Lidar reveals nearly 500 ancient ceremonial sites in Mexico

Researchers have discovered nearly 500 ancient ceremonial sites in Mexico. They're similar to Aguada Fénix, the largest and oldest Maya monument ever found.

Mikayla Mace-Arizona • futurity
Nov. 1, 2021 ~8 min

Sustainability may have roots in Palau 3,000 years ago

New research finds evidence of a sustainable shift in behavior by people in Palau 3,000 years ago.

Kristin Strommer-Oregon • futurity
Sept. 30, 2021 ~5 min


23,000-year-old human footprints are oldest in the Americas

The footprints offer hints of people's real lives 23,000 years ago. "What we see here is also activity of play, and of different ages coming together."

Kyle Mittan-U. Arizona • futurity
Sept. 30, 2021 ~7 min

Did horse milk power Bronze Age expansion in Eurasia?

Milk, including horse milk, helped prehistoric people expand across the Eurasian steppe during the Bronze Age, say researchers.

Morgan Sherburne-Michigan • futurity
Sept. 29, 2021 ~5 min

18K years ago, people were nabbing cassowary eggs

As early as 18,000 years ago, people in New Guinea may have collected cassowary eggs near maturity and then raised the birds to adulthood.

A'ndrea Elyse Messer-Penn State • futurity
Sept. 28, 2021 ~7 min

Ancient beads are the earliest sign of communication with fashion

The beads are some of the earliest evidence of people expressing identity with clothing. "They're the tip of the iceberg for that kind of human trait."

Kyle Mittan-U. Arizona • futurity
Sept. 23, 2021 ~6 min

Skull simulation reveals how ‘Hobbits’ chomped on food

Exceedingly hard or tough foods might have given Homo floresiensis (nicknamed the Hobbit) a sore jaw. But stone tools may have made chewing easier.

Robin Smith-Duke • futurity
Aug. 26, 2021 ~7 min

Team finds fatal flaws in Caribbean cannibalism theory

A new paper rebuts a recent study claiming to find evidence of cannibalism on Caribbean island around 800 CE. It's a harmful myth, they say.

U. Oregon • futurity
Aug. 24, 2021 ~7 min


Human remains reveal how old Machu Picchu really is

A new study using accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) to date human remains shows Machu Picchu is up to several decades older than previously thought.

Mike Cummings-Yale • futurity
Aug. 11, 2021 ~6 min

‘Dragon Man’ may be a missing link in human evolution

Dragon Man's 140,000-year-old fossilized skull may reveal new clues about the transition between our earlier ancestors and modern humans.

Kat McAlpine-Boston • futurity
July 13, 2021 ~15 min

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