Genomic insights into the origin of pre-historic populations in East Asia (Max-Planck-Gesellschaft 22/02/21)
Integrating evidence from genetics and archaeology resarchers shed light on East Asia’s population history.
New dating techniques reveal Australia’s oldest known rock painting, and it’s a kangaroo (phys.org 22/02/21)
A two-meter-long painting of a kangaroo in Western Australia’s Kimberley region has been identified as Australia’s oldest intact rock painting.
Archeologists uncover 12th-century bathhouse hidden in Spanish bar (CNN 18/02/21)
Archeologists have uncovered the remains of a 12th century bathhouse at a popular bar in the city of Seville, southern Spain.
Lunch Break Science #21| Dagmawit Getahun
Lunch Break Science is a weekly online series featuring short lectures or interviews with Leakey Foundation scientists Lunch Break Science #21| Dagmawit Getahun Meet Leakey Foundation Baldwin Fellowship Scholar Dagmawit Getahun and learn about the evolution of gelada monkeys and their ancestors.
Neanderthals & Homo Sapiens Used Identical Nubian Technology (Max Planck Institute 02/15/21)
New analysis of a fossil tooth and stone tools from Shukbah Cave reveals Neanderthals used stone tool technologies thought to have been unique to modern humans
Archaeologists discover ancient beer factory in Egypt (CNN 02/14/21)
Archaeologists have discovered a massive 5,000-year-old brewery in the ancient Egyptian city of Abydos, according to Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
Lunch Break Science #20| Jeremy DeSilva
Lunch Break Science is a weekly online series featuring short lectures or interviews with Leakey Foundation scientists Lunch Break Science #20| Jeremy DeSilva Meet Leakey Foundation grantee Jeremy DeSilva and learn about the evolution of upright walking.
Ancient hunter-gatherer seashell resonates after 17,000 years (BBC 02/11/21)
Archaeologists have managed to get near-perfect notes out of a musical instrument that’s more than 17,000 years old.
Story of human evolution gets another rewrite with DNA analysis of Chinese teeth (CNN 02/09/21)
It suggested that Homo sapiens were in China at least 20,000 years earlier than early modern humans had been previously believed to have left Africa and spread around the world. It also tantalizingly hinted at the possibility that a different group of early humans could have evolved separately in Asia.
Excavations in Stonehenge Landscape Reveals Neolithic Burials & Bronze Age Enclosure (HeritageDaily 02/07/21)
Archaeologists undertaking preliminary evaluations across the planned A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down Scheme sites have revealed Neolithic burials, a Bronze Age ’C’-shaped enclosure and ancient tools and pottery.
Lunch Break Science #19| Yohannes Haile-Selassie
Lunch Break Science is a weekly online series featuring short lectures or interviews with Leakey Foundation scientists Lunch Break Science #19| Yohannes Haile-Selassie Meet Leakey Foundation grantee Yohannes Haile-Selassie, one of the world’s foremost experts in paleoanthropology, and learn about his work uncovering fossils in Ethiopia.
Prehistoric bone etchings believed to be among oldest evidence of human use of symbols (Phys.org 02/04/21)
While scientists and historians have long surmised that etchings on stones and bones have been used as a form of symbolism dating back as early as the Middle Paleolithic period (250,000-45,000 BCE), findings to support that theory are extremely rare.