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Anthropology
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Neanderthals and humans interbred more recently than scientists thought
Members of a group including the Zlatý kůň woman and the Ranis individuals travel across Europe some 45,000…
Ancient DNA data hold insights into past organisms and ecosystems — handle them with more care
DNA fragments extracted from archaeological human remains can be sequenced to identify the microorganisms that caused disease.Credit: Microgen/Getty…
Is the telescope pointing the right way?
Nature, Published online: 10 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03859-4 This week’s excerpts from Nature’s archive feature reviews of a visit…
The birth of Bronze Age pastoralism where Europe meets Asia
RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 27 November 2024 At the interface between Asia and Europe, the Caucasus region was a melting…
Surprisingly high-altitude Silk Road city mapped from the sky
Nature, Published online: 23 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03315-3 The lidar method for aerial archaeology identifies human-modified landscapes. Detection of…
Ancient Rapanui genomes reveal resilience and pre-European contact with the Americas
Hunt, T. L. & Lipo, C. P. The Statues That Walked: Unraveling the Mystery of Easter Island (Free…
Humans have evolved to digest starch more easily since the advent of farming
RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 04 September 2024 The region of the human genome that harbours genes encoding amylase enzymes, which…
Animals, Robots, Gods review: A gripping anthropological account of morality
The trolley problem is a classic dilemma in moral philosophy Stefan Lenz/Getty Images Animals, Robots, GodsWebb Keane (Allen Lane)…
Covert racism in AI chatbots, precise Stone Age engineering, and the science of paper cuts
Download the Nature Podcast 28 August 2024 In this episode: 00:31 Chatbots makes racist judgements on the basis…
Stone Age builders had engineering savvy, finds study of 6000-year-old monument
The Neolithic farmers and herders who built a massive stone chamber in southern Spain nearly 6,000 years ago…