What Did the Stone Age Sound Like?
A team of archaeologists is working to uncover whether ancient objects in South Africa were once used as sound tools to make noise or music.
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Did Processed Foods Make Us Human?
Experimental archaeologist Bill Schindler’s globe-trotting research has led him to champion a diet based on humanity’s long history of inventive food preparation techniques, from nose-to-tail butchery to sourdough bread.
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What Human Hair Reveals About Death’s Seasonality
A new study demonstrates a method for deciphering the timing of a deceased person’s death using a lock of hair.
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Ancient Beer Is Craft’s New Frontier
Scientists are partnering with brewers to taste test ancient recipes and sip a long-lost past.
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Ancient Humans Used Fire to Make Stone Tools
A new study, borrowing techniques from artificial intelligence research, suggests hominins in the eastern Mediterranean used heat from fire in manufacturing flint blades. -
What’s Behind Humanity’s Love-Hate Relationship With Exercise?
Evolutionary history can help resolve the question of why so many people desire a physical break even when their bodies need movement.