Why did professional skateboarding arise in southern California in the 1970s? Was it a coincidence, or was it a perfect...
The difference in height between female and male individuals in northern Europe during the Early Neolithic (8,000–6,000 years before present,...
Many reports from antiquity about outbreaks of plague mention Egypt as the source of pestilences that reached the Mediterranean. But...
Until the early morning of February 24, 2022, Ukrainian scientist Olena Iarmosh did not believe there would be a Russian...
A rare roofed theater, markets, warehouses, a river port and other startling discoveries made by a Cambridge-led team of archaeologists...
It may feel unforgivably rude to reject an invitation—even one to an event you would much prefer not to attend—but...
Archaeologists have used radiocarbon dating to analyze the oldest true wooden frame saddle in East Asia, revealing how the rise...
Until recently, archaeologists have mostly relied on what they can see at the sites of ancient ruins to unlock the...
It is likely that you have heard of the term “homophily” before. After all, the concept permeates all of our...
by Jan Steffen, Cluster of Excellence ROOTS – Social, Environmental, and Cultural Connectivity in Past Societies As the world faces...
About 6 million years ago, in the deep forests of eastern Africa, something spectacular happened. Chimpanzees, our closest relative in...
The United Nations reports that more than 700 million people are in extreme poverty, earning less than two dollars a...
