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