Anthropology

Anthropology

More than 9,000-year-old decapitated head discovered in Brazil

Human decapitation goes back more than 9,000 years in the Americas.

Anthropology

Handed-down tales tell of ancient sea level rise

Australian Aborigines tell tales of actual, ancient sea-level rises, a contested study finds.

Anthropology

Fossils suggest new species from human genus

Undated South African cave fossils may reveal a new species in the human genus.

Anthropology

Immortality and more in reader feedback

This week in reader feedback: Immortality and tracing ancient humans.

Anthropology

Minutes after encountering danger, lemurs yawn

Madagascar primates yawn within minutes of encountering threats.

Animals

A monkey uses a stick to pick its teeth and nose

A wild bearded capuchin monkey in Brazil was caught using tools to pick its nose and teeth.

Anthropology

Ancient pottery maps route to South Pacific

New Guinea pottery points to a key meeting of island natives and seafarers at least 3,000 years ago.

Anthropology

Chilean desert cemetery tells tale of ancient trade specialists

Burial site holds clues to ancient trade brokers in Chilean desert.

Anthropology

Oldest humanlike hand bone discovered

Found at Tanzania’s Olduvai Gorge, pinkie bone is 1.84 million years old.

Anthropology

Bones revive a 7,000-year-old massacre

Bones suggest Central Europe’s first farmers had an extremely violent streak.

Anthropology

Remains of Jamestown leaders discovered

Colonial-era graves reveal leading figures in founding of English America.

Anthropology

Tooth, jaw fossils tell tale of North America’s last nonhuman primates

Oregon fossils provide new clues to North America’s last nonhuman primates.