Belize Pyramid Destruction Highlights Greater Problem, Says Anthropologist

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Binghamton Researcher Studies Oldest Fossil Hominin Ear Bones Ever Recovered

A new study, led by a Binghamton University anthropologist and published this week by the National Academy of Sciences, could shed new light on the the earliest existence of humans. The study analyzed the tiny ear bones, the malleus, incus and stapes, from two species of early human ancestor in South Africa.

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Researcher Finds Earliest Archaeological Evidence of Human Ancestors Hunting and Scavenging

A recent Baylor University research study has shed new light on the diet and food acquisition strategies of some the earliest human ancestors in Africa.

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Ancient DNA Reveals Europe’s Dynamic Genetic History

Ancient DNA recovered from a series of skeletons in central Germany up to 7500 years old has been used to reconstruct the first detailed genetic history of modern Europe.

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Study Confirms Au. Sediba Findings

Close examination of the lower jawbone, teeth and skeleton of the hominid species Australopithecus sediba proves conclusively that it is uniquely different from a closely related species, Australopithecus africanus.

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Walk This Way: New Research Suggests Human Ancestors May Have Used Different Forms of Bipedalism During the Plio-Pleistocene

According to a new study, our Australopithecus ancestors may have used different approaches to getting around on two feet. The new findings appear in the latest issue of the journal Science and represent the culmination of more than four years of research into the anatomy of Australopithecus sediba (Au. sediba). The two-million-year-old fossils, discovered in Malapa cave in South Africa in 2008, are some of the most complete early human ancestral remains ever found.

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New Research Reveals How Human Ancestor Walked, Chewed, and Moved

A team of scientists has pieced together how the hominid Australopithecus sediba (Au. sediba) walked, chewed, and moved nearly two million years ago. Their research also shows that Au. sediba had a notable feature that differed from that of modern humans—a functionally longer and more flexible lower back.

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Egyptian Wedding Certificate Key to Authenticating Controversial Biblical Text

A scientist who helped verify authenticity of the fabled Gospel of Judas today revealed how an ancient Egyptian marriage certificate played a pivotal role in confirming the veracity of inks used in the controversial text. The disclosure, which sheds new light on the intensive scientific efforts to validate the gospel, was made here today at the 245th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world’s largest scientific society.

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Embracing Diversity in Interpreting the Ancient World—a New Journal Aims for Inclusiveness

Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology Heritage Studies (JEMAHS) is a new peer-reviewed journal devoted to traditional, anthropological, social, and applied archaeologies of the Eastern Mediterranean, encompassing both prehistoric and historic periods. The journal’s geographic range spans three continents and brings together, as no academic periodical has done before, the archaeologies of Greece and the Aegean, Anatolia, the Levant, Cyprus, Egypt and North Africa.

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Clam Shells Reveal Evidence of Ancient, Climate-Induced Downfall

Analyses of clam shells used in ancient funeral ceremonies offer additional evidence as to how climate change may have contributed to the gradual collapse of an early South-American civilization, according to research publishing earlier this month.

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