Researchers found DNA evidence suggesting that Tutankhamun was born of an “incestuous” marriage; his mother and father were probably siblings.
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When and how did people start wearing clothes?
The origin of wearing clothes is a long-standing mystery in human history. Here is the research on this subject and the results.
Early human migrations through once fertile Arabia
Research in the Rift Valley in southern Jordan provides insights into early human migrations.
The asteroid that killed the dinosaurs didn’t greatly damage flowering plants
The Chicxulub asteroid that killed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago was found to be generally harmless to flowering plants.
Genetic data show that the first humans survived in a group of only 1280 people
According to information, analyzed with a new technique, first humans were in danger of extinction 900,000 years ago. They survived in a group of only 1280 people.
Emergence of Homo sapiens in Africa
Our species first appeared in Africa more than 300,000 years ago.
Groundbreaking research on Neanderthal teeth
According to a recent study, strange bacteria discovered in Neanderthal teeth may one day help in the creation of novel medications.
Second excavation begins at 5,500 year old neolithic site in Sanxingcun, China
Excavations in the village of Sanxingcun in China’s eastern Jiangsu province are resuming after a 30 year hiatus.
Oldest human genome of Spain unearthed
At one site near Granada in Spain, scientists discovered bones that contain the oldest human genome yet discovered in the area.
Early evidence of mammoth slaying in Mexico comes from an Ice Age hunting camp
The oldest concrete proof of conflicts between Ice Age humans and megafauna in the Basin of Mexico can be found in this hunter gatherer hideaway.