern Humans, Research Shows
September 21, 2010 — For decades scientists believed Neanderthals developed "modern" tools and ornaments solely through contact with Homo sapiens, but new research now shows these sturdy ancients could adapt, innovate ... > full story -
Acting Selfish? Blame Your Mother!
September 5, 2010 — The fact that our female ancestors dispersed more than our male ancestors can lead to conflicts within the brain that influence our social behavior, new research ... > full story -
First Clear Evidence of Organized Feasting by Early Humans
August 30, 2010 — Community feasting is one of the most universal and important social behaviors found among humans. Now, scientists have found the earliest clear evidence of organized feasting, from a burial site ... > full story -
Historic Buildings May Be Better Protected from Climate Change With New Forecast Method
August 23, 2010 — Some of the nation's most historic buildings and monuments may be better protected from decay in future, following a development by engineers. Researchers have devised a method of forecasting damage ... > full story -
New Ways to Chart Our Maritime Past
August 19, 2010 — By combining meteorology and archaeology, scientists may discover old sea routes and mooring sites, and boost our knowledge of ancient maritime ... > full story -
Can Anthropology Solve an Economic Crisis?
August 18, 2010 — The field of anthropology is often associated with finding lost tribes, understanding ancient civilizations, and the study of indigenous peoples. However, researchers in Norway argue that ... > full story -
Oldest Evidence of Stone Tool Use and Meat-Eating Among Human Ancestors Discovered: Lucy's Species Butchered Meat
August 11, 2010 — Scientists have discovered evidence that human ancestors were using stone tools and consuming meat from large mammals nearly a million years earlier than previously documented. Two fossilized bones ... > full story -
Stone Age Remains Are Britain's Earliest House
August 10, 2010 — Archaeologists working on Stone Age remains at a site in North Yorkshire say it contains Britain's earliest surviving house. Archaeologists have revealed that the home dates to at least 8,500 BC -- ... > full story -
Ancient DNA Identifies Donkey Ancestors, People Who Domesticated Them
July 28, 2010 — In a finding that says much about the people who lived in northern Africa 5,000 years ago, scientists believe domestication of the donkey was achieved by nomadic people responding to the growing ... > full story -
Animal Connection: New Hypothesis for Human Evolution and Human Nature
July 20, 2010 — It's no secret to any dog-lover or cat-lover that humans have a special connection with animals. But in new research, a paleoanthropologist argues that this human-animal connection goes well beyond ... > full story
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