Aux origines

(Phys.org) —A study on human mitochondrial DNA has led to a new estimate of the time at which humans first began to migrate out of Africa, which was much later than previously thought.

Elements from a culture that lasted for more than 8,000 years come to light through the widespread and perennial archaeological excavation in the “four lakes” area of Amyntaio, Florina, in Greece.

Les premières cultures agricoles du néolithique nous ont livré les plus anciennes structures en bois connues

Des chercheurs australiens ont comparé la plaque dentaire d’hommes préhistoriques avec celle des hommes...

L'étude du génome du chien montre que cet animal a acquis, depuis l'invention de l'agriculture, la capacité de digérer l'amidon.

For nine years Bashkir scientists have been engaged in the excavation of a monument found in Uchalinsky district, two kilometers from the village of Novo-Bayramgulova. Studying aerial photographs, scientists saw round construction...

Ancient structures may be hidden below rainforest canopy.

La grotte Chauvet, et la poésie : un excellent podcat de France Inter à écouter.

Some astronomical sleuthing has revealed the cultic past life of a Roman tomb.

L'étude publiée dans la revue "Nature communications" indique que les populations associées à la culture campaniforme pourraient détenir la clef du changement soudain d'ADN des Européens.

The tiniest bones in the human body – the bones of the middle ear – could provide huge clues about our evolution and the development of modern-day humans, according to a study by a team of researchers that include a Texas A&M University...

L'étude des résidus carbonisés de poteries découvertes au Japon montre qu'on y a cuit de la soupe de poisson il y a quelque 15 000 ans.

La piedra permanecía desde 1972 en el espigón de abrigo de la playa de La Puntilla y se calcula que formaba parte de un monumento funerario con más de seis mil años de antigüedad

 

Los cerebros de antílopes y de ñus, así como la carne de gacela, proporcionaron al 'Homo erectus' la energía suficiente para recorrer largas distancias en busca de alimentos y permitieron acelerar ...

A fledging subspecialty of archaeology is examining how early humans cared for the disabled in their communities.

Publiée dans les Proceedings of the Royal Society B, une étude internationale emmenée par un chercheur français du laboratoire Evolution et Diversité Biologique (CNRS / Université...

A temple believed to be about 5,000 years old has been discovered at the ancient El Paraiso archaeological site in a valley just north of Lima in Peru.

If the date is confirmed, it would be among the oldest sites in the world, comparable to the ancient city of Caral, a coastal city 200 kilometres to the north.

For nine years Bashkir scientists have been engaged in the excavation of a monument found in Russia's Uchalinsky district, two kilometers from the village of Novo-Bayramgulova. 

The oldest ape and Old World monkey fossils have been unearthed in a riverbed in Tanzania, a new study reports.

Researchers found a tooth from the newfound speciesNsungwepithecus gunnelli, the oldest member of the primate group that contains Old World monkeys(cercopithecoids). The team also found a jawbone from the newfound species Rukwapithecus fleaglei, an early member of the hominoids, the group containing the great apes (gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos, orangutans and humans) and lesser apes (gibbons).

 

Neandertales y humanos modernos llegaron a coexistir en Asturias, norte de España, hace unos 40.000 años, según un estudio realizado por investigadores de la Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia y la Universidad de Oxford (Reino Unido).

AN ancient log-boat – which could be thousands of years old – has been discovered in the banks of the river Boyne.

An initial examination by underwater archaeologist Karl Brady suggests it could be very rare because, unlike other log-boats found here, it has oval shapes on the upper edge which could have held oars.

The boat was found by Christy Finglas, a member of the Boyne Fishermen's Rescue and Recovery Service (BFRRS), near Drogheda, Co Louth, as they were doing one of their regular operations to remove shopping trolleys from the Boyne.

Researchers say the rapid expansion of the Bell Beaker culture, which is believed to have been instrumental in building the monoliths at Stonehedge, could hold the key to why the genetic lineage of Europe mysteriously transformed about 4000 years ...

Découverte et identification d'ossementsde mammifères au Kenya datant de 2 millions d'années. Ces os présentent des traces de découpe avec un outil de pierre. Les plus anciennes traces de chasse à la préhistoire, à l'Oldowayen.