Archaeology
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Archaeology sourced by Terry Harper BA (Griff), MBA (CUQ).
🛖 New research is revealing that common sense is a lot more idiosyncratic than we thought, with important implications for tackling political polarisation and the future of AI
The fascinating truth about why common sense isn't really that common
New research is revealing that common sense is a lot more idiosyncratic than we thought, with important implications for tackling political polarisation and the future of AI
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September 24, 2024 at 9:13 PM
🛖 New research is revealing that common sense is a lot more idiosyncratic than we thought, with important implications for tackling political polarisation and the future of AI
🛖 Archaeologists have used AI to discover hundreds of large-scale drawings depicting figures like llamas, decapitated human heads and killer whales armed with knives
AI discovers hundreds of ancient Nazca drawings in Peruvian desert
Archaeologists have used AI to discover hundreds of large-scale drawings depicting figures like llamas, decapitated human heads and killer whales armed with knives
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September 24, 2024 at 12:33 AM
🛖 Archaeologists have used AI to discover hundreds of large-scale drawings depicting figures like llamas, decapitated human heads and killer whales armed with knives
🛖 Analysis of DNA from a Neanderthal fossil found in a French cave indicates that it belonged to a group that was isolated for more than 50,000 years
Genome of Neanderthal fossil reveals lost tribe cut off for millennia
Analysis of DNA from a Neanderthal fossil found in a French cave indicates that it belonged to a group that was isolated for more than 50,000 years
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September 11, 2024 at 8:27 PM
🛖 Analysis of DNA from a Neanderthal fossil found in a French cave indicates that it belonged to a group that was isolated for more than 50,000 years
🛖 DNA analysis shows that people from Easter Island had contact with Indigenous Americans around the 1300s, and finds there was no population crash before the arrival of Europeans
Ancient people of Easter Island made return trips to South America
DNA analysis shows that people from Easter Island had contact with Indigenous Americans around the 1300s, and finds there was no population crash before the arrival of Europeans
dlvr.it
September 11, 2024 at 8:27 PM
🛖 DNA analysis shows that people from Easter Island had contact with Indigenous Americans around the 1300s, and finds there was no population crash before the arrival of Europeans
🛖 Ancient humans are said to have evolved to leave the trees, where our primate ancestors lived, in favour of open grassy savannahs – but we may have this idea wrong
When did humans leave the trees for the savannah – or did they at all?
Ancient humans are said to have evolved to leave the trees, where our primate ancestors lived, in favour of open grassy savannahs – but we may have this idea wrong
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September 10, 2024 at 11:48 PM
🛖 Ancient humans are said to have evolved to leave the trees, where our primate ancestors lived, in favour of open grassy savannahs – but we may have this idea wrong
🛖 On a recent expedition, researchers braved summer storms in northern Greenland to learn the secrets of the ancient peoples who lived there 4500 years ago
Greenland voyage sheds light on little-known ancient Arctic culture
On a recent expedition, researchers braved summer storms in northern Greenland to learn the secrets of the ancient peoples who lived there 4500 years ago
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September 6, 2024 at 7:20 PM
🛖 On a recent expedition, researchers braved summer storms in northern Greenland to learn the secrets of the ancient peoples who lived there 4500 years ago
🛖 For an undercover operative, Sadie Smith takes unnecessary risks as she infiltrates an eco-activist group. Why? And where do the Neanderthals fit into Creation Lake, Rachel Kushner's Booker-longlisted climate fiction novel? Emily H. Wilson loved finding out
This blend of spy caper and climate fiction is top-notch
For an undercover operative, Sadie Smith takes unnecessary risks as she infiltrates an eco-activist group. Why? And where do the Neanderthals fit into Creation Lake, Rachel Kushner's Booker-longlisted climate fiction novel? Emily H. Wilson loved finding…
