Tag: anthropology press release
New chimpanzee culture discovered
Chimpanzees have a more elaborate and diversified material culture than any other nonhuman primate.
Their behavior varies across tropical Africa in a way that does...
Late Pleistocene human mandibles from the Niah Caves may hint at ancient diets
Three human mandibles may provide new insight into the diet of Late Pleistocene hunter-gatherers in Borneo, according to a study by Darren Curnoe from the University of New South Wales, Australia, and colleagues.
Forensic technique uses forehead X-rays to assess age of juvenile remains
Forensic anthropology researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a technique that can provide an approximate age for juveniles and young people based on an X-ray of the frontal sinus region of the skull.
The dark side of religion: how ritual human sacrifice helped create unequal societies
A new study finds that ritual human sacrifice played a central role in helping those at the top of the social hierarchy maintain power over those at the bottom.
Descendants of Black Death confirmed as source of repeated European plague outbreaks
An international team of researchers has uncovered new information about the Black Death in Europe and its descendants, suggesting it persisted on the continent over four centuries, re-emerging to kill hundreds of thousands in Europe in separate, devastating waves.
First Probable Case of Scurvy in Ancient Egypt
Antiquities Minister Dr. Mamdouh Eldamaty announced today the discovery of the first probable case of scurvy in Ancient Egypt, from the Predynastic settlement of Nag el-Qarmila (c. 3800–3600 BCE) in Aswan.