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Aztec Conquest Altered Genetics Among Early Mexico Inhabitants, New DNA Study Shows
January 31, 2013 — For centuries, the fate of the original Otomi inhabitants of Xaltocan, the capital of a pre-Aztec Mexican city-state, has remained unknown. Researchers have long wondered whether they assimilated ... > full story -
A Relative from the Tianyuan Cave: Humans Living 40,000 Years Ago Likely Related to Many Present-Day Asians and Native Americans
January 21, 2013 — Ancient DNA has revealed that humans living some 40,000 years ago in the area near Beijing were likely related to many present-day Asians and Native ... > full story -
Genetic Admixture in Southern Africa
January 17, 2013 — Researchers have investigated the maternally inherited mitochondrial DNA of 500 individuals from southern Africa speaking different Khoisan and Bantu languages. Their results demonstrate that Khoisan ... > full story -
War Was Central to Minoan Civilization of Crete, Contrary to Popular Belief
January 15, 2013 — Researchers have discovered that the ancient civilization of Crete, known as Minoan, had strong martial traditions, contradicting the commonly held view of Minoans as a peace-loving ... > full story -
4,000-Year-Old Shaman's Stones Discovered Near Boquete, Panama
January 14, 2013 — Archaeologists have discovered a cluster of 12 unusual stones in the back of a small, prehistoric rock-shelter near the town of Boquete in Panama. The cache represents the earliest material evidence ... > full story -
The Teotihuacans Exhumed Their Dead and Dignified Them With Make-Up
January 9, 2013 — Researchers have analyzed for the first time remains of cosmetics in the graves of prehispanic civilizations on the American continent. In the case of the Teotihuacans, these cosmetics were used as ... > full story -
Archaeologists Unearth More Than 300 Prehistoric Clay Figurines in Greece
January 7, 2013 — Archaeologists studying a Neolithic archaeological site in central Greece have helped unearth over 300 clay figurines, one of the highest density for such finds in south-eastern ... > full story -
'Universal' Personality Traits Don't Necessarily Apply to Isolated Indigenous People
January 3, 2013 — Five personality traits widely thought to be universal across cultures might not be, according to a study of an isolated Bolivian ... > full story -
Terrace Farming Unearthed at Ancient Desert City of Petra
January 2, 2013 — New archaeological research dates the heyday of terrace farming at the ancient desert city of Petra to the first century. This development led to an explosion of agricultural activity, increasing the ... > full story -
Did Lucy Walk on the Ground or Stay in the Trees?
December 31, 2012 — Researchers have investigated tree-climbing behavior of modern hunter-gatherers to elucidate our fossil ancestors' terrestrial versus arboreal ... > full story
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