7,000-year-old grains hints at origin of Swiss pile dwellings (Phys.org 03/03/22)
Researchers at the University of Basel have now uncovered new clues and say that settlers at Lake Varese in northern Italy may have played a leading role
La Fundación Palarq es una entidad privada y sin ánimo de lucro que se crea con la finalidad de apoyar las Misiones en Arqueología y Paleontología Humana Españolas en el extranjero, excluyendo Europa, dentro de una perspectiva que abarca desde la etapa paleontológica a las épocas prehistóricas y las históricas en interés monumental
Mummification in Europe may be older than previously thought (Heritage Daily 03/03/22)
A multi-national study of the Sado Valley in Portugal suggests that mummification in Europe may be older than previously thought
Stonehenge served as an ancient solar calendar: New analysis (Phys.org 01/03/22)
It had long been thought that the famous site of Stonehenge served as an ancient calendar, given its alignment with the solstices. Now, research has identified how it may have worked
Old Stone Age culture discovered in China (LiveScience 02/03/22)
Artifacts from a newly-excavated site include tiny stone tools
Origin of the 30,000-year-old Venus of Willendorf discovered (Phys.org 28/02/22)
The almost 11-cm-high Venus figurine from Willendorf (Austria) is one of the most important examples of early art in Europe
Findings in Theopetra Cave Shed Light on Neolithic Era in Greece (Greek Reporter 28/02/22)
The cave that was created in the limestone there has been inhabited since the Middle Paleolithic period, and new findings give new insight into the lives of those early peoples
Ancient DNA reveals surprises about how early Africans lived, traveled and interacted (Rice University 23/02/22)
New research provides evidence of demographic shifts in sub-Saharan Africa
“A Genealogy for All of Humanity” – University of Oxford Researchers Create Largest Ever Human Family Tree (SciTechDaily 24/02/22)
Researchers from the University of Oxford’s Big Data Institute have taken a major step towards mapping the entirety of genetic relationships among humans: a single genealogy that traces the ancestry of all of us. The study has been published today in Science
Earliest evidence of ear surgery 5,300 years ago (Phys.org 23/02/22)
A team of several researchers from the University of Valladolid, in Spain and one from the Spanish National Research Council in Italy, has found evidence of the earliest ear surgery performed on a human being. In their paper published in the journal Scientific Reports, the group describes their study of a human skull found at the…
Arcane Ritual Complex From 9,000 Years Ago Unearthed in Unprecedented Discovery (Science Alert 23/02/22)
Archaeologists deep in the Jordanian desert have discovered a 9,000-year-old ritualistic complex near what is thought to be the earliest known large human-built structure worldwide
MOLA archaeologists discover major Roman mosaic in London (Heritage Daily 22/02/22)
A team of archaeologists from MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology) have announced the discovery of a Roman mosaic, one of the largest preserved mosaics discovered in London for over 50 years
Lunch Break Science #40 | Fredrick Kyalo Manthi
Lunch Break Science is a weekly online series featuring short lectures or interviews with Leakey Foundation scientists Meet Leakey Foundation Baldwin Fellowship Scholar Fredrick Kyalo Manthi and learn the latest in Kenyan paleoanthropology.
