anthropology

A trove of buried human history

Among the remains found at Sunghir, where funeral rituals ranged from the ornate to the desultory, the dead with physical…

8 years ago

Rat bones and the mystery of ‘hobbit’ island

Researchers consider food choice, hunting range and other factors to find out what caused the disappearance of a diminutive human…

8 years ago

Imaging links toolmaking with human smarts

A researcher describes how getting modern people to make Stone Age tools shows what brain power our ancestors needed to…

8 years ago