
Women at the Hearth and on the Hunt
New archaeological findings about hunting challenge entrenched beliefs about gender roles in ancient hunter-gatherer societies.
New archaeological findings about hunting challenge entrenched beliefs about gender roles in ancient hunter-gatherer societies.
Politics, geography, and tradition have long focused archaeological attention on the evolution of Homo sapiens in Europe and Africa. Now, new research is challenging old ideas by showing that early human migrations unfolded across Asia far earlier than previously known.
A deluge of new findings are challenging long-held scientific narratives of how humans came to North and South America.
Macabre artifacts hint at regional conflicts around the time of the Maya civilization’s disintegration.
Paleontologist Dan Fisher is challenging scientific consensus about when people first came to the continent and how they may have changed the world around them.
Astonishing new research shows that fossil teeth, like trees, contain detailed records of the environments in which they grew.