A large team of researchers with members from Europe, the U.S. and China has found evidence that suggests modern humans are more genetically diverse than were Neanderthals. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the… Continue Reading
In an extensive, multi-institution study led by SUNY Downstate Medical Center, researchers have identified new evidence supporting the growing belief that Neanderthals were a distinct species separate from modern humans (Homo sapiens), and not a subspecies of modern humans. Read… Continue Reading
French and Italian archaeologists digging out a pottery workshop in Pompeii have brought to light 10 raw clay vases, revealing a frozen-in-time picture of the exact moment panicked potters realized they were facing an impending catastrophe. http://news.discovery.com/history/archaeology/vases-in-pompeii-reveal-panic-before-eruption-141117.htm
A paper by Ian Dalziel of The University of Texas at Austin’s Jackson School of Geosciences, published in the November issue of Geology, a journal of the Geological Society of America, suggests a major tectonic event may have triggered the… Continue Reading
Archaeologists on the trail of a little-known ancient culture in Utah have found a cache of clues that may help unlock its secrets: a cave containing hundreds of children’s moccasins. http://westerndigs.org/utah-cave-full-of-childrens-moccasins-sheds-light-on-little-known-ancient-culture/
The Picatrix is an ancient Arabian book of astrology and occult magic dating back to the 10th or 11th century, which has gained notoriety for the obscene natural of its magical recipes. The Picatrix, with its cryptic astrological descriptions and… Continue Reading
This dish had incredible journey from the Roman Empire to Japan. http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201411130064
Graves containing 21 Anglo-Saxon skeletons and jewellery which belonged to “high status” owners have been uncovered in Suffolk. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-30081941
Roughly 9,000 years ago, humans had mastered farming to the point where food was plentiful. Populations boomed, and people began moving into large settlements full of thousands of people. And then, abruptly, these proto-cities were abandoned for millennia. It’s one… Continue Reading
Genome analysis suggests there was interbreeding between modern humans, Neanderthals, Denisovans and an unknown archaic population. http://www.nature.com/news/mystery-humans-spiced-up-ancients-sex-lives-1.14196