Cultures News -- ScienceDaily //www.koonmotors.com/news/fossils_ruins/cultures/ Cultures of the World. News and findings about early human cultures. Learn about trading, colonization, early language development and the showoff hypothesis. en-us Sat, 09 Sep 2023 10:25:37 EDT Sat, 09 Sep 2023 10:25:37 EDT 60 Cultures News -- ScienceDaily //www.koonmotors.com/images/scidaily-logo-rss.png//www.koonmotors.com/news/fossils_ruins/cultures/ For more science news, visit ScienceDaily. St Helena's 'liberated' Africans came from West Central Africa between northern Angola and Gabon //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230907130348.htm 从1840年到1867年,成千上万的奴役非洲的ans who had been 'liberated' from slave ships intercepted by the British Royal Navy were taken to the South Atlantic island of St Helena. But little is written in history books or otherwise known about the lives of these individuals. Now, ancient DNA analyses offer the first direct evidence for the origins of St Helena's liberated Africans. Thu, 07 Sep 2023 13:03:48 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230907130348.htm Malaysian rock art found to depict elite -- Indigenous conflict //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230823165415.htm Researchers have dated drawings of Gua Sireh Cave in Sarawak, uncovering a sad story of conflict in the process. Wed, 23 Aug 2023 16:54:15 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230823165415.htm Spear thrower weapon use by prehistoric females equalized the division of labor while hunting //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230818135146.htm A new study has demonstrated that the atlatl (i.e. spear thrower) functions as an 'equalizer', a finding which supports women's potential active role as prehistoric hunters. Fri, 18 Aug 2023 13:51:46 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230818135146.htm Ancient metal cauldrons give us clues about what people ate in the Bronze Age //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230818135141.htm Archaeologists have long been drawing conclusions about how ancient tools were used by the people who crafted them based on written records and context clues. But with dietary practices, they have had to make assumptions about what was eaten and how it was prepared. A new study analyzed protein residues from ancient cooking cauldrons and found that the people of Caucasus ate deer, sheep, goats, and members of the cow family during the Maykop period (3700--2900 BCE). Fri, 18 Aug 2023 13:51:41 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230818135141.htm Unveiling Japan's ancient practice of cranial modification: The case of the Hirota people in Tanegashima //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230816160024.htm Cranial modification is a form of body alteration where the head is pressed or bound to permanently deform the skull. The practice has been reported across various cultures throughout history. Researchers report that the Hirota people -- who lived on the southern Japanese island of Tanegashima between the 3rd to 7th century CE -- also conducted cranial modification, with indication that both males and females performed the practice. Wed, 16 Aug 2023 16:00:24 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230816160024.htm New research links early Europeans' cultural and genetic development over several thousand years //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230809130654.htm A new DNA study has nuanced the picture of how different groups intermingled during the European Stone Age, but also how certain groups of people were actually isolated. Researchers produced new genetic data from 56 Central and Eastern European individuals from the Stone Age. Wed, 09 Aug 2023 13:06:54 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230809130654.htm New insights into the origin of the Indo-European languages //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230727143913.htm 一个国际研究小组的语言学家和遗传学家has achieved a significant breakthrough in our understanding of the origins of Indo-European, a family of languages spoken by nearly half of the world's population. Thu, 27 Jul 2023 14:39:13 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230727143913.htm Giant stone artefacts found on rare Ice Age site in Kent, UK //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230706002155.htm Researchers have discovered some of the largest early prehistoric stone tools in Britain. Thu, 06 Jul 2023 00:21:55 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230706002155.htm Humans' evolutionary relatives butchered one another 1.45 million years ago //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230626163847.htm Researchers have identified the oldest decisive evidence of humans' close evolutionary relatives butchering and likely eating one another. Mon, 26 Jun 2023 16:38:47 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230626163847.htm Study shows ancient Alaskans were freshwater fishers //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230616161940.htm 一个科学团队哈s discovered the earliest-known evidence of freshwater fishing by ancient people in the Americas. The research offers a glimpse at how early humans used a changing landscape and could offer insight for modern people facing similar changes. Fri, 16 Jun 2023 16:19:40 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230616161940.htm Remains at Crenshaw site are local, ancestors of Caddo //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230614220525.htm Hundreds of human skulls and mandibles recovered from the Crenshaw site in southwest Arkansas are the remains of ancestors of the Caddo Nation and not foreign enemies, according to a new study. