Unusual tusks on preserved skulls of dicynodonts influenced the look of a mythical beast painted by Southern Africa’s San people, a researcher suspects.
Years of hunching over, chewing pens and gripping brushes left the skeletons of Egyptian scribes with telltale marks of arthritis and other damage.
DNA analysis shows victims in one underground chamber at Chichén Itzá included twins, perhaps representing mythological figures.
A kneecap and two teeth belonged to the smallest known great ape, a study contends. If so, it’s the first to coexist with another great ape in Europe.
Fossil finds have since pushed back the ability of hominids to walk on two legs by millions of years.
Of more than 400 teeth collected, just 21 were chipped, suggesting that early primate diets were soft on their choppers.
By the early 1600s, hunter-gatherers at the continent’s southern tip adopted horses left behind by colonial newcomers, new finds suggest.
Lidar discoveries and recent excavations are forcing archaeologists to rethink ancient Maya political structures.
The items hint that she fought in or helped plan raids and defensive actions in what’s now southwestern England about 2,000 years ago, scientists speculate.
Feeling detached from animals, places and routines can cause loneliness, researchers are learning, which may expand the list of interventions.
