Joseph ShavitMar 22, 2022Early man's food choices discovered through prehistoric pot residueTo reconstruct the cookery of people who lived thousands of years ago, bones and plant remains can tell us which ingredients were available
Joseph ShavitOct 31, 2021Experts name new species of human ancestorThis species lived in Africa during the Middle Pleistocene, around half a million years ago, and was the direct ancestor of modern humans.
Joseph ShavitOct 23, 2021Humans did not cause woolly mammoths to go extinct—climate change did: studyFor five million years, woolly mammoths roamed the earth until they vanished for good nearly 4,000 years ago - scientists finally proved why
Joseph ShavitSep 17, 2021Earliest bone tools to produce clothing found in Morocco -- 120,000 years oldThe study provides strong evidence for the manufacture of clothing as far back as 120,000 years ago.
Joseph ShavitSep 16, 2021New discovery reveals what may be first example of art in the worldAn international collaboration has identified what may be the oldest work of art, a sequence of hand and footprints discovered in Tibet.
Joseph ShavitSep 15, 2021DNA analysis shows prehistoric humans mated with their cousins far less than modern manToday, more than 10 percent of all global marriages occur among first or second cousins. Ancient humans rarely chose their cousins as mates.