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What ancient graves can teach us about the history of inequality
Archeological study of funerary practices can help us understand the inequalities of societies of the past.
Shifting ancient climates shaped human evolution
A new model shows that humans might be the product of stress and adaptation to changing conditions.
Anthropologists are still wrestling with their obligations to the living and dead
One major journal develops a rough draft for handling human remains.
Can ancient smells help us time travel through human history?
Inside ‘sensory archaeology’ and the challenge of studying the scents of artifacts.
What an extraterrestrial archaeological dig could tell us about space culture
Instead of dirt, these researchers dug through thousands of photos to capture astronaut culture on the International Space Station.
The ancient Mexican city of Monte Albán thrived with public works, not kings
Monte Albán's archeological record shows signs of a collective society.
Earthquake models get a big shakeup with clues buried in the San Andreas fault
Telltale signs in ancient rock may show the future of San Andreas earthquakes.
Ancient DNA paints a vivid picture of early humans in Africa
Archaeologists mapped migration across sub-Saharan Africa with genetic material that dates back tens of thousands of years.
Eating meat may not have been as crucial to human evolution as we thought
Ancient humans definitely ate meat, but it probably didn't supersize their brains.
Humans probably didn’t mean to tame sheep and goats
Bones from a village in Turkey tell a 1,000-year story of wild animals becoming livestock.
