Ancient DNA from West Africa Adds to Picture of Humans’ Rise (The New York times 01/22/20)
From a burial site in Cameroon, archaeologists recovered human genetic material dating as far back as 8,000 years.
Microstratigraphy of the Q level homes in l’Abric Romaní de Capellades (Barcelona)
The manufacture of large-format thin sheets of the Abric Romani homes is a project that will allow us to determine the number of human occupations in Mousterian Qa level. This objective is focused on the analysis of the record in the sediments produced by the use of fire. The thin sheets of the sediments of…
PREHISTORIC HUMANS ATE BONE MARROW LIKE CANNED SOUP 400,000 YEARS AGO (Archaeology World 01/16/20)
A new study has found that prehistoric humans have preserved bone marrow in their caves for up to nine weeks as a soup pot.
The necropolis of Las Huesas. Investigating the funeral ritual of the aborigines of Gran Canaria
The first population of the Canary Islands was led by Berber groups from North Africa around the first centuries of the Age Las Huesas, a necropolis of the aborigines of Gran Canaria First time on the island, evidence of ritual deposits of domestic fauna in burial contexts is identified Location of the cemetery of Las…
Homo erectus arrived in Indonesia 300,000 years later than previously thought (ScienceNews 01/09/20)
Homo erectus reached the Indonesian island of Java some 300,000 years later than many researchers have assumed, a new study finds.
170,000-Year-Old Human Diet Contained Roast Vegetables (Ancient Origins 01/03/20)
New research focused on the roasted remnants of rootstalks found in a Lebombo Mountain cave in South Africa suggests early humans brought the plants to the cave to feed to their young and old.
Following in the footsteps of transhumance in antiquity
The project ‘Following in the footsteps of transhumance in antiquity: study of livestock farming practices and cultural landscapes in the eastern Pyrenees through archaeozoology (Institut Català d’Arqueologia Clàssica) investigates the livestock farming that was practiced in mountain areas in pre-Roman and Roman times (5th to 3rd centuries AD) and the local, regional or interregional character…
Project Utica. Research of the Phoenician-Punic city
The ancient city of Utica (Tunisia) was the oldest Phoenician foundation in Africa according to ancient Greek and Latin texts. After the fall of Carthage it was the capital of the Roman province of Africa and one of the most important cities of the Mediterranean in antiquity The area occupied by the Phoenician city has…
The 10 Biggest Archaeology Discoveries of 2019 (LiveScience 12/31/19)
Live Science takes a look at 10 of the biggest archaeology discoveries that emerged this year.
Palace Discovered at Ancient Maya City of Kuluba (Archaeology 12/27/19)
The Guardian reports that a team of archaeologists from Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History have unearthed the remains of a six-room palace at the site of Kuluba in northeast Yucatan.
Homo erectus’ last known appearance dates to roughly 117,000 years ago (ScienceNews 12/19/19)
New evidence helps resolve a debate over how long ago the hominid survived in what’s now Indonesia.
