5,500-year-old plague outbreak killed Siberian hunter-gatherers, ancient DNA reveals
When most people think of plague, they picture medieval Europe, crowded streets, and rats carrying infected fleas. New…
Early humans ate processed plant foods long before farming, new study shows
Early humans were not the single-minded meat hunters often imagined in popular “Paleo” narratives. A new study published…
Neanderthals and early humans reshaped Europe’s landscapes long before the rise of agriculture, study finds
A recent study published in PLOS One reveals that Neanderthals and early modern humans began to reshape Europe’s…