First Australians Arrived 65,000 years ago at Madjedbebe
We have covered the ongoing discussion of the peopling of Australia, or Sahul rather, since 2008, based upon both archaeological and …
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Modern Dogs Evolved From A Single Population of Wolves About 40,000 Years Ago
Research led by Krishna Veeramah at Stony Brook University on ancient DNA extracted from two 7,000-year-old and 4,700-year-old dog fossils discovered in Germany …
The First Ancient DNA Studies of African Humans
If you have noticed there is a paucity of ancient DNA studies from Africa. I’m not entirly sure why. Part …
A Lost Baby Molar Is Currently Our Fourth and Oldest Known Denisovan Individual
A paper published this past Friday in the journal Science Advances, shared the reports from a team of paleoanthropologists who …
A Deeper Introgression Of Ancient Humans and Neanderthals
New ancient DNA discoveries from an ancient 124,000-year-old Neanderthal femur suggests modern human ancestors interbred with Neanderthals between 470,000 and …
The Krapina Neanderthals Used Toothpicks
Bulletin of the International Association for Paleodontology recently published discovery of multiple toothpick grooves on 130,000 year old Krapina Neanderthal teeth. …
Göbekli Tepe Skull Cult
The internet has been buzzing about a potential 11,500-12,000 year old skull cult from Göbekli Tepe in Turkey. Göbekli Tepe …
Homo naledi May Have Made Tools, Buried Dead, Lived Alongside Humans
A couple weeks ago, I introduced that H. naledi may be much younger than we thought it was. Razib’s recent post points out three new …
The Convergence of Ecology & Selection for the Domestication of the Horse
Two new recent studies have been published which attempt to pinpoint the how and why of prehistoric horse domestication in …
Ancient Human DNA Extracted From Ice Age Caves Without Human Remains
Ancient DNA has come a long way, baby. We now don’t even need the bones any more to pick up …
