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Two research teams are defending the claim that ancient hunter-gatherers occupied the Monte Verde archaeological site in Chile approximately 14,500 years ago, following a conflicting study suggesting a much younger timeline.
An archaeological discovery in Norway, including prehistoric traps near a lake, reveals that hunter-gatherers actively managed nature by transporting fish to mountain areas for fishing 7,000 years ago, predating the advent of agriculture.
Discovery in Siberia suggests bacterium from raw marmots devastated hunter-gatherer tribes about 5,500 years ago The earliest evidence for an outbreak of plague has been uncovered at late stone age cemeteries in south-eastern Siberia where dozens of hunter-gatherers and their children were buried. Ancient DNA collected from the remains suggests the disease tore through the sparse communities in devastating waves that began about 5,500 years ago, at least two centuries after the bacterium resp...
A new archaeological study reveals that Native American hunter-gatherers were using dice for gaming and gambling more than 6,000 years earlier than the practice appeared anywhere else in the world.
A study published in "Nature" reveals that the bond between dogs and humans dates back over 15,000 years, pushing back the earliest genetic evidence of dog domestication by 5,000 years. It suggests hunter-gatherers fed dogs and performed ritual burials long before the advent of agriculture.
Archaeologists in Southern Africa are working to decipher ancient rock art, which serves as a crucial source of information about the lives of hunter-gatherers thousands of years ago.
Scientists have discovered a connection between early farmers and hunter-gatherers in prehistoric Europe, with a roe deer antler from an ancient shamaness's burial equipment serving as a key clue.
The Koskarlı Cave in Türkiye has yielded a 12,900-year-old layer, providing significant evidence of Epipalaeolithic hunter-gatherer life, including hearths, stone tools, and personal items.
A study concluded that a small group of hunter-gatherers near Lake Baikal in Eastern Siberia experienced the first plague epidemic in history 5,500 years ago, with most victims under 15 years old.
The oldest known cases, discovered among hunter-gatherers in Siberian graves, contradict the theory that the disease once was mild.
New research indicates that the earliest known gambling dice were utilized by North American hunter-gatherers more than 12,000 years ago, pushing back the timeline of their use.
Archaeological research in Southern Italy's Grotta del Romito cave has uncovered the oldest known case of a rare genetic disease, found in two closely related female hunter-gatherers buried together over 12,000 years ago.
Information encoded in symbols likely helped Stone Age hunter-gatherers coordinate groups, researchers say
Archaeologists have discovered evidence that ancient hunter-gatherers transported brown trout past waterfalls to introduce them into fishless Norwegian mountain lakes 7,000 years ago. Remnants of intricate fish traps from 5000 BC highlight this remarkable feat.
Researchers have found evidence that the plague bacterium killed humans much earlier than previously believed, after isolating its DNA from 5,500-year-old skeletal remains of hunter-gatherers in Siberian burial sites.
A genetic study on indigenous groups in Malaysia suggests that hunter-gatherers possess a different genetic scent repertoire compared to sedentary farmers, indicating a potential decline in the human sense of smell with the advent of agriculture.
New findings suggest that hunter-gatherers in North America were using dice over 12,000 years ago, predating the previously believed origins of the game in ancient high cultures by 6,000 years.
Is warfare biologically determined, or just a failure of civilization? The book Violence and Warfare of Hunter-Gatherers (Academia) refutes Rousseau's ideas about a peaceful prehistoric era and shows human history...
An archaeological discovery reveals that hunter-gatherers in Europe developed a system of engraved signs 35,000 years ago, predating Mesopotamian writing. Many objects with these sequences were found in caves in southwestern Germany.