Anthropology

Burned dung suggests we may have been herding animals earlier than thought, predating agriculture

"Dung is a very useful fuel."

By Cassidy Ward | 

1 week ago

The oldest successful limb amputation occurred 31,000 years ago

You can't spell legacy without leg.

1 week ago

Ancient Australians used boomerangs to sharpen stone tools

Boomerangs were the multitool of ancient Australia.

By Cassidy Ward | 

1 month ago

Your nose knows similarly scented people and wants you to be friends

We're basically dogs sniffing one another.

By Cassidy Ward | 

2 months ago

Ancient humans made giant omelets from the eggs of ‘Demon Ducks of Doom’

Part of a balanced breakfast.

By Cassidy Ward | 

3 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 | 

4 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 | 

5 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 | 

6 months ago

The secret to great hair? Evolution

Salons have nothing on Darwin.

By Elizabeth Rayne | 

6 months ago

Even cave people longed for the old days: Ancient tool recycling driven by stone-age sentimentality

They just don't make hand axes like they used to.

By Cassidy Ward | 

6 months ago