Un grupo científico internacional cuestionó las creencias anteriores en torno de que una sola población africana dio origen a todos los humanos modernos
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Some of the oldest known art may hint at the beginning of language development, while later examples portray narratives with human and animal figures.
Many of you might think that we are the only species of the human genus that ever walked on this planet. But the truth is that Homo sapiens(modern humans) is the only surviving species in the genus…
Early humans knew how to make winters “bearable.” New evidence suggests humans living in Europe nearly half a million years ago may have dealt with the extreme cold by hibernating for m…
Australia has one of the longest histories of continuous human occupation outside Africa. But who exactly were the first people to settle there? Such a question has obvious political implications and has been hotly debated for decades.
An astonishing study has discovered that the ancestors of white Europeans and Asians bred with Neanderthals tens of thousands of years ago.
The barter system represents one of the earliest forms of economic exchange, providing valuable insights into the social and economic structures of early human societies. Before the advent of monetary systems, bartering — the direct exchange of goods or services without the use of currency — was the norm.
A six-year study found people ended up in Europe, Asia and Oceania by crossing the sea to Yemen around 70,000 years ago, not across the Sinai Desert as previously thought.
Recent discoveries point to shared traits and blurred borders with our closest relatives.
This excellent Early Humans and Hominids lesson includes a visually engaging PowerPoint on early human origins, including Australopithecus, Homo Habilis, Homo Erectus, Neanderthals, Cro-Magnon man, and Homo Sapiens! Each of the 30+ slides includes fantastic images and easy-to-follow notes that focus...
The oldest genome sequence from a human has identified some early representatives of the Neanderthal lineage.
We may take it for granted that the earliest writing systems developed with the Sumerians around 3400 B.C.E. The archaeological evidence so far supports the theory. But it may also be possible that the earliest writing systems predate 5000-year-old cuneiform tablets by several thousand years.
Neanderthals colonised Europe and Middle East long before modern humans and went extinct less than 30,000 years ago, when our species has spread there. Their story inspired the fantasies of generat…
Thanks to Tom Björklund for his art. Source: by cultureshock
Scientists have found skeletons of a hobbit-like species of human that grew no larger than a three-year-old modern child (See pictures). The...
We can only guess what the future will look like. But the past? We have evidence to help us paint a picture of it. To visit it.
East Asia harbors substantial genetic, physical, cultural and linguistic diversity, but the detailed structures and interrelationships of those aspects remain enigmatic. This question has begun to be addressed by a rapid accumulation of molecular anthropological studies of the populations in and around East Asia, especially by Y chromosome studies. The current Y chromosome evidence suggests multiple early migrations of modern humans from Africa via Southeast Asia to East Asia. After the initial settlements, the northward migrations during the Paleolithic Age shaped the genetic structure in East Asia. Subsequently, recent admixtures between Central Asian immigrants and northern East Asians enlarged the genetic divergence between southern and northern East Asia populations. Cultural practices, such as languages, agriculture, military affairs and social prestige, also have impacts on the genetic patterns in East Asia. Furthermore, application of Y chromosome analyses in the family genealogy studies offers successful showcases of the utility of genetics in studying the ancient history.
NY times article Like this surprises me much, I’ve said before that it was older than claimed. At least this map agrees with my points of domestication (I did something similar a few months a…
Even though the genomes of most modern-day non-African humans possess are just one or two percent Neanderthal, up to 20 percent of the Neanderthal genome could be found in today's humans collectively, new research suggests.
Human evolution can be defined as the process which led up to the modern human species that we know today. Before I continue, let me just eradicate the misconception of “Humans came from monk…
An astonishing study has discovered that the ancestors of white Europeans and Asians bred with Neanderthals tens of thousands of years ago.
Πραγματοποιώντας μια αναδρομή πίσω στον χρόνο, όπου το είδος μας μόλις έφθανε στην Ευρώπη και στην Ασία από την Αφρική(το είδος από το οποίο κατάγονται και οι πρόγονοί μας), θα παρατηρούσαμε ότι εκ…
Humans have many half-Neanderthal, half-human ancestors. But none of those ancestors passed us Neanderthal Y-chromosomes. Now scientists think they know why.
