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Children of Jade: Maya Tooth Inlays Reveal a Hidden Rite of Passage
Three jade-inlaid teeth suggest that the Maya may have marked childhood transitions with a ritual once thought reserved for adults.
13:35
Reawakening an Ancient Gene: Can Reviving Uricase Rewrite Human Health?
A lost enzyme from deep in our evolutionary past might hold the key to treating gout and modern metabolic disorders.
8:01
Two Genetic Leaps That Set Us Walking
New research traces the pelvic transformation that let humans rise from the trees
11:56
An Ancient Arrow and a Fatal Infection: Violence at the End of the Ice Age in Southeast Asia
A 12,000-year-old skeleton from northern Vietnam reveals one of the earliest signs of interpersonal conflict in the region—and the long shadow of injury…
9:54
Hands and Minds: How Thumbs and Brains Grew Together in Primate Evolution
A new study finds that dexterous hands and large brains co-evolved across millions of years, reshaping what it means to be human.
15:21
Beyond the Fertile Crescent: Barley, Foragers, and the Forgotten Story of Central Asia
Evidence from Uzbekistan pushes the roots of cereal exploitation deeper into Asia—and challenges what we thought we knew about the origins of farming.
11:17
The Cow That Walked to Stonehenge: A Tooth’s Tale of a 5,000-Year-Old Journey
Isotope analysis of a single molar reveals a Welsh connection, seasonal movements, and even a hint of pregnancy during the age when Stonehenge was…
13:03
Strings of Shell and Stories of Sea: How Marine Treasures Connected the Highlands and the Coast 3,200 Years Ago
Archaeologists uncover evidence of vast exchange networks linking the mountains of Papua New Guinea with distant seas, challenging old assumptions about…
11:52
Shaping the Self: How Andean Head-Binding Reflected Mountains, Power, and Personhood
In Peru’s Colca Valley, skulls became living landscapes, reshaped to mirror sacred peaks and social ambitions.
16:35
A Child Between Worlds: The Skhūl Fossil and the Earliest Evidence of Sapiens-Neanderthal Interbreeding
A 140,000-year-old skull from Mount Carmel reveals the first physical trace of ancient encounters between two human lineages.
14:10
An Anatomy of Victory: The Neolithic Pits of Achenheim and Bergheim
How Isotope Analysis Unmasked a Brutal Prehistoric War
13:35
When a Ghost from the Past Paved the Way for a New World
A Faint Genetic Echo, a Lasting Evolutionary Legacy
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