Sapiens
JANUARY 29, 2025
In addition to forests, these practices have destroyed archaeological evidence. Substantial erosion throughout Indonesia likely contributed to the destruction of any archaeological remains that may have once existed. erectus geography but not in the way we expected. These practices rake in billions of dollars per year.
Anthropology.net
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
The Soii Havzak Rockshelter: Geography and Significance Soii Havzak is uniquely situated to shed light on the Zeravshan Valley’s ancient role as a crossroads. Zaidner and his colleagues continue their research with the hope of unraveling further mysteries about early human behaviors, migration patterns, and technological advancements.
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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
JANUARY 8, 2025
The study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 1 (PNAS), combines insights from genetics, linguistics, and archaeology to paint a more complete picture of Wallacea’s past. Researchers analyzed 254 newly sequenced genomes, uncovering evidence of extensive gene flow from West Papua into the islands of Wallacea.
Anthropology.net
APRIL 4, 2025
In a new study published in the Cambridge Archaeological Journal 1 , researchers from institutions across Europe compiled the most comprehensive cross-cultural knot database to date. By analyzing 338 distinct knots from archaeological archives and museum collections, they discovered a surprisingly stable repertoire. Eronen, J.
Anthropology.net
MARCH 13, 2025
A new genetic and archaeological study 1 has revealed that leopard cats ( Prionailurus bengalensis ), small wild felines native to East Asia, lived alongside people in China’s early agrarian societies for at least 3,500 years—only to disappear from human settlements centuries before the arrival of domestic cats via the Silk Road.
Living Geography
DECEMBER 8, 2024
The BBC Future article looks at the archaeology being revealed by melting glaciers. However, as global warming and record hot summers have sped up glacier loss, the melting ice has exposed an unprecedented, huge range of archaeological finds, Reitmaier says sometimes baring thousands of years of history, all at once.
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