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Environmental Setting Of Human Migrations In The Circum-Pacific Region (October 11, 2007) -- This new study adds insight into the migration of anatomically modern humans out of Africa and into Asia less than 100,000 years before present. The comprehensive review of human genetic, ... > full story

Human Ancestors More Primitive That Once Thought (September 26, 2007) -- Analysis of the earliest known hominid fossils outside of Africa has revealed that the first human ancestors to inhabit Eurasia were more primitive than previously thought. The fossils, dated to 1.8 ... > full story

New Light Shed On The 'Hobbit' (September 25, 2007) -- Researchers have completed a new study on Homo floresiensis, commonly referred to as the "hobbit," a 3-foot-tall, 18,000-year-old hominin skeleton, discovered four years ago on the Indonesian island ... > full story

Who Went There? Matching Fossil Tracks With Their Makers (September 18, 2007) -- Fossilized footprints are relatively common, but figuring out exactly which ancient creature made particular tracks has been a mystery that has long stumped paleontologists. Scientists have now ... > full story

Ancient Human DNA Extracted From Yucca Leaves Spat Out (September 6, 2007) -- In a groundbreaking study, two Harvard scientists have for the first time extracted human DNA from ancient artifacts. The work potentially opens up a new universe of sources for ancient genetic ... > full story

First Beehives In Ancient Near East Discovered (September 5, 2007) -- Archaeologists revealed that the first apiary (beehive colony) dating from the Biblical period has been found in excavations in Israel's Beth Shean Valley. This is the earliest apiary to be revealed ... > full story

Ancient Pig DNA Study Sheds New Light On Colonization Of Europe By Early Farmers (September 4, 2007) -- The earliest domesticated pigs in Europe, which many archaeologists believed to be descended from European wild boar, were actually introduced from the Middle East by Stone Age farmers, new research ... > full story

New Evidence: Urbanization Did Not Originate With Centralized Political Power (August 31, 2007) -- A field survey of the ancient city of Tell Brak indicates that urbanization did not originate with a centralized political power, but as the result of individualized or small-group decisions. To ... > full story

Migration of Early Humans From Africa Aided By Wet Weather (August 30, 2007) -- The African origin of early modern humans 200,000--150,000 years ago is now well documented, with archaeological data suggesting that a major migration from tropical east Africa to the Levant took ... > full story

Roman Soldier's Sandal Print Uncovered Near Sea Of Galilee (August 27, 2007) -- Archaeologists have discovered a footprint made by the sandal of a Roman soldier in a wall surrounding the Hellenistic-Roman city of Hippos (Sussita), east of the Sea of Galilee. The footprint was ... > full story

U.S.-Cuban Dig Seeks Insight Into People Columbus Encountered (July 31, 2007) -- Researchers in an ongoing U.S.-Cuban archaeological expedition are attempting to learn more about the native people Christopher Columbus encountered on his first voyage to the New World. The people ... > full story

Discovery Provides Key Evidence Of Life's Beginnings (July 31, 2007) -- Two years ago, scientists dug up hundreds of fossilized black smoker chimneys in northern China. Since then, the researchers have been analyzing the samples in several laboratories. The discovery is ... > full story

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