SYFY WIRE Anthropology Vikings likely traveled the seas and the afterlife with their pets To Valhalla! By Cassidy Ward 7 months ago A spider monkey, a rattlesnake, and an eagle are changing the way we think about animal sacrifice Monkey see, monkey die. By Cassidy Ward 9 months 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 10 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 1 year ago The oldest successful limb amputation occurred 31,000 years ago You can't spell legacy without leg. Ancient Australians used boomerangs to sharpen stone tools Boomerangs were the multitool of ancient Australia. By Cassidy Ward 1 year ago Your nose knows similarly scented people and wants you to be friends We're basically dogs sniffing one another. By Cassidy Ward 1 year ago Ancient humans made giant omelets from the eggs of ‘Demon Ducks of Doom’ Part of a balanced breakfast. By Cassidy Ward 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year ago Load More
Vikings likely traveled the seas and the afterlife with their pets To Valhalla! By Cassidy Ward 7 months ago
A spider monkey, a rattlesnake, and an eagle are changing the way we think about animal sacrifice Monkey see, monkey die. By Cassidy Ward 9 months 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 10 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 1 year ago
Ancient Australians used boomerangs to sharpen stone tools Boomerangs were the multitool of ancient Australia. By Cassidy Ward 1 year ago
Your nose knows similarly scented people and wants you to be friends We're basically dogs sniffing one another. By Cassidy Ward 1 year ago
Ancient humans made giant omelets from the eggs of ‘Demon Ducks of Doom’ Part of a balanced breakfast. By Cassidy Ward 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year ago
