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Lead poisoning has been a feature of our evolution

outubro 17, 2025 n Kiona N. Smithn

A recent study found lead in teeth from 2 million-year-old hominin fossils.

How Easter Island’s giant statues “walked” to their final platforms

outubro 9, 2025 n Jennifer Ouelletten

Workers with ropes could make the moai “walk” in zig-zag motion along roads tailor-made for the purpose.

World-famous primatologist Jane Goodall dead at 91

outubro 2, 2025 n Jennifer Ouelletten

Goodall’s immersive studies of chimpanzees in Africa redefined what it means to be human.

Is the “million-year-old” skull from China a Denisovan or something else?

setembro 30, 2025 n Kiona N. Smithn

Now that we know what Denisovans looked like, they’re turning up everywhere.

Neolithic people took gruesome trophies from invading tribes

agosto 21, 2025 n Jennifer Ouelletten

Brutal treatment may have been part of “public theater of violence” celebrating victory in battle.

Incan numerical recordkeeping system may have been widely used

agosto 14, 2025 n Kiona N. Smithn

The Inca Empire hung by a thread—literally.

Stone tools may hint at ancestors of Homo floresiensis

agosto 7, 2025 n Kiona N. Smithn

The stone flakes don’t look like much, but they’re a clue in an ancient cold case.

Did a rival tribe kill and eat their neighbors 5,700 years ago?

agosto 7, 2025 n Jennifer Ouelletten

“The evidence points to a violent episode—possibly the result of conflict between neighboring farming communities.”

Fermented meat with a side of maggots: A new look at the Neanderthal diet

julho 28, 2025 n Melanie Beasley, The Conversationn

Researchers reconstruct ancient diets by studying stable nitrogen isotope ratios.

Ancient skull may have been half human, half Neanderthal child

julho 7, 2025 n Jennifer Ouelletten

CT scans hint at hybridization, but it will take extracting and analyzing a DNA sample to be certain.

45-hour voyage in replica canoe tests Paleolithic migration theory

junho 26, 2025 n Jennifer Ouelletten

“How did Paleolithic people arrive at such remote islands as Okinawa? What tools and strategies did they use?”

Categoria: anthropology

Lead poisoning has been a feature of our evolution

How Easter Island’s giant statues “walked” to their final platforms

World-famous primatologist Jane Goodall dead at 91

Is the “million-year-old” skull from China a Denisovan or something else?

Neolithic people took gruesome trophies from invading tribes

Incan numerical recordkeeping system may have been widely used

Stone tools may hint at ancestors of Homo floresiensis

Did a rival tribe kill and eat their neighbors 5,700 years ago?

Fermented meat with a side of maggots: A new look at the Neanderthal diet

Ancient skull may have been half human, half Neanderthal child

45-hour voyage in replica canoe tests Paleolithic migration theory

We’ve had a Denisovan skull since the 1930s—only nobody knew

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