Anthropology.net
APRIL 14, 2025
In a sweeping new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 1 , an international team analyzed the size of more than 47,000 houses across 1,100 archaeological sites. The archaeological record, stretching across six continents and 10 millennia, shows otherwise. link] Kohler, T. link] Scheidel, W. Bogaard, A.,
Anthropology.net
MARCH 14, 2025
Genomic Clues: Tracing Language Through Population Splits Unlike previous studies that relied on archaeology or comparative anatomy, this research examines how human populations began to branch off from one another. What Came First: Language or Symbolic Thought? Understanding when it emerged is key to understanding what makes us human."
Anthropology.net
APRIL 2, 2025
© Archaeological Mission in the Sahara, Sapienza University of Rome By analyzing DNA from two 7,000-year-old naturally mummified individuals found in the Takarkori rock shelter of southwestern Libya, researchers have identified a genetic signature distinct from both sub-Saharan and Eurasian populations. "Our Hollfelder, N.,
Anthropology.net
JANUARY 18, 2025
Archaeological evidence suggested these people coexisted peacefully, identifying themselves as part of the broader Avar society. Historical records describe the Vienna Basin during this time as a period of relative peace, a sentiment echoed in the archaeological findings. ” Oxford Journal of Archaeology. DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0092.2009.00348.x
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APRIL 7, 2025
Near Eastern Archaeology , 84(3), 172–181. Archaeopress Archaeology. These instruments, linked to the Umm an-Nar culture, provide compelling evidence of a shared musical tradition between the ancient civilizations of the Arabian Peninsula and the Indus Valley. Further Reading and Related Studies Al-Jahwari, N.
Anthropology.net
APRIL 14, 2025
A sweeping archaeological analysis 1 led by Gary Feinman of the Field Museum of Natural History offers a strikingly different view. “The idea that big populations or new technologies automatically lead to widening inequality simply doesn’t hold up in the archaeological record.” But what if that assumption is wrong?
Anthropology.net
MARCH 26, 2025
Archaeology often deals with what remains—the bones, the stone tools, the charred remnants of ancient hearths. Anthropologist Lisbeth Loutderback extracting plant residues from a metate at an archaeological site on public land in southcentral Oregon. In Handbook for the Analysis of Micro-Particles in Archaeological Samples.
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