The hunter-gatherer man: macho or metro?
British scientist from the University College of London state that men and women in hunter-gatherer societies had similar roles and social status...
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A history blog with the latest from the pastMosaic of Persephone discovered in ancient tomb
A stunning mosaic of Persephone is discovered at the site of the newly excavated Amphipolis tomb...
Aegean civilization ended 100 years earlier as presumed
Conventional estimates for the collapse of the Aegean civilization are around 1025 BC...
Modern civilization started as men became more feminine
New research suggests a decrease of testosterone was pivotal for the advance of human civilization...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...