SYFY WIRE Anthropology Scientists are Unraveling Ancient Human Cultures from the Jewelry They Wore You can tell a lot about a person (or a culture) by the jewelry they wore. By Cassidy Ward 1 month ago Vikings likely traveled the seas and the afterlife with their pets To Valhalla! By Cassidy Ward 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 SYFY WIRE | Page 2
Scientists are Unraveling Ancient Human Cultures from the Jewelry They Wore You can tell a lot about a person (or a culture) by the jewelry they wore. By Cassidy Ward 1 month ago
Vikings likely traveled the seas and the afterlife with their pets To Valhalla! By Cassidy Ward 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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