Anthropology.net

MARCH 14, 2025

Traditionally, scholars have debated linguistic origins based on indirect clues—symbolic artifacts, brain size, or the complexity of tool-making. The genetic evidence suggests that Homo sapiens had the capacity for language long before the first clear signs of symbolic behavior appear in the archaeological record.

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Anthropology.net

JANUARY 18, 2025

The graves, filled with artifacts like ornate belt fittings and everyday items, reflected a shared culture. Archaeological evidence suggested these people coexisted peacefully, identifying themselves as part of the broader Avar society. ” Oxford Journal of Archaeology. But ancient DNA analysis told a different story.

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OCTOBER 8, 2024

The Oakhurst rock shelter, nestled in the cliffs of South Africa’s southern coast, has long been a focal point for archaeologists due to its wealth of artifacts and human remains. This investigation, which began in 2017, brought together a multidisciplinary team of archaeologists, anthropologists, and geneticists. Gibbon, V.

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Anthropology News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Jasmin interned at the NHHC’s Underwater Archaeology Branch (UAB) and assisted in updating the UAB’s public outreach on the Navy Yard by creating posters to highlight ongoing and recent projects, specifically on the shipwreck sites of the Revolutionary War gunboat USS Spitfire and War of 1812 commodore Joshua Barney’s flagship Scorpion.

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Anthropology.net

APRIL 18, 2025

“We’re looking at a highly structured social and cognitive event,” said zooarchaeologist Jarod Hutson of the MONREPOS Archaeological Research Center in Germany. “This wasn’t a matter of chance or instinct. It was cooperative planning.” Sentinels likely redirected the herd from higher ground.

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Found in tombs scattered across the region, these delicately carved, hand-sized artifacts bear geometric designs whose purpose has sparked debate for centuries. Deciphering the Plaques: A History of Theories Since the 1800s, scholars have speculated about the meaning of these artifacts, numbering around 1,626 recovered to date.

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