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Here we present selected parts of the interesting paper titled “A Revised Timescale for Human Evolution Based on Ancient Mitochondrial Genomes”, by Qiaomei Fu et al. Continue reading “Major events in human evolution occurred far earlier than previously thought, study suggests”
This post is a presentation of the Upper Palaeolithic Archaeology of South West England. Continue reading “South West England – Upper Palaeolithic Archaeology (c.40–10,000 BP)”
Ancient periods of cold and dry climate helped our species replace Neanderthals in Europe, a study suggests. Continue reading “Cold and dry climate could have been responsible for the extinction of Neanderthals”
A research team has found a copper band that indicates ancient Native Americans engaged in extensive trade networks spanning far greater distances than what has been previously thought. Continue reading “Native Americans 3,500 years ago were engaged in extensive trade networks (spanning more than 1,500 km) and across various regions”
For decades, researchers believed the Western Hemisphere was settled by humans roughly 13,500 years ago, a theory based largely upon the widespread distribution of Clovis artifacts dated to that time. Clovis artifacts are distinctive prehistoric stone tools so named because they were initially found near Clovis, New Mexico, in the 1920s but have since been identified throughout North and South America. Continue reading “Artifacts older-than-Clovis at the Gault site, Texas, USA”
In this post we present selected parts of the very interesting and informative paper titled “The Origins of Chinese Writing: the Neolithic Evidence“, by Paola Demattè. Continue reading “Writing in Neolithic China?”
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