SYFY WIRE Explore The LatestMoviesTVGamesComicsInterviewsBad Astronomy All Posts Tagged Anthropology A spider monkey, a rattlesnake, and an eagle are changing the way we think about animal sacrifice Monkey see, monkey die. By Cassidy Ward | 1 month ago Early man was using fire to cook food 600,000 years earlier than we previously thought Cooking with fire apparently wasn't exclusive to Homo sapiens and Neanderthals. By Cassidy Ward | 2 months ago Burned dung suggests we may have been herding animals earlier than thought, predating agriculture "Dung is a very useful fuel." By Cassidy Ward | 4 months ago The oldest successful limb amputation occurred 31,000 years ago You can't spell legacy without leg. 4 months ago Ancient Australians used boomerangs to sharpen stone tools Boomerangs were the multitool of ancient Australia. By Cassidy Ward | 5 months ago Your nose knows similarly scented people and wants you to be friends We're basically dogs sniffing one another. By Cassidy Ward | 7 months ago Ancient humans made giant omelets from the eggs of ‘Demon Ducks of Doom’ Part of a balanced breakfast. By Cassidy Ward | 8 months ago We’ve been making and wearing friendship necklaces for 6,000 years Suddenly, our childhood friendship jewelry doesn't seem so silly. By Cassidy Ward | 9 months ago Indigenous North Americans were doing skull surgery 3,000 years ago Sometimes you actually do need another hole in your head. By Cassidy Ward | 9 months ago Bone canvas: Ancient humans painted and passed around the remains of their dead Paint me like one of your Turkish bones. By Cassidy Ward | 10 months ago Load More
A spider monkey, a rattlesnake, and an eagle are changing the way we think about animal sacrifice Monkey see, monkey die. By Cassidy Ward | 1 month ago
Early man was using fire to cook food 600,000 years earlier than we previously thought Cooking with fire apparently wasn't exclusive to Homo sapiens and Neanderthals. By Cassidy Ward | 2 months ago
Burned dung suggests we may have been herding animals earlier than thought, predating agriculture "Dung is a very useful fuel." By Cassidy Ward | 4 months ago
The oldest successful limb amputation occurred 31,000 years ago You can't spell legacy without leg. 4 months ago
Ancient Australians used boomerangs to sharpen stone tools Boomerangs were the multitool of ancient Australia. By Cassidy Ward | 5 months ago
Your nose knows similarly scented people and wants you to be friends We're basically dogs sniffing one another. By Cassidy Ward | 7 months ago
Ancient humans made giant omelets from the eggs of ‘Demon Ducks of Doom’ Part of a balanced breakfast. By Cassidy Ward | 8 months ago
We’ve been making and wearing friendship necklaces for 6,000 years Suddenly, our childhood friendship jewelry doesn't seem so silly. By Cassidy Ward | 9 months ago
Indigenous North Americans were doing skull surgery 3,000 years ago Sometimes you actually do need another hole in your head. By Cassidy Ward | 9 months ago
Bone canvas: Ancient humans painted and passed around the remains of their dead Paint me like one of your Turkish bones. By Cassidy Ward | 10 months ago