Anthropology
First Known Neandertal Family Discovered in Siberian Cave
Ancient DNA from closely related individuals offers fresh insight into Neanderthals’ lives and social structures
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Anthropology
Desecrated Human Skulls Are Being Sold on Social Media in U.K.’s Unregulated Bone Trade
The human remains trade is thriving on Facebook and Instagram
Anthropology
Discoveries about Ancient Human Evolution Win 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Svante Pääbo’s work on sequencing the DNA of Neandertals and Denisovans, which won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, revealed surprising interbreeding among human species...
Culture
How Indigenous Groups Are Using 3-D Technology to Preserve Ancient Practices
To safeguard fragile cultural objects, some groups are replicating them with digital models
Anthropology
This Amazonian Indigenous Group Has Lessons in Sustainable Living for All of Us
The Apiwtxa community has designed a way to live with, rather than off, nature
Anthropology
Egyptian Mummy Reunited with Intricate Nesting Coffins
Chemical analysis and CT scanning reveal the identity of an ancient Egyptian
Anthropology
Decades of Photos Reveal Amazon Cultures Under Threat
Photographer Sebastião Salgado has spent more than two decades documenting the complex lives of Indigenous Amazonian people as they stand strong in the face of unrelenting colonial forces...
Climate Change
Record-Breaking Simulation Hints at How Climate Shaped Human Migration
The model suggests that a shift in weather patterns in southern Africa might have contributed to the rise of Homo sapiens
Anthropology
Anthropology Association Apologizes to Native Americans for the Field’s Legacy of Harm
For decades anthropologists exploited Indigenous peoples in the name of science. Now they are reckoning with that history
Anthropology
Ancient Peoples Teach Us That We Can Create a Better World
A radical retelling of civilization’s origins leads to an expansive vision of human possibility
Anthropology
Richard Leakey’s Legacy in Science, Conservation and Politics
The famed paleoanthropologist explored humankind’s origins and worked to safeguard a future for humans and wildlife alike in Kenya and beyond
Archaeology
Dozens of Shipwreck Discoveries Anticipated in New Marine Sanctuary
A federal designation could help yield 3-D models that are useful for finding, studying and conserving vessels on the bed of Lake Michigan
Anthropology
Date of the Vikings’ First Atlantic Crossing Revealed by Rays from Space
By dating the remnants of trees felled in Newfoundland, scientists have determined that the Norse people likely first set foot in the Americas in the year A.D. 1021...
Anthropology
Genomes Show the History and Travels of Indigenous Peoples
A new study demonstrates “I ka wā mamua, ka wā ma hope,” or “the future is in the past”
Anthropology
Mammoths Roamed when Humans Started Using Tobacco at Least 12,300 Years Ago
A dig in the Nevada desert finds telltale seeds at the site of a late Paleolithic hearth
Anthropology
Following a New Trail of Crumbs to Agriculture's Origins
Archaeologists have found tiny pieces of ancient bread from hunter-gatherers that predate agriculture by about 4,000 years
Anthropology
The Forensics of Identifying Migrants Who Die Exhausted after Crossing from Mexico
Scientists are identifying the remains of undocumented migrants who died crossing the Mexican border—people whose names would otherwise have been lost forever
