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Researchers have retrieved Neanderthal nuclear DNA from cave deposits in northern Spain and southern Siberia, yielding new clues to the population history of Neanderthals. With the advent of nuclear DNA analyses of sediments, similar studies at other sites can provide new insights into the deep human past that do not rely on the discovery of bones and teeth.

The Cosquer Cave's impressively well-preserved Stone Age paintings were only discovered in 1991. Researchers are always finding new treasure...

Archaeology in West Africa could rewrite the textbooks on human evolution. Our species, Homo sapiens, rose in Africa some 300,000 years ago....

Kutubu island in Papua New Guinea. Different ancient humans encountered each other in this region.Marc Dozier Around 45,000 years ago, anato...

New research shows that land use by human societies has reshaped ecology across most of Earth's land for at least 12,000 years. Researchers, from over a dozen institutions around the world, assessed biodiversity in relation to global land use history, revealing that the appropriation, colonization, and intensified use of lands previously managed sustainably is the main cause of the current biodiversity crisis.

A new study by historical ecologists finds that Indigenous-managed forests -- cared for as 'forest gardens' -- contain more biologically and functionally diverse species than surrounding conifer-dominated forests and create important habitat for animals and pollinators.

The team explored layers deep within the ancient cave and were able to successfully establish the shift from Oldowan tools, sharp flakes and...

Geochemical evidence reveals that armies in the Battles of Himera were a mixture of locals and outsiders, according to a new study. These data contradict certain claims made in historical accounts by ancient Greek writers.

A ball of 4,000-year-old hair frozen in time tangled around a whalebone comb led to the first ever reconstruction of an ancient human genome a decade ago. The hair, which was preserved in arctic permafrost in Greenland, was collected in the 1980s. It wasn't until 2010 that evolutionary biologists were able to use pioneering shotgun DNA sequencing to reconstruct the genetic history of the hair. It sparked a 'decade of discovery.'

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Spartacus has become a legendary figure in history, who led a revolt against the Roman Republic during the Third Servile War. However, during the First Servile War of 135–132 BC, a slave revolt led by Eunus of Enna conquered large areas of Sicily, and triggered several minor revolts in Italy, and as far as Delos in the Aegean Sea. - HeritageDaily - Archaeology News

Gerade in Corona-Zeiten kursieren Verschwörungstheorien im Internet. Populisten greifen diese immer wieder auf der Suche nach Wählern auf, sagt Constanze Jeitler

Throughout history, people of different cultures and stages of evolution have found ways to adapt, with varying success, to the gradual warming of the environment they live in. But can the past inform the future, now that climate change is happening faster than ever before? - HeritageDaily - Archaeology News

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