SYFY WIRE Explore The LatestMoviesTVGamesComicsInterviewsBad Astronomy All Posts Tagged Early Man Our primate ancestors may have learned to walk while still in the treetops Tarzan was a little more accurate than we thought. 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 Oldest known use of narcotic opium discovered in ancient pots And now we have morphine. By Cassidy Ward | 4 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 Ancient Australians used boomerangs to sharpen stone tools Boomerangs were the multitool of ancient Australia. By Cassidy Ward | 5 months ago The ancient world looked a lot like Middle-earth, with 'hobbit' humans and giant birds It's like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. By Cassidy Ward | 5 months ago Ancient humans at Cradle of Humankind are a million years older than we thought Do you feel old yet? 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 Load More
Our primate ancestors may have learned to walk while still in the treetops Tarzan was a little more accurate than we thought. 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
Oldest known use of narcotic opium discovered in ancient pots And now we have morphine. By Cassidy Ward | 4 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
Ancient Australians used boomerangs to sharpen stone tools Boomerangs were the multitool of ancient Australia. By Cassidy Ward | 5 months ago
The ancient world looked a lot like Middle-earth, with 'hobbit' humans and giant birds It's like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. By Cassidy Ward | 5 months ago
Ancient humans at Cradle of Humankind are a million years older than we thought Do you feel old yet? 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
