Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 13, 2024

The genetic legacy of Neanderthals persists in modern humans, with 1-2% of non-African genomes composed of Neanderthal DNA—a determination made through comprehensive sequencing and comparison of ancient and modern genomes. “These beneficial traits spread rapidly in early human populations.”

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 13, 2024

A Glimpse into Europe’s Earliest Settlers Over 45,000 years ago, small groups of modern humans roamed the icy expanse of Ice Age Europe. Among these pioneers were individuals whose lives and genetic histories have now been reconstructed from the oldest modern human genomes yet sequenced.

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

The Search for Early Symbolic Expression For decades, archaeologists have debated the origins of symbolic thought in early humans. Was it an innovation exclusive to modern humans, or did our distant relatives also engage in abstract expression? Symbolic behavior in early humans is often difficult to identify with certainty.

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The findings, published in Nature Communications 1 , reveal a wealth of information about the boy's ancestry, physical traits, health, and the environment in which he lived, offering a rare glimpse into the lives of prehistoric humans. Genome sequence of a 45,000-year-old modern human from western Siberia." Villalba-Mouco, V.,

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Strange Maps

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

About 46% of humans, well over three billion people, are native speakers of an Indo-European language. This is a huge step forward from the mutually exclusive, previous scenarios, towards a more plausible model that integrates archaeological, anthropological, and genetic findings.” Strange Maps #1220 Got a strange map?

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Sapiens

MARCH 4, 2025

Through this work, drawing on knowledge from human skeletal biology, anatomy, and archaeology, we often confront the immense social and racial inequalities that can play a role in the circumstances of ones death. But forensic anthropology testimony is only one aspect of our job. We are humans asking questions about the world around us.

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Human teeth are small marvels of biology, carrying genetic signatures that reflect millennia of evolutionary change. Dr. Kaustubh Adhikari, a UCL researcher and one of the study’s authors, emphasizes the significance of teeth in understanding humanity's past.

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Anthropology.net

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Human brain evolution has long fascinated scientists, as it underpins the development of intelligence, culture, and complex behavior. This gradual pattern of brain growth reflects the adaptive pressures faced by early humans and their relatives. Often portrayed as static or unchanging, they too exhibited gradual adaptations over time.

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The evolution of the human brain is one of the most remarkable chapters in our species' history. With its unparalleled size and complexity, the human brain consumes a disproportionate amount of energy relative to the rest of the body. Squirrel monkeys ( Saimiri sciureus ), another large-brain species.

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

published in The American Journal of Human Genetics 1 , has provided fresh insights into the complex origins of the Fulani, tracing their ancestry back to an ancient, lost world—the Green Sahara. American Journal of Human Genetics. How did their nomadic culture evolve? Diallo, M. 🔗 DOI : 10.1016/j.ajhg.2025.04.012

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Anthropology.net

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

The Caucasus: A Nexus of Early Human Civilization Situated between Europe and Asia, the Caucasus Mountains stretch from the Black Sea to the Caspian Sea, encompassing modern-day Georgia, Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, and Iran. The correspondent labels and groupings are listed in Supplementary Table 5.

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Anthropology News

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Remaining also are the human stories of those harmed by racism. Now comes the AAAs second public education project: Understanding Migration , and another fantastic exhibition called World on the Move: 250,000 Years of Human Migration. It ties to many anthropological concerns, past and present and across the subfields.

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