Neanderthals lacked specialised cold weather clothing
Study of faunal remains suggests garments with fur trim were made only by modern humans Back to index Neanderthal use […]
Archaeology & Prehistory, Human evolution
Archaeology & Prehistory
Articles about prehistoric archaeology.
Archaeology & Prehistory, Human evolution
Earliest hominin cancer
Malignant tumour found in 1.7m year old metatarsal Back to index Cancer is the primary cause of death in industrialised
Archaeology & Prehistory, Behaviour & Cognition
175,000-year-old Neanderthal stone circle
Underground structure discovered in 1990s is ten times older than Lascaux cave paintings Back to index Bruniquel Cave in southwest
Archaeology & Prehistory
Iron Age origins of European Alpine dairy farming
The ancient origins of Swiss cheese Back to index Chemical analysis of organic residues from pottery reveals lipids Dairy produce
Archaeology & Prehistory, Human evolution
Did lighter skin colour of Europeans arise during Neolithic?
Study finds evidence of strong positive selection for skin, eye and hair pigmentation over last 5,000 years Back to index
Archaeology & Prehistory
Hagopian’s Ark
Bronze Age ship on Mount Ararat? Back to index In 1970, a 70-year-old Armenian businessman named George Hagopian created headline