Anthropologists have described the new finds of bones and tools of Homo sapiens from the Bulgarian Bacho Kiro cave. The age of people estimated more than 45 thousand years, making them the oldest sapiens discovered in Europe. Finds articles in Read more
Mexican scientists described three ways of opening the chest that was used by the priests of Mesoamerica, to cut the heart in human sacrifice. In an article published in Current Anthropology, States that the Aztecs and Mayans, using stone knives Read more
Archaeologists have proved that a thin cord was found in the Parking lot of Neanderthal in France, is manufactured by spinning — he twisted of the three wood fibers. This gave scientists reason to believe that Neanderthals, in addition, knew Read more
Researchers have found a link between migration to Europe in the Neolithic and bronze age immigrants from the Middle East and from the black sea region and reduction of the areas of deciduous forests on the continent. Article published in Read more
Paleoanthropologists held the most accurate at the moment the Dating of recent finds of skulls from the cave complex Drimolen in South Africa. The age of the Australopithecines, humans and paranthropus from Drimolen was essentially the same: 1,95–2,04 million years. Read more
Analysis of the cancellous part of femoral head hominin StW 311 of Sterkfontein caves showed that he was well adapted to climbing, reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. This individual is younger than found there the Read more
In Portuguese cave of Figueira Brava discovered evidence that up to half of the diet of the local Neanderthals were marine fish, shellfish, birds and mammals, they write in Science. It makes you doubt that Homo sapiens gained an intellectual Read more
Archaeologists have discovered on the island of New Guinea the Parking lot c of household items typical of the Neolithic (new stone age). The Dating of the objects suggests that native inhabitants of the island came into Neolithic 5050-4200 years Read more
Scientists have confirmed the legality of the use of a new method of American researcher Tatyana Jovanovi, which allows to estimate the influence of “older brother effect” on homosexuality men. A simple mathematical analysis allows to separate the influence of Read more
Representatives of the hadza tribe is carried out in an inactive state as much time as typical inhabitants of first world countries, reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. However, they squat down or kneel — and Read more