Ancient technology Articles
Food preparation gave us evolutionary advantage
How did humans outcompete Neanderthals? New research suggests we were better at food preparation, giving us the evolutionary edge.
Ancient technology Articles
Was the first grave an accident?
Sima de los Huesos is a Spanish cave that may well be the worlds first grave. Or is it just an accidental accumulation? New research investigates.
Articles Creationism
Carbon dating: testing creationist arguments
Testing carbon dating on objects of known age helped prove the method was reliable. Now researchers are doing it again to prove creationists aren’t.
Articles Brain & behaviour
Facial reconstruction of a 25,000-year-old “Shaman”
In 1949 a shaman was discovered at Dolni Vestonici. 70 years later, technological advancments mean its now possible to do a forensic facial reconstruction.
Ancient technology Articles
Neanderthals could start a fire with ancient lighters
Ancient Neanderthal tools seem to have been used to start a fire, settling a debate over whether they could make their own flames.
Ancient technology Articles
Neanderthal cave art is fake news?
We recently found the first evidence of Neanderthal cave art. However, some are skeptical of this discovery. Is it really what it seems?