Anthropology

  1. Anthropology

    Ancient hominids used wooden spears to fend off big cats

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

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  2. 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.

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  3. Anthropology

    Petite primate fossil could upend ideas about ape evolution

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

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  4. 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.

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  5. Anthropology

    Plagues plagued the Bronze Age

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

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  6. Anthropology

    Sleep time in hunter-gatherer groups on low end of scale

    Hunter-gatherer communities in Africa and South America have similar sleeping patterns as people living in postindustrial societies, researchers find.

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  7. Anthropology

    Long before going to Europe, humans ventured east to Asia

    Cave finds indicate modern humans reached southern China long before entering Europe.

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  8. Humans

    Into Africa: Ancient skeleton sheds light on reverse migration

    Ancient man’s DNA helps reveal extent of Eurasian farmers’ back-to-Africa migration some 3,000 years ago.

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  9. Humans

    Chimpanzees show surprising flexibility on two feet

    Chimpanzees’ upper-body flexibility while walking upright suggests ancient hominids walked effectively.

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  10. Anthropology

    Bronze Age mummies identified in Britain

    Bone analysis finds widespread mummy making in ancient England and Scotland.

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  11. Anthropology

    Ancient hominid ears were tuned to high frequencies

    Two ancient hominid species may have heard high-frequency sounds especially well.

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  12. Anthropology

    Ancient hominid ears were tuned to high frequencies

    Two ancient hominid species may have heard high-frequency sounds especially well.

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