It seems that southern Africa provided an ecological refuge where people adapted successfully for more than 200,000 years – ...

"The book has its origins in the Ninth International Conference on Hunting and Gathering Societies (CHAGS 9 for short), which was held at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, in September 2003"--Front ...

In one of the largest African ancient-DNA studies to date, geneticists from Uppsala University, Sweden, and an archaeologist ...

Scientists read ancient DNA from South African hunter gatherers and found a very early human branch that shaped survival ...

On dry nights, the San hunter-gatherers of Namibia often sleep under the stars. They have no electric lights or new Netflix releases keeping them awake. Yet when they rise in the morning, they haven’t ...

Explore how groundbreaking DNA research reveals southern Africa as the cradle of early Homo sapiens, shedding light on the ...

Prehistoric hunter-gatherers were likely skilled seafarers who could make long and challenging journeys. Stone tools, animal bones and other artifacts unearthed in Malta indicate that humans first ...

Ancient DNA from some of Europe's last hunter-gatherers reveals that they avoided inbreeding. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

The peaks of the Andes rise over Chile’s Aysén region in Patagonia, the southern quarter of South America and one of the last places on Earth to be settled by humans.(Courtesy Raven Garvey) (Ken ...

There are many mysteries surrounding Europe's hunter-gatherers, but farming played a role in their demise. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

Our word work has two meanings. It can mean any unpleasant activity; or it can mean any productive or useful activity, regardless of its pleasantness or unpleasantness. The first of these meanings is ...