Anthropology
- Anthropology
Ancient farmers, foragers kept genes to themselves
Ancient DNA and diet clues suggest how farmers and hunter-gathers contributed to modern Europeans’ genetic profiles.
- Anthropology
Ancient farming populations went boom, then bust
Agriculture’s introduction led to big falls as well as rises in numbers of Europeans.
- Anthropology
Mummified Incan teen drank, did drugs
Girl, who was sacrificed, may have been sedated by alcohol, coca leaves.
- Anthropology
War arose recently, anthropologists contend
Infrequent killings among hunter-gatherer groups fit a scenario of a largely peaceful Stone Age, a study concludes.
- Anthropology
Agriculture’s roots spread east to Iran
Dig supports prolonged development of domesticated crops at ancient sites across the Fertile Crescent.
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- Archaeology
Pre-Inca empire tomb found untouched in Peru
Gold jewelry, bronze axes and dozens of bodies were among the contents of the Wari empire ceremonial room.
- Humans
Hard throwers evolved a long time ago
Baseball hurlers provide clues to the ancient roots of bodies that can heave objects really fast.
- Anthropology
Snails trace Stone Age trek from Iberia to Ireland
A genetic quirk linking snails in two distant areas suggests people brought escargot on their migration to the Emerald Isle.
- Anthropology
Paleofantasy
What Evolution Really Tells Us about Sex, Diet, and How We Live by Marlene Zuk.
- Humans
Human ancestors had taste for meat, brains
A mix of hunting and scavenging fed carnivorous cravings of early Homo species.
- Humans
Cannibalism in Colonial America comes to life
Researchers have found the first skeletal evidence that starving colonists ate their own.
