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Latest News: anthropology

Why Is Prehistory Inspiring So Many Artists?

What draws us to such a distant and long-gone time? A fruitful relationship has always existed between prehistory (a scientific discipline constantly refreshed by new discoveries) and the visual artists who interpret it.

EnglishGeneral, Archaeology, Anthropology

A nearly 4,000-year-old seal was found in the Tavşanlı Mound excavation

The discovery of ceramic seals at Tavşanlı Mound parallels those found in major trade centers of Central Anatolia, such as Kültepe and Acemhöyük. This suggests the existence of additional trade routes between the East and the West during antiquity an...

EnglishAnthropology, Archaeology, Turkey

The Role of Ancient DNA in Modern Traits

Ancient human retrovirus DNA could be one of the markers of susceptibility to mental illness—specifically schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder, a new study suggests.

EnglishGeneral, Archaeology, Anthropology

Finding the Roots of Religion in Human Prehistory

In a world so profoundly transformed by science and technology, it seems reasonable to ask: Why do religions still exist?

EnglishHistory, General, Culture, Archaeology, Anthropology

Parallels Between Archaic Entrepots and Modern Offshore Banking Centers

Offshore banking and tax-avoidance centers are nothing new; they’ve been with us for millennia.

EnglishHistory, General, Anthropology

Ancient Genomes Reveal the Presence of Down Syndrome in Past Societies

Burials show children with Down Syndrome and Edwards Syndrome were recognized members of their communities.

EnglishAnthropology, Archaeology, Culture, History

Eski Genomlar Down Sendromunun Geçmiş Toplumlarda Varlığını Ortaya Koyuyor

Gömüler, Down Sendromlu ve Edwards Sendromlu çocukların toplumlarının birer üyesi olarak tanındıklarını gösteriyor.

TurkishAnthropology, Archaeology, Culture, History

Contemporary Structures just like in Gobeklitepe Found at Gre Fılla Mound in Diyarbakır

As many as 2,687 artifacts have been unearthed after four-year-long excavations at the Gre Filla mound in southeastern Türkiye, an archeologist said.

EnglishAnthropology, Archaeology, Culture, General, History, Turkey

Early Humans Placed a Hearth in the Most Appropriate Place in Their Caves 170,000 Years Ago

Findings indicate that early humans knew a great deal about spatial planning: they controlled fire and used it for various needs and placed their hearth at the optimal location in the cave – to obtain maximum benefit while exposed to a minimum amount...

EnglishAnthropology, Archaeology, General

Neanderthals Were Capable of Making Cords

Archaeologists working at the Neanderthal site of Abri du Maras in France have discovered a 46,000-year-old cord fragment — the oldest known direct evidence of fiber technology.

EnglishAnthropology, Archaeology

Mega-Structures of Ukraine’s Trypillia Culture Served as Community Centers

Mega-structures of the Trypillia culture, which was part of the larger Cucuteni-Trypillia culture, were public buildings that served a variety of economic and political purposes, according to new research by archaeologists from Germany and Ukraine.

EnglishAnthropology, Archaeology, Culture, History

115,000-Year-Old Engraved Bones Found in China

Archaeologists digging at an early hominin site in China have discovered two engraved bone fragments that date back nearly 115,000 years.

EnglishAnthropology, Archaeology, Culture, General, History

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