Blombos Cave in South Africa has given us vast knowledge about our early ancestors. In 2015, four open access articles, with research finds from Blombos … Humans evolved by sharing technology and cultureRead more
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One of the most shameful chapters in U.S. history
Karen Ishizuka talking: George Takei and others have called it internment, because that’s the common phrase. But I think, you know, when I was asked … One of the most shameful chapters in U.S. historyRead more
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History as Propaganda: Why the USSR Did Not ‘Win’ World War II (I)
The title of this article is intended to be ironic because of course the Red Army did play the predominant role in destroying Nazi Germany … History as Propaganda: Why the USSR Did Not ‘Win’ World War II (I)Read more
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Early Human Habitat, Recreated
Scientists have pieced together an early human habitat for the first time, and life was no picnic 1.8 million years ago. Our human ancestors, who … Early Human Habitat, RecreatedRead more
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How hunter-gatherers preserved their food sources
A new study of humans on Sanak Island, Alaska and their historical relationships with local species suggests that despite being super-generalist predators, the food gathering … How hunter-gatherers preserved their food sourcesRead more
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5,500-Year-Old Fingerprint
Danish archaeologists doing a survey ahead of the construction of the Femern Belt link scheme, an immersed tunnel that will connect the German island of … 5,500-Year-Old FingerprintRead more
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10,000-Year-Old Massacre Does Not Bolster Claim That War Is Innate
A report in Nature on 10,000-year-old skeletons unearthed in West Turkana, Kenya, is being touted as evidence for the assertion that war has deep evolutionary … 10,000-Year-Old Massacre Does Not Bolster Claim That War Is InnateRead more
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Harmful mutations have accumulated in human
Modern humans (Homo sapiens) are thought to have first emerged in Africa about 150,000 years ago. 100,000 years later, a few of them left their … Harmful mutations have accumulated in humanRead more
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A Whole Different Tale about Maya Society
For decades scientists thought that, in order to maintain a prosperous and powerful empire along the territories which make up what today is El Salvador, … A Whole Different Tale about Maya SocietyRead more
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Network of former Nazis in German Interior Ministry
The German Interior Ministry (BMI) employed more former Nazis after the Second World War than previously thought. Between 1949 and the beginning of the 1970s, … Network of former Nazis in German Interior MinistryRead more