Anthropology

From Bronze Age to Byzantium: Ancient DNA Maps 5,000 Years of Life in the Caucasus

"We identified numerous individuals with deformed skulls who were genetically Central Asian, and we even found direct genealogical links to the Avars and Huns" said the lead author.

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Study reveals Australopithecus males far outsized females, displaying sexual dimorphism greater than in gorillas.

Study: Australopithecus males were much larger than females, showing extreme sexual dimorphism

 50 centimeters vertical shaft leads archaeologist to hidden cave, secret burial site.

50 cm. vertical shaft leads archaeologist to hidden cave, secret burial site in Mexico

 MrBeast in Chichén Itzá.

MrBeast denies being sued by Mexican government over filming at archaeological sites


Mexico went through extreme drought. The Aztecs sacrificed 42 children to Tlaloc, the god of rain

The remains, mostly boys aged between two and seven years old, were placed inside a box of ashlars in a careful arrangement.

 Aztec Calendar Stone.

Archaeologists uncover underground tunnels beneath Mexican city associated with the god of death

Archaeologists confirmed the existence of a network of underground chambers and tunnels beneath the ancient city of Mitla in Mexico, a site known for its association with the Zapotec.

 Zapotec ceramic large effigy urn with head of Bat God, Tomb 113, Monte Alban. Image by Gary Lee Todd, Ph.D. is used under license CC0 1.0

New study traces origin of human kissing to ancestral ape grooming

Scientists speculate kissing was established among human ape ancestors as they started spending considerable time on the ground away from trees, which increased the risk of parasitic infestation.

 Kiss's beginning. Image by pedrosimoes7, licensed under CC BY 2.0

Evelyn Anca’s ‘Tales from the Amazon’ 

Showcasing the unique relationship between indigenous people in the Peruvian Amazon and monkeys.

 Evelyn (Evi) Anca

Modern man reached northwest Europe more than 45,000 years ago

The arrival of Homo sapiens in cold northern latitudes took place several thousand years before Neanderthals disappeared in southwest Europe

Slightly larger brains than modern humans, and stronger, but extinct. An illustration of the Neanderthal man.

Skull with 'execution-style wounds' sheds light on colonial Indonesia - study

Interpreting the pattern of trauma within the context of the colonial period in Papua, this female individual may have been murdered, possibly as a slave taken during tribal warfare.

 Trepanated skull of a woman-Tumb 3 Corseaux-En Seyton-on display 6, Cantonal Museum of Archeology and History.

Ancient sandals unearthed in Spain may be the oldest footwear ever found

The sandals discovered in a cave in Spain are "the earliest and widest-ranging assemblage of prehistoric footwear in Europe."

 Ancient sandals some 6,000 years old discovered at the Cueva de los Murciélagos in Albuñol, on the coast of Granada in Spain.

Stone age artists carved detailed human and animal rock art in Namibia

Engravings of animal tracks and human footprints appear in numerous traditions of prehistoric rock art around the world and many of these engravings can be found in Namibia. 

 Detail of Stone Age depictions of human footprints and animal tracks in Doro Nawas mountains, Namibia.

Mexico uncovers 'elite' Mayan palace used to home ancient rulers

The discovery marks the first-ever finding of such a structure used for residential purposes in the Mayan site, located in the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico.

 The remains of a palace-esque structure constructed in the ancient Mayan city of Kabah

Rare 3,800-year-old passageway and vault found in northern Israel

Archaeologists excavated a corbelled passageway and a large vault built of thousands of unfired mud bricks, the first example of corbelled architecture found in Israel.

 Aerial view of the Lower Galilee from Tel Shimron excavation site.