This 300,000-year-old skull may be from an African ‘ghost’ population (Science News 01/04/20)
The Broken Hill fossil’s age suggests the hominid lived at the same time as Homo sapiens.
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
Modern humans, Neanderthals share a tangled genetic history, study affirms (Heritagedaily 04/02/20))
In recent years, scientists have uncovered evidence that modern humans and Neanderthals share a tangled past.
We may now know what our common ancestor with Neanderthals looked like (Newscientist 04/01/20)
Two studies of ancient humans have shed new light on the last common ancestor we share with Neanderthals. An extinct species that was once in the frame now looks unlikely to be the one. Another now seems more plausible, but it may only be related to the ancestor.
Ancient cultic area for warrior-god uncovered in Iraq (LiveScience 03/30/20)
Archaeologists recently unearthed a 5,000-year-old cultic area that held fiery feasts, animal sacrifices and ritual processions dedicated to Ningirsu, a Mesopotamian warrior-god, at the site of Girsu (also known as Tello) in Iraq.
10 prehistoric cave paintings ( Heritagedaily 03/30/20)
Cave paintings are a type of parietal art (which category also includes petroglyphs, or engravings), found on the wall or ceilings of caves.
Research identifies regular climbing behavior in a human ancestor ( phys.org 03/30/20)
A new study led by the University of Kent has found evidence that human ancestors as recent as two million years ago may have regularly climbed trees.
How Stone Age humans unlocked the glucose in plants (phys.org 03/27/20)
Early cave paintings of hunting scenes may give the impression our Stone Age ancestors lived mainly on chunks of meat, but plants—and the ability to unlock the glucose inside—were just as key to their survival.
Neanderthals ate sharks and dolphins (BBC News 03/26/20)
Neanderthals were eating fish, mussels and seals at a site in present-day Portugal, according to a new study.
Ancestor of all animals identified in Australian fossils (Phys.org 03/24/20)
A team led by UC Riverside geologists has discovered the first ancestor on the family tree that contains most familiar animals today, including humans.
Tests undertaken to determine age of Cerne Abbas Giant (itv.com 03/23/20)
Archaeologists are attempting to determine for the first time the age of the mysterious Cerne Abbas Giant.
