Readers had questions and comments on Lyme disease prevention, speciation, and a mysterious uranium cube. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/readers-respond-lyme-disease-fossil-teeth-and-tesseract-look-alike4…
Tag: Humans&Society/Anthropology
Ancient Maya warfare flared up surprisingly early
Extreme conflicts broke out well before the decline of the Maya civilization, researchers say. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ancient-maya-warfare-flared-surprisingly-early4…
Satellites are transforming how archaeologists study the past
In ‘Archaeology from Space,’ Sarah Parcak takes readers on a lively tour of the past, and archaeology of the 21st century. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/space-satellites-transforming-how-archaeologists-study-past4…
Readers inquire about measles, vaccine hesitancy and more
Readers had questions about vaccine-hesitant parents, measles and DNA sequencing. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/readers-inquire-about-measles-vaccine-hesitancy-and-more4…
A Greek skull may belong to the oldest human found outside of Africa
Humans possibly reached southeastern Europe by 210,000 years ago. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/greek-skull-oldest-human-homo-sapiens-outside-africa4…
Ancient humans used the moon as a calendar in the sky
Whether the moon was a timekeeper for early humans, as first argued during the Apollo missions, is still up for debate. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/moon-time-calendar-ancient-human-art4…
Ancient DNA reveals the origins of the Philistines
A mysterious Biblical-era population may have fled Bronze Age calamities. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ancient-dna-origins-philistines-bible-europe-israel4…
East Asians may have been reshaping their skulls 12,000 years ago
An ancient skull-molding practice had a long history in northeastern Asia, researchers say. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/east-asians-may-have-been-reshaping-their-skulls-12000-years-ago4…
Foreigners may have conquered ancient Egypt without invading it
Bone evidence suggests female Hyksos immigrants married into power. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/mysterious-hyksos-dynasty-conquered-ancient-egypt-marriage