Not all cave art centers on the striking bison, deer, or lions of Altamira, Chauvet, and Lascaux; in fact, much pigmented rock art is what researchers call “non-figurative,” with meanings and methods ...

Not all cave art centers on the striking bison, deer, or lions of Altamira, Chauvet, and Lascaux; in fact, much pigmented rock art is what researchers call “non-figurative,” with meanings and methods ...

Not all cave art centers on the striking bison, deer, or lions of Altamira, Chauvet, and Lascaux; in fact, much pigmented rock art is what researchers call “non-figurative,” with meanings and methods ...

Two Australopithecus fossils named Lucy and Selam made a rare trip out of Ethiopia for a 60-day display at the National Museum in Prague

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Reflections from an Archaeological Internship with Dr. George Nash and Jayne Pilkington across Shropshire, the Black Country, and the Karst

The site has seen remarkable discoveries over 30 years, and excavations have opened a new unexplored chamber.

Reflections from an Archaeological Internship with Dr. George Nash and Jayne Pilkington across Shropshire, the Black Country, and the Karst

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Yohannes Haile-Selassie has a talent for spotting fossils, and has discovered ancestors on several branches of the human family tree.

Why fringe science is an organized epistemic trap—and how a phantom dicynodont in the Karoo exposes our vulnerability to narrative seduction.

Studies of nonhuman primates have documented days up to months of carrying infants after death.

Uncovering the stories written in stone. A deep dive into human origins, ancient minds, and the evolution of creativity—making complex science accessible to everyone. Click to read The Deep History Re...

Has the oldest rock art in Ireland been found, and dated to much older than previously thought? Read on to find out, the evidence for, and against, and a cautionary media tale in academia!

Uncovering the stories written in stone. A deep dive into human origins, ancient minds, and the evolution of creativity—making complex science accessible to everyone. Click to read The Deep History Re...

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Backing deep history from the ground up—and 30% off annual memberships this week.

Backing deep history from the ground up—and 30% off annual memberships this week.

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A site in Spain reveals insights into the potential lives of the Neanderthals, how they lived, and organized those living spaces in never before seen details!

Welcome, Explorer! Step into the deep history of the Tagus Valley. For thousands of years, humans have shaped—and been shaped by—this landscape, leaving behind silent clues in stone, bronze, and ceram...

Has the oldest rock art in Ireland been found, and dated to much older than previously thought? Read on to find out, the evidence for, and against, and a cautionary media tale in academia!

A hunter-gatherer who lived in Indonesia as early as 25,000 years ago may have regularly sucked on betel nuts to release their psychoactive properties.

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A genomic reconstruction suggests Denisovans inherited 3 to 5 percent of their DNA from a much older unidentified lineage before passing a fraction onward to modern humans.

Uncovering the stories written in stone. A deep dive into human origins, ancient minds, and the evolution of creativity—making complex science accessible to everyone. Click to read The Deep History Re...

Has the oldest rock art in Ireland been found, and dated to much older than previously thought? Read on to find out, the evidence for, and against, and a cautionary media tale in academia!

YouTube video by World of Paleoanthropology

Has the oldest rock art in Ireland been found, and dated to much older than previously thought? Read on to find out, the evidence for, and against, and a cautionary media tale in academia!

Has the oldest rock art in Ireland been found, and dated to much older than previously thought? Read on to find out, the evidence for, and against, and a cautionary media tale in academia!

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YouTube video by World of Paleoanthropology

YouTube video by World of Paleoanthropology

YouTube video by World of Paleoanthropology

A new potential paradigm shift paper came out recently, proposing a whole new way to classify the hominin family bush! Does it solve decades long problems, or make more?

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There are moments in science when geography, history, and human connection converge so powerfully that you feel the full weight of deep time pressing against the present.