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Le Moustier Neanderthals, AMNH By Charles Knight.
15 April, 2014 - 23:56 aprilholloway

New research suggests Neanderthal children played with toy axes

Last week, we reported on a new study published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology that revealed that Neanderthals were no strangers to good parenting. Their research indicated that Neanderthal...
Human Body and Skeleton
8 April, 2014 - 03:14 aprilholloway

From farming to sedentary lifestyles - how 6,000 years has transformed the human body

New research conducted by the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology in Cambridge University, has examined human bones over the course of 6,000 years to determine how changes in lifestyle have...
Ancient Hominid Fossil in South Africa
16 March, 2014 - 22:48 aprilholloway

Ancient Hominid Fossil Dated to 3 Million Years

After more than a decade of excavation work, the nearly complete skeleton of the Australopithecus fossil called Little Foot, so named for the diminutive size of the bones, has been convincingly dated...
Ancient Ritual Wand in Syria
12 March, 2014 - 11:57 aprilholloway

9,000-year-old ritual wand etched with human faces discovered in Syria

Archaeologists made an incredibly unique and unusual discovery during excavations at Tel Qarassa, a site in southern Syria, when they unearthed an ancient wand carved with two realistic human faces...
Human remains - Marcavalle culture
9 March, 2014 - 21:40 aprilholloway

First ever human remains from 3,000-year-old Marcavalle culture uncovered in Peru

Archaeologists have discovered a burial site in Cusco , Peru, with skeletal remains and artefacts dating back to the Marcavalle culture, which flourished around 1,000 BC. The finding is very...
Old man Site - Vero
1 March, 2014 - 22:34 aprilholloway

Will new excavation solve mysteries of Old Vero Man site?

A major excavation is due to begin soon in Vero Beach, Florida at the site where Old Vero Man was discovered, the remains of a male human believed to be at least 13,000 years old. Scientists from the...
New Information on the Petralona Skull Controversy
24 February, 2014 - 01:05 nickospoulianos

New Information on the Petralona Skull Controversy

Ancient Origins has recently presented the debate about the skull found in Petralona, Greece. This debate has been continuing in the scientific community for more than half a century. While the Greek...
Sasquatch - Bigfoot
14 February, 2014 - 09:37 johnblack

Another Human Hybrid? The Controversy Continues One Year Later

Last year, we reported on the results of genetic research which revealed that the genome of one of our ancient ancestors, the Denisovans, contains a segment of DNA that seems to have come from...
Oldest Footprints outside of Africa
7 February, 2014 - 23:18 aprilholloway

Oldest human footprints outside Africa discovered in England

Archaeologists have just announced the discovery of the earliest footprints left by humans outside Africa in estuary mud in England, in a finding that has been described as ‘the most important...
New DNA method
2 February, 2014 - 03:14 aprilholloway

New technology will unravel mysteries of ancient humans and shed light on our origins

The last few months has seen the release of several ground-breaking research studies which are beginning to demystify our ancient origins. This included the first ever complete sequencing of a...
300,000-year-old hearth found In Israel
28 January, 2014 - 05:57 aprilholloway

300,000-year-old hearth found In Israel

Archaeologists conducting an excavation at a well-known archaeological site near Tel Aviv, Israel, have discovered the remains of a 300,000-year-old hearth , shedding new light on when ancient humans...
Human Bones - Aztecs ritual cannibalism
19 January, 2014 - 00:21 aprilholloway

Human bones show evidence that Aztecs practiced ritual cannibalism

New research has revealed the Aztec rulers, priests, and high ranking warriors practiced cannibalism as a research rite. Evidence comes from fragments of human bones found in the Sacred Grounds of...
One million-year-old settlement in Britain
13 January, 2014 - 08:56 aprilholloway

One million-year-old settlement uncovered in Britain

Archaeologists believe they have found the birthplace of British civilisation , and it is underneath a £15-a-night caravan park in Norfolk, England. Discoveries at the site include one million-year-...
stonehenge bones
18 December, 2013 - 09:49 johnblack

Druids and archaeologists battle over display of human remains at Stonehenge

A heated debate is currently taking place between archaeologists, who insist that bones of ancient Britons buried near Stonehenge should be put on display in the new £27 million visitor centre, and a...
Human Finger Fossil 1.5 million-year-old
17 December, 2013 - 23:31 aprilholloway

1.5 million-year-old human hand fossil showed evidence of complex tool use

Researchers have discovered a 1.5 million-year-old fossil that possesses an anatomical feature that is believed to be vital for making and using complex tools . The implication is that our human...
Oldest human footprints
9 December, 2013 - 21:40 aprilholloway

Archaeologists Identify Oldest Human Footprints in North America

More than four decades ago, a set of fossilised footprints were discovered during highway construction work in northeastern Mexico, about 300 kilometres from the Texas border. They were excavated and...
Early human fossils in Kenya
2 December, 2013 - 04:13 aprilholloway

Early human fossils older than previously believed

According to a new study due to published in the Journal of Human Evolution, a group of fossils belonging to early humans that were discovered at Koobi Fora in the Turkana Basin of East Africa have...
Hominids in Africa
29 November, 2013 - 22:38 aprilholloway

Could Cave Findings Unravel Mysteries of Human Origins?

Archaeologists have just completed a 3-week excavation of the Rising Star cave system in the northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa, and the results are expected to be revolutionary. The dig yielded...
Immune Gene
28 November, 2013 - 09:19 aprilholloway

Did Humans Inherit Disease Immunity from Neanderthals

It seems that Neanderthals passed on more than just their tool-making know how. A new study published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry has revealed the discovery of a receptor that allows the...
Denisova Cave
24 November, 2013 - 23:06 aprilholloway

Ancient Humans Bred with Completely Unknown Species

A new study presented to the Royal Society meeting on ancient DNA in London last week has revealed a dramatic finding – the genome of one of our ancient ancestors, the Denisovans, contains a segment...
God of Death Shrine
22 November, 2013 - 10:24 aprilholloway

God of Death Shrine Unearthed in Mexico

In a discovery that would send shivers up your spine, archaeologists from Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History have discovered the first ever shrine dedicated to Mictlantecuhtli,...
Peru Human Sacrifices
21 November, 2013 - 00:27 aprilholloway

New Evidence Suggest Ancient Peruvians Slaughtered War Captives

A new study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science has revealed that the ancient Moche civilization regularly engaged in the ritual killing of war prisoners who were killed, displayed,...
Malapa Cave
8 November, 2013 - 05:46 aprilholloway

Archaeologists to seek remains of new human species in South African Cave

The National Geographic’s expert explorer, Lee Berger of South Africa’s University of Witwatersrand, is about to launch a new expedition of an elaborate cave system in South Africa. The aim is to...

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