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 22:05:25 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230614220525.htm Lingering effects of Neanderthal DNA found in modern humans //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230608195656.htm Recent scientific discoveries have shown that Neanderthal genes comprise some 1 to 4% of the genome of present-day humans whose ancestors migrated out of Africa, but the question remained open on how much those genes are still actively influencing human traits -- until now. Thu, 08 Jun 2023 19:56:56 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230608195656.htm Earliest evidence of wine consumption in the Americas found in Caribbean //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230522131314.htm Scientists have found what they believe to be the earliest known evidence of wine drinking in the Americas, inside ceramic artefacts recovered from a small Caribbean island. Mon, 22 May 2023 13:13:14 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230522131314.htm Ancient climate change solves mystery of vanished South African lakes //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230519104542.htm New evidence for the presence of ancient lakes in some of the most arid regions of South Africa suggests that Stone Age humans may have been more widespread across the continent than previously thought. Fri, 19 May 2023 10:45:42 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230519104542.htm Oldest architectural plans detail mysterious desert mega structures //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230519104539.htm Researchers have identified engravings in Jordan and Saudi Arabia as the oldest known scaled building plans in human history. Fri, 19 May 2023 10:45:39 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230519104539.htm Humanity's earliest recorded kiss occurred in Mesopotamia 4,500 years ago //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230518172004.htm Written sources from Mesopotamia suggest that kissing in relation to sex was practiced by the peoples of the ancient Middle East 4,500 years ago. Thu, 18 May 2023 17:20:04 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230518172004.htm South Africa's desert-like interior may have been more inviting to our human ancestors //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230516115511.htm Lining the Cape of South Africa and its southern coast are long chains of caves that nearly 200,000 years ago were surrounded by a lush landscape and plentiful food. Tue, 16 May 2023 11:55:11 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230516115511.htm Human ancestors preferred mosaic landscapes and high ecosystem diversity //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230511164457.htm A new study finds that early human species adapted to mosaic landscapes and diverse food resources, which would have increased our ancestor's resilience to past shifts in climate. Thu, 11 May 2023 16:44:57 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230511164457.htm Evidence of Ice Age human migrations from China to the Americas and Japan //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230509122008.htm Scientists have used mitochondrial DNA to trace a female lineage from northern coastal China to the Americas. By integrating contemporary and ancient mitochondrial DNA, the team found evidence of at least two migrations: one during the last ice age, and one during the subsequent melting period. Around the same time as the second migration, another branch of the same lineage migrated to Japan, which could explain Paleolithic archeological similarities between the Americas, China, and Japan. Tue, 09 May 2023 12:20:08 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230509122008.htm Nose shape gene inherited from Neanderthals //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230508104930.htm Humans inherited genetic material from Neanderthals that affects the shape of our noses, finds a new study. Mon, 08 May 2023 10:49:30 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230508104930.htm Archaeologists map hidden NT landscape where first Australians lived more than 60,000 years ago //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230505101703.htm Scientists have used sub-surface imaging and aerial surveys to see through floodplains in the Red Lily Lagoon area of West Arnhem Land in Australia. These ground-breaking methods showed how this important landscape in the Northern Territory was altered as sea levels rose about 8,000 years ago. Fri, 05 May 2023 10:17:03 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230505101703.htm Research reveals longstanding cultural continuity at oldest occupied site in West Africa //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230504111841.htm Stone tools recovered from near the Senegalese coast extend occupation of the region back to 150 thousand years ago and are comparable to those seen across Africa at this time, but uniquely persist in the region until 10 thousand years ago. Thu, 04 May 2023 11:18:41 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230504111841.htm Scientists recover an ancient woman's DNA from a 20,000-year-old pendant //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230503121312.htm An international