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August 31, 2024 at 10:23 AM
🛖 For an undercover operative, Sadie Smith takes unnecessary risks as she infiltrates an eco-activist group. Why? And where do the Neanderthals fit into Creation Lake, Rachel Kushner's Booker-longlisted climate fiction novel? Emily H. Wilson loved finding out
🛖 Where do morals come from? In Animals, Robots, Gods, anthropologist Webb Keane argues imagination and differing senses of the world are key to discerning right from wrong
A gripping account of morality shows how we work out right from wrong
Where do morals come from? In Animals, Robots, Gods, anthropologist Webb Keane argues imagination and differing senses of the world are key to discerning right from wrong
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August 29, 2024 at 11:05 AM
🛖 Where do morals come from? In Animals, Robots, Gods, anthropologist Webb Keane argues imagination and differing senses of the world are key to discerning right from wrong
🛖 A monument in southern Spain that dates to between 3600 and 3800 BC appears to have been built with an understanding of geology and physics
Neolithic engineers used science knowledge to build megalith monument
A monument in southern Spain that dates to between 3600 and 3800 BC appears to have been built with an understanding of geology and physics
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August 27, 2024 at 11:50 AM
🛖 A monument in southern Spain that dates to between 3600 and 3800 BC appears to have been built with an understanding of geology and physics
🛖 A monument in southern Spain that dates to between 3600 and 3800 BC appears to have been built with an understanding of geology and physics
Neolithic engineers used scientific knowledge to build huge megalith
A monument in southern Spain that dates to between 3600 and 3800 BC appears to have been built with an understanding of geology and physics
dlvr.it
August 24, 2024 at 1:05 AM
🛖 A monument in southern Spain that dates to between 3600 and 3800 BC appears to have been built with an understanding of geology and physics
🛖 The use of cocaine only took off in Europe during the 19th century, after the drug was chemically isolated from coca leaves, but new evidence suggests much earlier use
Cocaine in mummified brains reveals when Europeans first used the drug
The use of cocaine only took off in Europe during the 19th century, after the drug was chemically isolated from coca leaves, but new evidence suggests much earlier use
dlvr.it
August 20, 2024 at 2:23 PM
🛖 The use of cocaine only took off in Europe during the 19th century, after the drug was chemically isolated from coca leaves, but new evidence suggests much earlier use
🛖 The nearest source of the altar stone at the centre of Stonehenge has finally been identified – and it is at least 750 kilometres away in north-east Scotland
Stonehenge’s altar stone was brought all the way from Scotland
The nearest source of the altar stone at the centre of Stonehenge has finally been identified – and it is at least 750 kilometres away in north-east Scotland
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August 14, 2024 at 5:28 PM
🛖 The nearest source of the altar stone at the centre of Stonehenge has finally been identified – and it is at least 750 kilometres away in north-east Scotland
🛖 This month we’re in an Italian cave with a bellissimo fossil.
If I was giving a live talk, at this point I would ask for a show of hands: have you heard of Altamura Man? Since it was new to me, I’m going to guess that most of you will be unfamiliar with it. Which is peculiar, because it’s an…
If I was giving a live talk, at this point I would ask for a show of hands: have you heard of Altamura Man? Since it was new to me, I’m going to guess that most of you will be unfamiliar with it. Which is peculiar, because it’s an…
Why the amazing Altamura Man fossil remains a mystery
This month we’re in an Italian cave with a bellissimo fossil.
If I was giving a live talk, at this point I would ask for a show of hands: have you heard of Altamura Man? Since it was new to me, I’m going to guess that most of you will be unfamiliar with…
dlvr.it
August 14, 2024 at 2:30 PM
🛖 This month we’re in an Italian cave with a bellissimo fossil.
