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Evolution of Human 'Super-Brain' Tied to Development of Bipedalism, Tool-Making
April 20, 2011 — Scientists seeking to understand the origin of the human mind may want to look to honeybees -- not ancestral apes -- for at least some of the answers, according to a University of Colorado Boulder ... > full story -
Right-Handedness Prevailed 500,000 Years Ago
April 19, 2011 — Markings on fossilized front teeth show that right-handedness goes back a half-million years in the human ... > full story -
First 3-D Topographic Map of Early Maya City 'Head of Stone' Delineates Ancient Buildings
April 14, 2011 — Archaeologists have made the first three-dimensional topographic map of the early Maya city "Head of Stone" in Guatemala's Central Lakes region, adding new perspective to the site and its ancient ... > full story -
Scientists Make Bamboo Tools to Test Theory Explaining East Asia's Stone Age Tool Scarcity
April 8, 2011 — The long-held theory that prehistoric people in East Asia crafted their tools from bamboo is much more complicated than originally conceived, according to a new study. Research until now didn't ... > full story -
iPad Helps Archaeologists
April 7, 2011 — A new approach to conducting archaeological research is revolutionizing methods of recording history, a field that is steeped in ... > full story -
Artifacts in Texas Predate Clovis Culture by 2,500 Years, New Study Shows
March 24, 2011 — Researchers in Texas have discovered thousands of human artifacts in a layer of earth that lies directly beneath an assemblage of Clovis relics, expanding evidence that other cultures preceded the ... > full story -
Basketry from Peru's Huaca Prieta
March 23, 2011 — Researchers are examining basketry from northern Peru's Huaca Prieta ... > full story -
Neanderthals Were Nifty at Controlling Fire
March 14, 2011 — A new study shows clear evidence of the continuous control of fire by Neanderthals in Europe dating back roughly 400,000 years, yet another indication that they weren't dimwitted brutes as often ... > full story -
Atlantis Found? Film Highlights Professor’s Efforts to Locate Fabled Lost City
March 12, 2011 — Could the fabled lost city of Atlantis have been located? Using satellite photography, ground-penetrating radar and underwater technology, a team of experts has been surveying marshlands in Spain to ... > full story -
Anthropologists Link Human Uniqueness to Hunter-Gatherer Group Structure
March 10, 2011 — New findings by an international team of anthropologists suggest that human ancestral social structure may be the root of cumulative culture and cooperation and, ultimately, human ... > full story -
Stone Tools Influenced Hand Evolution in Human Ancestors, Anthropologists Say
March 7, 2011 — Anthropologists have confirmed Charles Darwin's speculation that the evolution of unique features in the human hand was influenced by increased tool use in our ... > full story -
Discovery of Oldest Northern North American Human Remains Provides New Insights Into Ice-Age Culture
February 24, 2011 — Scientists have discovered the cremated skeleton of a Paleoindian child in the remains of an 11,500-year-old house in central Alaska. The findings reveal a slice of domestic life that has been ... > full story
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