The spread of weighing systems across Western Eurasia 4,000 years ago (Phys.org 29/06/21)
A team of researchers from the University of Göttingen researched this by investigating the dissemination of weight systems throughout Western Eurasia
Scientists hail stunning ‘Dragon Man’ discovery (BBC 26/06/21)
Chinese researchers have unveiled an ancient skull that could belong to a completely new species of human
New type of ancient human discovered in Israel (BBC 25/06/21)
Researchers working in Israel have identified a previously unknown type of ancient human that lived alongside our species more than 100,000 years ago
Ancient Human Genomes Reveal Peopling of the Americas (Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News 18/06/21)
Analysis of the ancient human genome has led to insights on human adaptability and behavior that would not have been possible through archeological findings alone
Lunch Break Science #29| Christopher Schmitt
Lunch Break Science is a weekly online series featuring short lectures or interviews with Leakey Foundation scientists Lunch Break Science #29| Christopher Schmitt Meet Leakey Foundation grantee Christopher Schmitt and learn about the development and life histories of primates, especially vervet monkeys. Watch on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, or here on Leakey Foundation Live to participate in the Q&A session.
Bronze Age Scandinavia’s trading networks for copper settled (Phys.org 17/06/21)
New research presents over 300 new analyses of bronze objects, raising the total number to 550 in ‘the archaeological fingerprint project
Inside the Tombs of Saqqara (Smithsonian Magazine July/August 21)
Dramatic new discoveries in the ancient Egytptian burial ground. A special report produced with Smithsonian Channel
First evidence medieval plague victims were buried with ‘considerable care’ (Phys.org 17/06/21)
In the mid-14th century Europe was devastated by a major pandemic—the Black Death—which killed between 40 and 60 per cent of the population
Light in darkness: An experimental look at Paleolithic cave lighting (Phys.org 16/06/21)
A recreation of three common types of Paleolithic lighting systems illuminates how Paleolithic cave dwellers might have traveled, lived, and created in the depths of their caves, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Mª Ángeles Medina-Alcaide from the University of Cantabria, Spain, and colleagues.
At underwater site, research team finds 9,000-year-old stone artifacts (Phys.org 15/06/21)
An underwater archaeologist from The University of Texas at Arlington is part of a research team studying 9,000-year-old stone tool artifacts discovered in Lake Huron that originated from an obsidian quarry more than 2,000 miles away in central Orego
Negev Desert archaeological site illuminates an important chapter in modern humans’ origin (Phys.org 15/06/21)
The Boker Tachtit archaeological excavation site in Israel’s central Negev desert holds clues to one of the most significant events in human history: the spread of modern humans, Homo sapiens, from Africa into Eurasia, and the subsequent demise of Neanderthal populations in the region
The first Iberian lead plate found in a regulated excavation in the Pico de los Ajos in Yátova is in archaic writing (Heritage Daily 13/06/21)
A multidisciplinary research team from the University of Valencia (UV), the Prehistory Museum of Valencia (MPV) and the University of Barcelona (UB) has published a study detailing their discovery and interpretation of a lead plate with Iberian writing, the first one obtained in a regulated excavation in Pico de los Ajos (Yátova), one of the…
