A new, comprehensive review of humans' anthropological and genetic records gives the most up-to-date story of the "Out of Africa" expansion that occurred about 45,000 to 60,000 years ago.
Archaeology
Oct 22, 2012
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China's beloved national symbol—the panda—may have been seen quite differently by ancient humans: as food.
Archaeology
Oct 15, 2012
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The Little Ice Age allowed a new wave of arctic foxes to colonise Iceland, according to new research.
Ecology
Sep 11, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- An international team of scientists involving researchers from the University of Adelaide has used ancient DNA from bones of giant extinct New Zealand birds to show that significant climate and environmental ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 6, 2012
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The popular perception of archaeology is a team of dusty individuals in wide-brimmed hats unearthing treasures from a pharaoh's tomb or an ancient collection of Native American artifacts.
Archaeology
Apr 30, 2012
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Analyzing DNA from four ancient skeletons and comparing it with thousands of genetic samples from living humans, a group of Scandinavian scientists reported that agriculture initially spread through Europe because farmers ...
Evolution
Apr 30, 2012
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Western Europe has long been held to be the "cradle" of Neandertal evolution since many of the earliest discoveries were from sites in this region. But when Neandertals started disappearing around 30,000 years ago, anthropologists ...
Archaeology
Mar 26, 2012
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New findings from an international team of researchers show that most neanderthals in Europe died off around 50,000 years ago.
Archaeology
Feb 26, 2012
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An international team of researchers studying DNA patterns from modern and archaic humans has uncovered new clues about the movement and intermixing of populations more than 40,000 years ago in Asia.
Biotechnology
Sep 22, 2011
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University of Utah scientists used chemical isotopes in ancient soil to measure prehistoric tree cover – in effect, shade – and found that grassy, tree-dotted savannas prevailed at most East African sites where ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 3, 2011
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