Anthropology
60,000-Year-Old Ostrich Eggshells Depict Ancient Human Thoughts
Homo sapiens were grooving on geometry in the Stone Age
Mass Grave of Women and Children Shows Brutality of Iron Age Culture
This recent archaeological find tells a chilling story
The Poison-Arrow Technology of Our Hunter-Gatherer Ancestors
Tipping their arrowheads with poison may have tipped the survival odds in their favor
Did Humans or Climate Push the Neanderthals Over the Edge?
A new model of what went down in one of the Neanderthals’ last holdouts
How Christianity Redrew Ancient Nubian Tattoos
Markings on remains unearthed from modern-day Sudan suggest that the religion’s rise influenced the design and application of body ink
Top Roman Military Officers Loved Their Pet Monkeys
An animal cemetery at a once-bustling port adds to growing evidence that Romans collected and deeply cared for these primates
How Monogamous Are Humans Actually?
How we rank among species on fidelity to a single partner may have shaped our evolution
Archaeologists Uncover Lost Opioid Tradition in Ancient Egypt
Chemical traces in a royal vase suggest the narcotic may have been a routine part of life
Was This Mysterious Mountain Feature an Incan Tax Document?
Thousands of holes dot a mountain in Peru—they might have been used by the Inca to tally tributes
Neanderthals: Do a Little Art and Take a Stroll on the Beach
Two recent discoveries about the extinct human species refine our understanding of our evolutionary kin
Have We Learned King Tut’s Lessons?
Just over a century ago today, British archaeologists discovered the entrance to the Ancient Egyptian monarch’s tomb … eventually scattering its treasures far and wide
This Inca Building was the Original Boom Box
A 600-year-old temple was likely designed to amplify drum beats and music
