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The hunter-gatherer man: macho or metro?

Hunter-gatherer men and women were equal

British scientist from the University College of London state that men and women in hunter-gatherer societies had similar roles and social status...

18 May 2015 by Jan Huisman

Mosaic of Persephone discovered in ancient tomb

Persephone abducted

A stunning mosaic of Persephone is discovered at the site of the newly excavated Amphipolis tomb...

17 October 2014 by Jan Huisman

Aegean civilization ended 100 years earlier as presumed

Conventional estimates for the collapse of the Aegean civilization are around 1025 BC...

16 October 2014 by Jan Huisman

Modern civilization started as men became more feminine

New research suggests a decrease of testosterone was pivotal for the advance of  human civilization...

07 August 2014 by Jan Huisman

Neanderthals nurtured and had good parenting skills

Neanderthals are getting a better press lately. As it turns out, they were actually quite similar to our direct ancestors. In fact some would argue they are, at least in part, our ancestors...

25 April 2014 by Jan Huisman

Oldest known example of human with cancer discovered

Archaeologists have found the oldest known example of a human with cancer. The young adult male died 3,000 years ago and was buried in a tom in modern Sudan...

18 March 2014 by Jan Huisman

Neanderthals talked, just like us

A new research project conducted by the University of New England shows that Neanderthals probably used the spoken word to communicate...

03 March 2014 by Jan Huisman

Skincancer forced early humans to develop black skin

Between 1.2 and 1.8 million years ago, early humans developed got a black skin. It was long unclear why this was the case...

01 March 2014 by Jan Huisman

Smelly archaeology: world’s oldest cheese found in China

Remains of what appears to be cheese are found in China on an ancient burial site. The cheese is wrapped in cowhide and found on the necks and chests of Chinese mummies...

27 February 2014 by Jan Huisman

Carbon-dating on Shroud of Turin maybe wrong, due to an earthquake

The shroud of Turin, a linen cloth with the alleged image of Jesus Christ, maybe thousands of years old after all...

18 February 2014 by Jan Huisman
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