research team has for the first time successfully isolated ancient human DNA from a Paleolithic artefact: a pierced deer tooth discovered in Denisova Cave in southern Siberia. To preserve the integrity of the artefact, they developed a new, nondestructive method for isolating DNA from ancient bones and teeth. From the DNA retrieved they were able to reconstruct a precise genetic profile of the woman who used or wore the pendant, as well as of the deer from which the tooth was taken. Genetic dates obtained for the DNA from both the woman and the deer show that the pendant was made between 19,000 and 25,000 years ago. The tooth remains fully intact after analysis, providing testimony to a new era in ancient DNA research, in which it may become possible to directly identify the users of ornaments and tools produced in the deep past. Wed, 03 May 2023 12:13:12 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230503121312.htm Searching for ancient bears in an Alaskan cave led to an important human discovery //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230424223113.htm Genetic analysis links 3,000-year-old bone found in cave to modern Alaska Natives. Mon, 24 Apr 2023 22:31:13 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230424223113.htm Long distance voyaging among the Pacific Islands //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230421195038.htm An international team of researchers has used geochemical fingerprinting to reconstruct long-distance voyages between central and western Pacific Islands during the last millennium A.D. Fri, 21 Apr 2023 19:50:38 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230421195038.htm Researchers use 21st century methods to record 2,000 years of ancient graffiti in Egypt //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230330172143.htm Researchers are learning more about ancient graffiti -- and their intriguing comparisons to modern graffiti -- as they produce a state-of-the-art 3D recording of the Temple of Isis in Philae, Egypt. Thu, 30 Mar 2023 17:21:43 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230330172143.htm Ancient DNA reveals Asian ancestry introduced to East Africa in early modern times //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230330102338.htm The largest-yet analysis of ancient DNA in Africa, which includes the first ancient DNA recovered from members of the medieval Swahili civilization, has now broken the stalemate about the extent to which people from outside Africa contributed to Swahili culture and ancestry. Thu, 30 Mar 2023 10:23:38 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230330102338.htm Ancient genomes reveal immunity adaptation in early farmers //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230323135519.htm Research has revealed that diversity in genes coding for immunity may have facilitated adaptation to farming lifestyles in prehistoric periods. Thu, 23 Mar 2023 13:55:19 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230323135519.htm Cyprus's copper deposits created one of the most important trade hubs in the Bronze Age //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230316114041.htm The coveted metal copper and a sheltered location turned the Cypriot village of Hala Sultan Tekke into one of the most important trade hubs of the Late Bronze Age. Recent excavations confirm the importance of the Bronze Age city in the first period of international trade in the Mediterranean. Thu, 16 Mar 2023 11:40:41 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230316114041.htm Indigenous Ashaninka DNA helps geneticists write new chapters of pre-colonial history in South America //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230316113957.htm Geneticists have written new chapters in the reconstruction of pre-colonial Americas history after using DNA from the indigenous Ashaninka people from Amazonian Peru. They have discovered previously unexpected levels of genetic variation in this group and uncovered a strong hint that these people were involved in a South-to-North migration that led to the transition from an archaic to ceramic culture in the Caribbean islands. 星期四,2023年3月16日11:39:57美国东部时间 //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230316113957.htm Uncovering the ritual past of an ancient stone monument in Saudi Arabia //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230315143825.htm A comprehensive analysis of an archaeological site in Saudi Arabia sheds new light on mustatils -- stone monuments from the Late Neolithic period thought to have been used for ritual purposes. Wed, 15 Mar 2023 14:38:25 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230315143825.htm Lasers and chemistry reveal how ancient pottery was made -- and how an empire functioned //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230314110706.htm Peru's first great empire, the Wari, stretched for more than a thousand miles over the Andes Mountains and along the coast from 600-1000 CE. The pottery they left behind gives archaeologists clues as to how the empire functioned. In a new study researchers showed that rather than using 'official' Wari pottery imported from the capital, potters across the empire were creating their own ceramics, decorated to emulate the traditional Wari style. To figure it out, the scientists analyzed the pottery's chemical make-up, with help from laser beams. Tue, 14 Mar 2023 11:07:06 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230314110706.htm Surprising similarities in stone