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, 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
Human evolution
No Neanderthal Y-chromosomes in modern men
Evidence found of genetic incompatibility Back to index An open-access study published in The American Journal of Human Genetics has
Human evolution
Earlier extinction of Homo floresiensis
Flores ‘hobbits’ died out 50,000 years ago, much earlier than originally believed Back to index A new study published in Nature has
Human evolution
Melanesian genomes reveal archaic interbreeding
Study demonstrates multiple encounters with Neanderthals and Denisovans Back to index n a new attempt to obtain genetic information about
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
Climate change
Ice Ages
The long history of climate change Back to index We live in an era where even politicians have realised the
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