For the first time, researchers have found plant remains in the two-million-year-old dental plaque of ancient hominins’ teeth.
History A cross-cultural study tests the extent to which the consumption of wine and beer
New study provides direct evidence for the hunting of tree-dwelling monkeys and other small mammals by Homo sapiens 45,000 years ago in the rainforest of Sri Lanka.
History A cross-cultural study tests the extent to which the consumption of wine and beer
Ancient nuclear DNA from 15,000-year-old modern humans from Morocco, the oldest ever recovered from Africa, shows dual genetic ancestry to ancient Near Eastern and to sub-Saharan African populations.
History A cross-cultural study tests the extent to which the consumption of wine and beer
Ancient genomes suggest that the Philistines descended from people who migrated across the Mediterranean and reached the shores of the southern Levant at the beginning of the Iron Age.
History A cross-cultural study tests the extent to which the consumption of wine and beer
Ancient DNA helps researchers elucidate the structure of a prehistoric community from Southeast Asia
History A cross-cultural study tests the extent to which the consumption of wine and beer
For the first time, researchers have found plant remains in the two-million-year-old dental plaque of ancient hominins’ teeth.
History A cross-cultural study tests the extent to which the consumption of wine and beer
New computational tool detects up to second to third degree cousins using ancient genomes
History A cross-cultural study tests the extent to which the consumption of wine and beer
Research from the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior reveals how cooperative hunting between dolphins and fishers can benefit both species—and why this behavior faces extinction.
History A cross-cultural study tests the extent to which the consumption of wine and beer
Study finds that ancient Egyptians were most closely related to ancient populations from the Near East.
History A cross-cultural study tests the extent to which the consumption of wine and beer
The corona pandemic is changing the way we look at the world. When we observe how individuals or various societies behave in the crisis, astonishing similarities and differences suddenly emerge. In his essay, Peter van der Veer of the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity compares how people in Asia and the West deal with face masks, toilet paper and the fear of death.
History A cross-cultural study tests the extent to which the consumption of wine and beer
