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Neanderthals used to ... debate
Archeology

Neanderthals used to ... debate

Neanderthals are often pictured as brutal guys carrying axes and growling. But a recent study by German scientists suggests that Neanderthals seem to be able to speak la…

December 17, 2018
Neandertal people have dark hair
Archeology

Neandertal people have dark hair

Neandertal people may have the appearance of modern humans, especially Europeans. DNA analyzes show that some Neandertal people have dark hair and pale skin.

December 17, 2018
The first Australian residents lived in isolation
Archeology

The first Australian residents lived in isolation

According to geneticists, the Australian and Melanesia indigenous peoples in Papua New Guinea may be descended from the same modern human branch from Africa some 50,000…

December 17, 2018
Continued controversy over Flores dwarf
Archeology

Continued controversy over Flores dwarf

The dwarf fossil skeleton bearing the nickname 'Hobbit' at a height of only 1m was discovered on the island of Flores (Indonesia) dating to 18,000 years of a new breed o…

December 17, 2018
Pioneers measure pyramids very precisely
Archeology

Pioneers measure pyramids very precisely

Archaeologists who have measured Egyptian pyramids at Giza more than 100 years ago have produced amazingly accurate results, a retrospective of historical studies just r…

December 17, 2018
Found the ancestors of modern birds
Archeology

Found the ancestors of modern birds

The 100-million-year-old exotic fossils found in China with bones, feathers and leg pads indicate that birds are now evolving from waterfowl.

December 17, 2018
'Tiny people' in Indonesia are not new species
Archeology

'Tiny people' in Indonesia are not new species

A recent study rejected the hypothesis that the fossil fossil found in Indonesia in 2004 was a new species. After studying stunting in many animals, they surmised Homo f…

December 17, 2018
The greatest migration of humanity
Archeology

The greatest migration of humanity

where do humans come from? How can we be present where we live? Starting from a group of hunters gathering all over Africa, until 200,000 years later, more than 6.5 mill…

December 17, 2018
The oldest traces of human beings.
Archeology

The oldest traces of human beings.

Scientists have discovered some of the oldest traces of humanity in the Odulvai ravines, in Datavani (East Africa): that of human bones, stones, tools and the rest of a…

December 17, 2018