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Humans and Neanderthals only had sex for a brief period, but it still fundamentally changed our DNA
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 3 days agoFor example, the researchers found both current and ancient humans have Neanderthal genes that...
Hunter-gatherer diets weren’t always heavy on meat: Morocco study reveals a plant-based diet
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoBy studying them, we can learn directly about the diets of ancient humans. Since the 1970s,...
New study reveals how humans harnessed the lineage of ancient horses, scientists say
Fox News· 3 days agoScientists have discovered that around 4,200 years ago, a specific lineage of horses rapidly became...
Archaeology shows how ancient African societies managed pandemics
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoIn some cases, corpses were burnt to avoid spreading the contagion. Humans have a propensity to...
Archaeological study shows humans started riding horses more than 4,000 years ago
Cosmos· 4 days agoArchaeological research shows that humans first started riding horses about 4,200 years ago,...
Humans didn't domesticate horses until 4,200 years ago — a millennium later than thought
Live Science via Yahoo News· 4 days agoWilkin said that the new study suggests "it is less and less possible that the Yamnaya used horses...
Archaeologists Discover Clues to Ancient Migration Route That Brought Humans to Australia
Smithsonian Magazine· 3 days agoArchaeologists on the Southeast Asian island of Timor have unearthed new evidence that helps...
Two ancient Egyptian skulls show how long cancer has been an issue for humans
NPR· 7 days agoTONDINI: Ancient Egyptian civilization was particularly advanced in medicine, different way of treating many disease. DANIEL: If true, she says this would be one of the earliest ...
Woolly rhinos went extinct partially because of humans
Cosmos· 3 days agoDebate has raged among palaeontologists for decades as to whether the now extinct Ice Age megafauna of the late Pleistocene (2.6 million to 11,700 years ago) disappeared because of ...
Ancient Guam's environment: Natural surroundings shape culture
Stars and Stripes· 5 days agoIn addition to analyzing artifacts, archeologists often study ancient environments to understand how...