Now, in a study published Tuesday called "Mystery owner of African hominin foot identified," the scientists announced that ...
With an opposable big toe resembling a human thumb, the fossilized Burtele foot suggested its owner was a skilled climber, ...
Oakhurst rock shelter is an archaeological site near the town of George on the southern coast of South Africa. It is set into a sandstone cliff above a stream in a valley forested by towering old ...
A newly created high-resolution map of the roads that threaded across the Roman Empire charts the ancient network from Great ...
Giulio Lucarini receives funding for this study from the National Research Council of Italy (CNR) and ISMEO – International Association for Mediterranean and Oriental Studies, Italy. He is affiliated ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Neanderthals and humans likely mixed and mingled during a narrow time frame 45,000 years ago, scientists reported Thursday. Researchers analyzed ancient genes to pinpoint the time ...
New genomic evidence traces domestic cats back to North Africa — and shows they only arrived in Europe around 2,000 years ago ...
The ancient skeleton is the most complete Australopithecus fossil ever found. The virtually complete Australopithecus fossil "Little Foot" is displayed at the University of the Witwatersrand in ...
Whether they are a Siamese, Persian, Maine Coon, or Domestic Shorthair, there are hundreds of millions of cats living with ...
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