What the 3.2 million-year-old Lucy fossil reveals about nudity and shame

The way Lucy has been depicted in newspapers, textbooks and museums shows how today’s cultural norms influence perceptions of the past.
American Songwriter

3 Forgotten Rock Hits Even 90s Kids Don’t Remember

The 1990s are outrageously far out in the past. These are three forgotten rock hits even 90s kids don't remember.

RIP Lou Koller, a Hardcore Punk Hero and Free Speech Champion

The lead singer and co-founder of the iconic New York hardcore punk band Sick of It All, died on Friday after a long battle ...
ancient-origins

100,000-Year-Old Facial Wound Reveals Earliest Healed Violence in Homo Sapiens

The victim is one of at least 27 early modern people whom archaeologists have uncovered in burials at Qafzeh, notes Ana Pantoja-Pérez, the study’s lead author and a member of the DEATHREVOL research ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Roughly 100,000 Years Ago, This Man Got Stabbed in the Face—and Survived. He’s Likely One of the First Known Victims of an Attack With a Sharp Weapon

In 1933, French archaeologist René Neuville discovered a cave in Israel that contained the 100,000-year-old remains of several individuals, as well as pieces of red ochre perhaps used in a ritual. The ...
La Brújula Verde

At Site of Oldest Known Human Burials, 145,000-Year-Old Skull Reveals Earliest Documented Stabbing

The Qafzeh cave, in present-day Israel, has brought to light one of the most significant fossil assemblages for tracing the first steps of Homo sapiens outside Africa, but a new examination of the ...
IFLScience

145,000-Year-Old Skull From The Site Of The World’s Earliest Human Burials Shows Signs Of Being Stabbed In The Face

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...
ancient-origins

A 7-Million-Year-Old Skull Starts a Debate: Did Our Oldest Ancestor Walk Upright?

7 million years ago, present-day northern Chad lay near woodlands, lakes, rivers, and open grasslands. The famous fossils of Sahelanthropus tchadensis, discovered at Toros-Menalla, were not part of ...
Archaeology

4,000-Year-Old Child’s Skull Found in Norway

BERGEN, NORWAY—According to a statement released by the University of Bergen, fragments of the 4,000-year-old skull of a young child have been discovered in the Skipshelleren rock shelter, which is ...
Phys.org

The discovery of an ancient child's skull sheds light on the early prehistoric farmers of Norway

Researchers from the University of Bergen have uncovered the remains of a 4,000-year-old child in a cave site on Norway's west coast. "The find offers rare and important insight into the first ...
Yahoo

Labeled just 'feline,' skull in a New York museum drawer turns out to be a 5-million-year-old saber-toothed cat

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: Narimane Chatar / UC Berkeley A postdoctoral researcher recently identified a 5-million-year-old saber-toothed cat ...
National Geographic news

When does old age begin? Science says later than you might think

Trying to put off aging forever? It’s a popular goal: The anti-aging market, valued at $40 billion, is estimated to hit $60 billion by 2032. To stave off old age, people slather on wrinkle cream, pop ...