Long held in a private collection, the newly analysed tooth of an approximately 9-year-old Neanderthal child marks the hominin’s southernmost known range. Analysis of the … Neanderthals and Homo sapiens used identical Nubian technologyRead more
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Entomologist confirms first Saharan farming 10,000 years ago
By analysing a prehistoric site in the Libyan desert, a team of researchers from the universities of Huddersfield, Rome and Modena & Reggio Emilia has … Entomologist confirms first Saharan farming 10,000 years agoRead more
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About 320,000 years ago human begun trading with distant groups
Anthropologists at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History and an international team of collaborators have discovered that early humans in East Africa had — … About 320,000 years ago human begun trading with distant groupsRead more
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When Will UP Govt Correct Mistakes at the Memorial?
On February 4, the Uttar Pradesh government announced a year-long commemoration event on the centenary of the Chauri-Chaura rebellion. A grand celebration was organised at … When Will UP Govt Correct Mistakes at the Memorial?Read more
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Genomic ancestry of Stone Age North Africans from Morocco
An international team of researchers, led by Johannes Krause and Choongwon Jeong from the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History (Jena, Germany), … Genomic ancestry of Stone Age North Africans from MoroccoRead more
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Hidden origins of Eastern Asia’s ‘land of milk and honey’
A study has revealed for the first time the ancient origins of one of the world’s most important ecosystems by unlocking the mechanism which determined … Hidden origins of Eastern Asia’s ‘land of milk and honey’Read more
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First evidence of live-traded dogs for Maya ceremonies
Police detectives analyze isotopes in human hair to find out where a murder victim was born and grew up. Ashley Sharpe, an archaeologist at the … First evidence of live-traded dogs for Maya ceremoniesRead more
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Inequality in medieval Cambridge was ‘recorded on the bones’ of its residents
Social inequality was “recorded on the bones” of Cambridge’s medieval residents, according to a new study of hundreds of human remains excavated from three very … Inequality in medieval Cambridge was ‘recorded on the bones’ of its residentsRead more
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For many Kinship systems marriage was a way of consolidating alliances with various rulers
Ira Mukhoty (IR): Marriage for the Mughals, as indeed for many Kinship systems, was a way of consolidating alliances with various tribes and rulers and … For many Kinship systems marriage was a way of consolidating alliances with various rulersRead more
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The Politics of Editing History: Name-Changing in the Recent Past – I
In the recent past, we have witnessed a drastic increase in the practice of renaming cities, railway stations, and other public places. Some changes were … The Politics of Editing History: Name-Changing in the Recent Past – IRead more