tools of early humans and monkeys //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230310143653.htm Researchers have discovered artefacts produced by old world monkeys in Thailand that resemble stone tools, which historically have been identified as intentionally made by early hominins. Until now, sharp-edged stone tools were thought to represent the onset of intentional stone tool production, one of the defining and unique characteristics of hominin evolution. This new study challenges long held beliefs about the origins of intentional tool production in our own lineage. Fri, 10 Mar 2023 14:36:53 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230310143653.htm The colors on these ancient pots hint at the power of an empire //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230307114425.htm Comparing the colors on pieces of ancient Peruvian pottery revealed that potters across the Wari empire all used the same rich black pigment: a sign of the empire's influence. Tue, 07 Mar 2023 11:44:25 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230307114425.htm The world's first horse riders //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230303175829.htm Researchers have discovered evidence of horse riding by studying the remains of human skeletons found in burial mounds called kurgans, which were between 4500-5000 years old. The earthen burial mounds belonged to the Yamnaya culture. The Yamnayans had migrated from the Pontic-Caspian steppes to find greener pastures in today's countries of Romania and Bulgaria up to Hungary and Serbia. Fri, 03 Mar 2023 17:58:29 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230303175829.htm Genomic study of indigenous Africans paints complex picture of human origins and local adaptation //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230302114147.htm An international team of researchers analyzed the genomes of 180 indigenous Africans from a dozen ethnically, culturally, linguistically, and geographically diverse populations. The results shed light on the origin of modern humans, historical migrations, linguistic evolution, and local adaptation, and lay the groundwork for more people to benefit from precision medicine. Thu, 02 Mar 2023 11:41:47 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230302114147.htm Bronze Age well contents reveal the history of animal resources in Mycenae, Greece //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230301141405.htm A large Bronze Age debris deposit in Mycenae, Greece provides important data for understanding the history of animal resources at the site, according to a new study. Wed, 01 Mar 2023 14:14:05 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230301141405.htm Ice Age survivors //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230301120846.htm Large-scale genomic analysis documents the migrations of Ice Age hunter-gatherers over a period of 30,000 years -- they took shelter in Western Europe but died out on the Italian peninsula. Wed, 01 Mar 2023 12:08:46 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230301120846.htm Oldest human genome from southern Spain //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230301120829.htm 一项新的研究报告从23000 -基因组数据year-old individual who lived in what was probably the warmest place of Europe at the peak of the last Ice Age. The oldest human genome recovered from the southern tip of Spain adds an important piece of the puzzle to the genetic history of Europe. Wed, 01 Mar 2023 12:08:29 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230301120829.htm Steel was being used in Europe 2900 years ago //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230228154510.htm Researchers have discovered what they believe is the earliest use of steel in Europe -- on Iberian stone pillars from the Final Bronze Age. Tue, 28 Feb 2023 15:45:10 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230228154510.htm Gene variations for immune and metabolic conditions have persisted in humans for more than 700,000 years //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230221113002.htm A new study explores 'balancing selection' by analyzing thousands of modern human genomes alongside ancient hominin groups, such as Neanderthal and Denisovan genomes. The research has 'implications for understanding human diversity, the origin of diseases, and biological trade-offs that may have shaped our evolution,' says evolutionary biologists. Tue, 21 Feb 2023 11:30:02 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230221113002.htm 2.9-million-year-old butchery site reopens case of who made first stone tools //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230209141458.htm Along the shores of Africa's Lake Victoria in Kenya roughly 2.9 million years ago, early human ancestors used some of the oldest stone tools ever found to butcher hippos and pound plant material, according to new research. The study presents what are likely to be the oldest examples of a hugely important stone-age innovation known to scientists as the Oldowan toolkit, as well as the oldest evidence of hominins consuming very large animals. Excavations at the site, named Nyayanga and located on the Homa Peninsula in western Kenya, also produced a pair of massive molars belonging to the human species' close evolutionary relative Paranthropus. The teeth are the oldest fossilized Paranthropus remains yet found, and their presence at a site loaded with stone tools raises intriguing questions about which human ancestor made those tools. Thu, 