Anthropology
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22.7KNew forensic analysis indicates bones were Amelia Earhart’s
Bone measurement analysis indicates that the remains found on a remote island in the South Pacific were likely those of legendary American...
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7.0KInfant skull binding shaped identity, inequality in ancient Andes
The idea of binding and reshaping a baby's head may make today's parents cringe, but for families in the Andes between 1100-1450,...
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16.5KMass grave dates from Viking Era
Archaeologists from the Anthropology and Archaeology department at the University of Bristol has revealed that a mass grave discovered in the 1980s...
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15.6KNorthern European population history revealed by ancient human genomes
An international team of scientists, led by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, analyzed ancient human...
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8.0KImproved accuracy in estimations of deceased age discovered by forensic researchers
A more accurate method for assessing an individuals age of death has been announced by forensic researchers at North Carolina State University.
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16.7K4000-year-old Ancient Egyptian Mummy mystery solved
Researchers from the University of Manchester have discovered that the famous “two brothers” Khnum-Nakht and Nekht-Ankh were actually half-brothers thanks to advanced...
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45.8KBones of the victims at Roman Herculaneum
Are human remains the archaeology of death or the archaeology of life? This strange paradox stated in Pearson (1999), addresses that the...
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12.0KRedefining knowledge of elderly people throughout history
An archaeologist from The Australian National University (ANU) is set to redefine what we know about elderly people in cultures throughout history,...
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10.8KAncient Native American population discovered through DNA
DNA studies on the ancient remains of an infant discovered in Alaska has revealed a new group of native population previously unknown...
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8.9KCould ancient bones suggest Santa was real?
Was St Nicholas, the fourth century saint who inspired the iconography of Santa Claus, a legend or was he a real person?
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10.2KFirst-of-its-kind mummy study reveals clues to girl’s story
Who is she, this little mummy girl? Northwestern University scientists and students are working to unravel some of her mysteries, including how...
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5.1KPrehistoric women had stronger arms than today’s elite rowing crews
A new study comparing the bones of Central European women that lived during the first 6,000 years of farming with those of...
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6.1KPlague likely a Stone Age arrival to central Europe
A team of researchers led by scientists at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History has sequenced the first...
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6.3K‘Wooden shoe’ rather wear sneakers?
Bio-archeologists have discovered a pattern of unusual bone chips in the feet of clog-wearing 19th-Century Dutch farmers -- injuries that offer clues...
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9.7KNeolithic farmers coexisted with hunter-gatherers for centuries in Europe
New research answers a long-debated question among anthropologists, archaeologists and geneticists: when farmers first arrived in Europe, how did they interact with...
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10.1KScience meets archaeology with discovery that dental X-rays reveal Vitamin D deficiency
Human teeth hold vital information about Vitamin D deficiency, a serious but often hidden condition that can now be identified by a...
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11.7K6,000-year-old skull could be from the world’s earliest known tsunami victim
Tsunamis spell calamity. These giant waves, caused by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and underwater landslides, are some of the deadliest natural disasters known;...
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Genome-wide data from a 40,000-year-old man in China reveals complicated genetic history of Asia
The biological makeup of humans in East Asia is shaping up to be a very complex story, with greater diversity and more...
