Scientists use genetics and climate reconstructions to track the global spread of modern humans out of Africa
17 September 2012Research indicates the out-of-Africa spread of humans was dictated by the appearance of favourable climatic windows.
Caveman about the house
19 July 2012̽»¨Ö±²¥traditional image of Neanderthals as gritty people who spent most of their time out hunting might not be entirely accurate, according to a new study revealing that they may have had to devote hours to daily subsistence tasks instead.
From foraging to farming: the 10,000-year revolution
23 March 2012Excavation of 19,000-year-old hunter-gatherer remains, including a vast camp site, is fuelling a reinterpretation of the greatest fundamental shift in human civilisation – the origins of agriculture.
