Did Neanderthals use manganese dioxide to start fires?
Mineral might have been sought for its combustion-enhancing properties rather than as black pigment.
These posts are a curated selection from my original blog, which ran online between 2007 and 2018.
Mineral might have been sought for its combustion-enhancing properties rather than as black pigment.
Not all ‘imported’ genes were beneficial.
Evidence of inter-group violence between East African hunter-gatherers 10,000 years ago.
Evidence for a human presence inside the Arctic Circle 15,000 years earlier than previously believed.
Researchers obtain genome of Helicobacter pylori from 5,000-year-old stomach contents.
14,000-year-old hominin thigh bone has archaic affinities.
Chilean site was first occupied at least 18,500 years ago.
Study finds evidence of Yersinia pestis bacterium in 5,000-year-old human teeth.
Sequenced genome of 4,500-year-old Ethiopian male provides genetic baseline for researchers.
High incidence of congenital clefts of the arch of the atlas observed among remains from Spanish site.
Mass grave at Schöneck-Kilianstädten reveals Neolithic massacre.
Studies reach opposite conclusions on humans vs climate change debate.