Chicken breeding in Japan dates back to fourth century BCE
Conclusive evidence of chicken breeding in the Yayoi period of Japan has been discovered from the Karako-Kagi site.
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More than 100 pre-Hispanic religious sites linked to ancient Andean cults discovered in Bolivia
A trio of archaeologists from the National Scientific and Technical Research Council, Argentina, the French National Center for Scientific Research and the Institute of Research for Development, France, has found more than ...
Archaeological sites at risk from coastal erosion on the Cyrenaican coast of Libya
Archaeological sites along the Libyan shoreline are at risk of being damaged or lost due to increasing coastal erosion, according to a study published April 12, 2023, in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Kieran Westley ...
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Less predictable rainfall may have caused disintegration of early Maya societies
Reduced predictability of seasonal rainfall might have played a significant role in the disintegration of Classic Maya societies about 1,100 years ago. "Decline in seasonal predictability potentially destabilized Classic ...
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Apr 7, 2023
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Opinion: Matrilineal societies exist around the world—it's time to look beyond the patriarchy
Thirty years ago, I traveled to Lijiang, an ancient city in the northwest of China's Yunnan province in the foothills of the eastern Himalayas. Lijiang's old town is a tangle of intersecting waterways, arched stone bridges, ...
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Genomic study of ancient humans sheds light on human evolution on the Tibetan Plateau
The Tibetan Plateau, the highest and largest plateau above sea level, is one of the harshest environments settled by humans. It has a cold and arid environment and its elevation often surpasses 4000 meters above sea level ...
Evolution
Mar 17, 2023
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Research highlights gender bias persistence over centuries
New research from Washington University in St. Louis provides evidence that modern gender norms and biases in Europe have deep historical roots dating back to the Middle Ages and beyond, suggesting that DNA is not the only ...
Social Sciences
Mar 13, 2023
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Modeling of European Neanderthal migration hints at hidden archaeological hot spots in Iran
Researchers modeling eastern Neanderthal migration from Europe have found the area south of the Caspian Sea in northern Iran to be the most likely route, suggesting there could be significant yet-to-be-discovered archaeological ...
Changes in the environment influenced hominin dispersals across ancient Iran, reveals study
A world-first model of paleoclimate and hydrology in Iran has highlighted favorable routes for Neanderthals and modern human expansions eastwards into Asia.
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Mar 1, 2023
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Oldest human genome from southern Spain
An international team of researchers has analyzed ancient human DNA from several archaeological sites in Andalucía in southern Spain. The study reports on the oldest genome to date from Cueva del Malalmuerzo in southern ...
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