ancient humans

World’s oldest Neanderthal art released as 3D file for free 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- July 8, 2021
Back about 51,000 years ago, a Neanderthal decided they would express their artistic soul to work on a piece of deer bone. This individual resided in what’s now known as Northern Germany’s Harz Mountains. Not only did this ancient artist have the capacity to carve a pattern into bone, they knew enough about the physical properties of the bone to use hot water to make its surface soft enough to carve.

By David Aragorn
The debate over ‘Dragon Man’ shows that human origins are still kind of messy 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- July 1, 2021
Scientists in the field disagree about whether this represents an entirely new species, but it’s exciting no matter what.

By David Aragorn
5,000-year-old hunter-gatherer is earliest person to die with the plague 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- June 30, 2021
Remains of man found in Latvia had DNA fragments and proteins of bacterium that causes plague

By David Aragorn
Israeli fossil finds reveal a new hominid group, Nesher Ramla Homo 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- June 25, 2021
A previously unknown Stone Age population further complicates the human family tree

By David Aragorn
Neanderthals don’t deserve their bad, dim-witted reputation 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- April 30, 2021
Our hominin ancestor had bigger brains and probably went extinct with climate change. Who are we to judge?

By David Aragorn
What triangular patterns on rocks may reveal about human ancestors 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- April 29, 2021
The Pleistocene epoch, which started 2.6 million years ago and lasted until about 11,700 years ago, was crucially important for our hominin ancestors.

By David Aragorn
Neanderthal and early modern human culture co-existed alongside older traditions for 100,000 years 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- March 12, 2021
Research from the University of Kent’s School of Anthropology and Conservation has discovered that one of the earliest stone tool cultures, known as the Acheulean, likely persisted for tens of thousands of years longer than previously thought.

By David Aragorn
How many early human species existed on Earth?0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- February 1, 2021
It depends on your definition of human.

By David Aragorn
Genetic research reveals Neanderthals could tolerate smoke, plant toxins 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- December 1, 2020
The idea that modern humans displaced Neanderthals because they were better protected against toxins from smoke is now under fire. An earlier study that put forward this suggestion has now been refuted by genetic research by scientists from Leiden and Wageningen. This new research was published in Molecular Biology and Evolution on 24 November.

By David Aragorn
Where Was the Birthplace of Modern Humans?0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- November 24, 2020
As ancient remains are uncovered and dated, archeologists expand their search for the evolutionary birthplace of Homo sapiens, and debate whether such a place exists.

By David Aragorn