Scientists use genetics and climate reconstructions to track the global spread of modern humans out of Africa
17 September 2012Research indicates the out-of-Africa spread of humans was dictated by the appearance of favourable climatic windows.
Caveman about the house
19 July 2012The traditional image of Neanderthals as gritty people who spent most of their time out hunting might not be entirely accurate, according to a new study revealing that they may have had to devote hours to daily subsistence tasks instead.
From foraging to farming: the 10,000-year revolution
23 March 2012Excavation of 19,000-year-old hunter-gatherer remains, including a vast camp site, is fuelling a reinterpretation of the greatest fundamental shift in human civilisation – the origins of agriculture.
