Scientists have unearthed logs in Africa that are nearly a half-million years old, the remnants of large wooden structures crafted by our early ancestors.
Tag: Archaeology and Anthropology
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A Vanishing Nomadic Clan, With a Songlike Language All Their Own
New genetic research confirms the oral history of a small group of nomadic people living in Indonesia’s rainforest.
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What Ancient Greek Tragedies Can Teach Us About Grief
Seeing works by Sophocles and Aeschylus in their native land imparts indelible lessons about pain and memory.
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Apes and Monkeys That Went Up Trees Had to Evolve the Ability to Climb Down
In a study of chimpanzee and monkey anatomy, primate arms provide hints about how our ancestors got to the ground in one piece.
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Undying Dread: A 400-Year-Old Corpse, Locked to Its Grave
In 17th-century Europe, the dead were a constant threat to rise again and bedevil the living. Now archaeologists have found the remains of a suspected child revenant.