09 Feb 2023 14:14:58 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230209141458.htm Prehistoric human migration in Southeast Asia driven by sea-level rise //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230206104123.htm An interdisciplinary team of scientistshas found that rapid sea-level rise drove early settlers in Southeast Asia to migrate during the prehistoric period, increasing the genetic diversity of the region today. Mon, 06 Feb 2023 10:41:23 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230206104123.htm Remapping the superhighways travelled by the first Australians reveals a 10,000-year journey through the continent //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230203105336.htm New research has revealed that the process of 'peopling' the entire continent of Sahul -- the combined mega continent that joined Australia with New Guinea when sea levels were much lower than today -- took 10,000 years. Sophisticated models show the scale of the challenges faced by the ancestors of Indigenous people making their mass migration across the supercontinent more than 60,000 years ago. This pattern led to a rapid expansion both southward toward the Great Australian Bight, and northward from the Kimberley region to settle all parts of New Guinea and, later, the southwest and southeast of Australia. Fri, 03 Feb 2023 10:53:36 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230203105336.htm Plague trackers: Researchers cover thousands of years in a quest to understand the elusive origins of the Black Death //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230119112819.htm Seeking to better understand more about the origins and movement of bubonic plague, in ancient and contemporary times, researchers have completed a painstaking granular examination of hundreds of modern and ancient genome sequences, creating the largest analysis of its kind. Thu, 19 Jan 2023 11:28:19 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230119112819.htm In the Neanderthal site of Combe-Grenal, France, hunting strategies were unaffected by changing climate //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230118195840.htm Neanderthals in Combe-Grenal (France) preferred to hunt in open environments, and their hunting strategies did not alter during periods of climatic change, according to a new study. Wed, 18 Jan 2023 19:58:40 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230118195840.htm Ancient Siberian genomes reveal genetic backflow from North America across the Bering Sea //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230112113206.htm The movement of people across the Bering Sea from North Asia to North America is a well-known phenomenon in early human history. Nevertheless, the genetic makeup of the people who lived in North Asia during this time has remained mysterious due to a limited number of ancient genomes analyzed from this region. Now, researchers describe genomes from ten individuals up to 7,500 years old that help to fill the gap and show geneflow from people moving in the opposite direction from North America to North Asia. Thu, 12 Jan 2023 11:32:06 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230112113206.htm Ethical ancient DNA research must involve descendant communities, say researchers //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230111131453.htm The analysis of ancient DNA allows scientists to trace human evolution and make important discoveries about modern populations. The data revealed by ancient DNA sampling can be valuable, but the human remains that carry this ancient DNA are often those of the ancestors of modern Indigenous groups, and some communities have expressed concerns about the ethics of sampling by outside parties. A group of scientists make the case for involvement of descendant communities in all aspects of the research process. Wed, 11 Jan 2023 13:14:53 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230111131453.htm Study reveals average age at conception for men versus women over past 250,000 years //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230106144515.htm Using a new method based upon comparing DNA mutation rates between parents and offspring, evolutionary biologists have revealed the average age of mothers versus fathers over the past 250,000 years, including the discovery that the age gap is shrinking, with women's average age at conception increasing from 23.2 years to 26.4 years, on average, in the past 5,000 years. Fri, 06 Jan 2023 14:45:15 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230106144515.htm Archaeologists uncover oldest known projectile points in the Americas //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221226094527.htm Archaeologists have uncovered projectile points in Idaho that are thousands of years older than any previously found in the Americas, helping to fill in the history of how early humans crafted and used stone weapons. Mon, 26 Dec 2022 09:45:27 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221226094527.htm Increasing forest cover in the Eifel region 11,000 years ago resulted in the local loss of megafauna //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221214113926.htm Sediment cores obtained from Eifel maar sites provide insight into the presence of large Ice Age mammals in Central Europe over the past 60,000 years: Overkill hypothesis not confirmed. Herds of megafauna, such as mammoth and bison, have roamed the prehistoric plains in what is today's Central Europe for several tens