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How Modern Were European Neanderthals?
August 24, 2006 — Neandertals were much more like modern humans than had been previously thought, according to a re-examination of finds from one of the most famous palaeolithic sites in Europe by Bristol University ... > full story -
Bison Hunters More Advanced Than Thought: Archaeologist
August 15, 2006 — A University of Calgary archaeologist has proposed a controversial theory suggesting the First Nations of the Canadian Plains developed complex tribal social structures some 1,700 years earlier than ... > full story -
Radiocarbon Testing Challenges Understanding Of Ancient Hawaiian Architecture, Social Complexity
August 1, 2006 — The most detailed study to date on the antiquity of the Maui's extensive temple system challenges previous conceptions of ancient Hawaiian civilization by identifying cycles of temple construction ... > full story -
Germans Set Up An Apartheid-Like Society In Britain
July 20, 2006 — An apartheid-like system existed in early Anglo-Saxon Britain, which wiped out a majority of original British genes in favor of German ones, according to research led by UCL (University College ... > full story -
Neandertal Genome To Be Deciphered
July 20, 2006 — Researchers in Germany and the United States have announced an ambitious plan to complete a first draft of the Neandertal genome within the next two years. As a trial, the collaborators have already ... > full story -
Earliest Known 'Bling' Revealed
June 23, 2006 — Fresh analysis of beads made from seashells by a team led by a UCL (University College London) researcher reveals that modern humans used jewellery at least 25,000 years earlier than previously ... > full story -
Backs To The Future: Aymara Language And Gesture Point To Mirror-Image View Of Time
June 13, 2006 — New analysis of the language and gesture of South America's indigenous Aymara people indicates they have a concept of time opposite to all other studied cultures -- so that the past is ahead of them ... > full story -
100,000 Year-Old DNA Sequence Allows New Look At Neandertal's Genetic Diversity
June 7, 2006 — By recovering and sequencing intact DNA from an especially ancient Neandertal specimen, researchers have found evidence suggesting that the genetic diversity among Neandertals was higher than ... > full story -
Ancient Etruscans Unlikely Ancestors Of Modern Tuscans, Statistical Testing Reveals
May 26, 2006 — For the first time, Stanford researchers have used novel statistical computer modeling to simulate demographic processes affecting the population of Tuscany over a 2,500-year time span. Rigorous ... > full story -
Ancient Tomb Sheds New Light On Egyptian Colonialism
May 17, 2006 — In approximately 1550 B.C., Egypt conquered its southern neighbor, ancient Nubia, and secured control of valuable trade routes. But rather than excluding the colonized people from management of the ... > full story
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