Homo-erectus skull from Drimolen. (Image: Therese van Wyk / University of Johannesburg)
Where and when our ancestor Homo erectus developed has so far been controversial....
The results are based on the reconstruction of fossil skulls from Australopithecus afarensis. (Image: Philipp Gunz, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.de)
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The world's oldest daily newspaper, which still exists today, has been published since 1703: Viennaerian diarium - today's Wiener Zeitung. Now you can do...
Portrait of Matilda McCrear (Image: Newcastle University / Crear Family)
In 1860 the last slave ship landed in the United States. On board was Matilda...
This rock drawing puzzles archaeologists. (Image: Dr. Mohammad Naserifard)
A strange shaped body with six limbs - what is that supposed to represent? Archaeologists have...
There may be discrepancies in radiocarbon dating of Egyptian mummies. (Image: webking / iStock)
The age determination of archaeological finds using radiocarbon dating could be...
Donkeys were not just pack animals in imperial China. (George-Standen / iStock)
Donkeys as grave goods: Finds from the 9th century AD prove that noble...
Ceramic figure of a ball player, found in Etlatongo. (Image: Blomster and Salazar Chavez, Science Advances 2020; 6: eaay6964)
The ritual ball games and ball...
Hunters and gatherers from ecologically diverse regions of southern Africa exchanged ostrich egg pearls as symbolic gifts in the Stone Age. (Image: Brian A....
How objective are Wikipedia entries on historical conflicts? (Image: brightstars / iStock)
Wikipedia has long become one of the most important sources of information on...
Newly discovered Homo-erectus skull (DAN5) (Image: Michael J. Rogers / Southern Connecticut State University)
Homo erectus has shaped the history of our ancestors for almost...
The Mongols were notorious for their powerful equestrian armies. (Image: Traditional Historical Show, Credit: Dmitry_Chulov / iStok)
Was their strength based only on meat and...
This arsenic bronze sword is around 5,000 years old. (Photo: Ph.Andrea Avezzu / Ca Foscari University of Venice)
For decades, one of the oldest swords...
Livestock farming created complex interactions between animals, humans and bacteria. (Image: Annette Günzel)
Herding instead of hunting: The development of livestock farming made life...
Different types of early humans mated with each other (Image: 1971yes / iStock)
The history of our ancestors is becoming increasingly complex. Because now, in...
Historical helmets in the pressure test. (Photo: Op 't Eynde et al./PLOS ONE, CC-by-sa 4.0)
Since the First World War, soldiers have been protecting their...