of thousands of years. As woodland expanded at the end of the last Ice Age, the numbers of these animals declined and by roughly 11,000 years ago, they had completely vanished from this region. Thus, the growth of forests was the main factor that determined the extinction of such megafauna in Central Europe. Wed, 14 Dec 2022 11:39:26 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221214113926.htm Immune system of modern Papuans shaped by DNA from ancient Denisovans, study finds //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221208174250.htm Modern Papuans' immune system likely evolved with a little help from the Denisovans, a mysterious human ancestor who interbred with ancient humans, according to a new study. Thu, 08 Dec 2022 17:42:50 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221208174250.htm Ancient stone tools from China provide earliest evidence of rice harvesting //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221207163043.htm A new study analyzing stone tools from southern China provides the earliest evidence of rice harvesting, dating to as early as 10,000 years ago. The researchers identified two methods of harvesting rice, which helped initiate rice domestication. Wed, 07 Dec 2022 16:30:43 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221207163043.htm For 400 years, Indigenous tribes buffered climate's impact on wildfires in the American Southwest //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221207142213.htm Devastating megafires are becoming more common, in part, because the planet is warming. But a new study suggests bringing 'good fire' back to the U.S. and other wildfire fire-prone areas, as Native Americans once did, could potentially blunt the role of climate in triggering today's wildfires. Wed, 07 Dec 2022 14:22:13 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221207142213.htm Jawbone may represent earliest presence of humans in Europe //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221206204814.htm For over a century, one of the earliest human fossils ever discovered in Spain has been long considered a Neanderthal. However, new analysis from an international research team dismantles this century-long interpretation, demonstrating that this fossil is not a Neanderthal; rather, it may actually represent the earliest presence of Homo sapiens ever documented in Europe. Tue, 06 Dec 2022 20:48:14 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221206204814.htm Human evolution wasn't just the sheet music, but how it was played //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221123114249.htm A team of researchers has identified a group of human DNA sequences driving changes in brain development, digestion and immunity that seem to have evolved rapidly after our family line split from that of the chimpanzees, but before we split with the Neanderthals. Wed, 23 Nov 2022 11:42:49 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221123114249.htm Previously unknown monumental temple discovered near the Tempio Grande in Vulci //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221111103037.htm Archeologists have identified one of the largest known sacred buildings of the Etruscans. The temple's strata offer insights into more than 1000 years of development of one of the most important Etruscan cities. The newly discovered temple is roughly the same size and on a similar alignment as the neighboring Tempio Grande, and was built at roughly the same Archaic time. This duplication of monumental buildings in an Etruscan city is rare, and indicates an exceptional finding. Fri, 11 Nov 2022 10:30:37 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221111103037.htm First sentence ever written in Canaanite language discovered: Plea to eradicate beard lice //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221109085807.htm Researchers have unearthed an ivory comb from 1700 BCE inscribed with a plea to eradicate lice. The finding provides direct evidence for the use of the Canaanite alphabet in daily activities some 3700 years ago. Wed, 09 Nov 2022 08:58:07 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221109085807.htm A stone age child buried with bird feathers, plant fibers and fur //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221102110529.htm Archaeological researchers have identified human remains as a child, who may have been laid on a bed of down in a Stone Age burial site discovered in Eastern Finland. There may also have been a canid at the child's feet. It reveals interesting details of how Stone Age humans buried their dead about 8000 years ago. Wed, 02 Nov 2022 11:05:29 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221102110529.htm Ancient DNA analysis sheds light on the early peopling of South America //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221102085438.htm 使用DNA两个古代人类在两个出土different archaeological sites in northeast Brazil, researchers have unraveled the deep demographic history of South America at the regional level with some surprising results. Not only do they provide new genetic evidence supporting existing archaeological data of the north-to-south migration toward South America, they also have discovered migrations in the opposite direction along the Atlantic coast -- for the first time. Among the key findings, they also have discovered evidence of Neanderthal ancestry within the genomes of ancient individuals from South America. Wed, 02 Nov 2022 08:54:38 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221102085438.htm