Anthropology

Humans

Year in review: Native Americans are Kennewick kin

Ancient DNA identified 8,500-year-old Kennewick Man as a Native American relative.

Archaeology

6,000-year-old skeletons in French pit came from victims of violence

Human bones in a French pit recall lethal conflicts and limb lopping 6,000 years ago.

Anthropology

People roamed tip of South America 18,500 years ago

Stone tools, charred animal bones and fire ash found at the Monte Verde site in Chile indicate people reached South America’s southernmost territory at least 18,500 years ago.

Psychology

Culture shapes sense of fairness

Culture shapes kids’ sense of fairness, especially when they get the short end of the stick.

Anthropology

DNA puts Neandertal relatives in Siberia for 60,000 years

Recovered DNA suggests Denisovans inhabited Siberia for around 60,000 years.

Anthropology

DNA puts Neandertal relatives in Siberia for 60,000 years

Recovered DNA suggests Denisovans inhabited Siberia for around 60,000 years.

Anthropology

Mummified boy’s DNA unveils new but ancient maternal lineage

An Inca child’s DNA shows he hailed from a newly identified line of maternal ancestors.

Anthropology

Ancient hominids used wooden spears to fend off big cats

Saber-toothed cat remains suggest ancient hominids used wooden spears as defensive weapons.

Anthropology

Early globalization on display in history of Eurasian civilization

It was a long, strange trip from the first Eurasian farmers to the modern world.

Anthropology

Petite primate fossil could upend ideas about ape evolution

Ancient fossils suggest modern apes descended from a small, gibbonlike creature.

Anthropology

Synchronized dancing boosts pain tolerance

Dancing in sync to high energy routines increase pain tolerance and helps people bond as a group, a study suggests.

Anthropology

Plagues plagued the Bronze Age

Ancient bacterial DNA provides first clues to Bronze Age plagues in Europe and Asia.