If I was giving a live talk, at this point I would ask for a show of hands: have you heard of Altamura Man? Since it was new to me, I’m going to guess that most of you will be unfamiliar with it. Which is peculiar, because it’s an…
If I was giving a live talk, at this point I would ask for a show of hands: have you heard of Altamura Man? Since it was new to me, I’m going to guess that most of you will be unfamiliar with it. Which is peculiar, because it’s an…
🛖 We know that modern humans took one of two routes to first reach Australia, and now an ancient chunk of plant resin has tipped the evidence towards the northern option
Ancient plant artefact reveals humanity's epic journey to Australia
We know that modern humans took one of two routes to first reach Australia, and now an ancient chunk of plant resin has tipped the evidence towards the northern option
dlvr.it
August 13, 2024 at 5:59 AM
🛖 We know that modern humans took one of two routes to first reach Australia, and now an ancient chunk of plant resin has tipped the evidence towards the northern option
🛖 More and more parents are choosing to only have one child. Here’s what the evidence says about how growing up without siblings affects their personality traits and well-being
Spoilt, self-centered and lonely? Examining the only child stereotype
More and more parents are choosing to only have one child. Here’s what the evidence says about how growing up without siblings affects their personality traits and well-being
dlvr.it
August 7, 2024 at 7:45 PM
🛖 More and more parents are choosing to only have one child. Here’s what the evidence says about how growing up without siblings affects their personality traits and well-being
🛖 Nutrient-rich "dark earth" soil may store an amount of carbon nearly equivalent to annual CO2 emissions in the US, a finding that suggests the Amazon sequesters far more carbon than previously known
Amazon soil may store billions more tonnes of carbon than once thought
Nutrient-rich "dark earth" soil may store an amount of carbon nearly equivalent to annual CO2 emissions in the US, a finding that suggests the Amazon sequesters far more carbon than previously known
dlvr.it
August 7, 2024 at 2:01 AM
🛖 Nutrient-rich "dark earth" soil may store an amount of carbon nearly equivalent to annual CO2 emissions in the US, a finding that suggests the Amazon sequesters far more carbon than previously known
🛖 An arm bone from an ancient human that lived 700,000 years ago on the island of Flores is the smallest ever found from an adult hominin, adding a new piece to the puzzle of Homo floresiensis
Hobbit hominins from Indonesia may have had even smaller ancestors
An arm bone from an ancient human that lived 700,000 years ago on the island of Flores is the smallest ever found from an adult hominin, adding a new piece to the puzzle of Homo floresiensis
dlvr.it
August 6, 2024 at 8:06 PM
🛖 An arm bone from an ancient human that lived 700,000 years ago on the island of Flores is the smallest ever found from an adult hominin, adding a new piece to the puzzle of Homo floresiensis
🛖 Fossils found 50 and 100 years ago seemed to pinpoint the moment humanity emerged – but defining a human has turned out to be far trickier than we thought
What made us human? The fossils redefining our evolutionary origins
Fossils found 50 and 100 years ago seemed to pinpoint the moment humanity emerged – but defining a human has turned out to be far trickier than we thought
dlvr.it
August 1, 2024 at 12:56 PM
🛖 Fossils found 50 and 100 years ago seemed to pinpoint the moment humanity emerged – but defining a human has turned out to be far trickier than we thought
🛖 Fossils found 50 and 100 years ago seemed to pinpoint the moment humanity emerged – but defining a human has turned out to be far trickier than we thought
What is a human? Why the split from our ancestors is so hard to define
Fossils found 50 and 100 years ago seemed to pinpoint the moment humanity emerged – but defining a human has turned out to be far trickier than we thought
dlvr.it
July 31, 2024 at 7:12 PM
🛖 Fossils found 50 and 100 years ago seemed to pinpoint the moment humanity emerged – but defining a human has turned out to be far trickier than we thought
🛖 An analysis of 20,000 metal objects from Bronze Age Europe suggests human economic behavior may not have changed much over the past 3500 years
Bronze Age hoards hint that market economies arose surprisingly early
An analysis of 20,000 metal objects from Bronze Age Europe suggests human economic behavior may not have changed much over the past 3500 years
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July 29, 2024 at 7:54 PM
🛖 An analysis of 20,000 metal objects from Bronze Age Europe suggests human economic behavior may not have changed much over the past 3500 years
🛖 Ancient Egyptians may have relied on a vertical shaft that could be filled with water, along with a network of water channels and filtration structures, to build the Step Pyramid of Djoser 4500 years ago
Egyptian pyramid may have been built using a water-powered elevator
Ancient Egyptians may have relied on a vertical shaft that could be filled with water, along with a network of water channels and filtration structures, to build the Step Pyramid of Djoser 4500 years ago
dlvr.it
July 25, 2024 at 9:20 PM
🛖 Ancient Egyptians may have relied on a vertical shaft that could be filled with water, along with a network of water channels and filtration structures, to build the Step Pyramid of Djoser 4500 years ago
🛖 In an effort to understand ancient Neanderthal food preparation techniques, researchers butchered five wild birds using flint stone tools and roasted them
Neanderthal cooking skills put to the test with birds and stone tools
In an effort to understand ancient Neanderthal food preparation techniques, researchers butchered five wild birds using flint stone tools and roasted them
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July 24, 2024 at 9:54 AM
🛖 In an effort to understand ancient Neanderthal food preparation techniques, researchers butchered five wild birds using flint stone tools and roasted them
🛖 Prehistoric mammal bones found at a construction site in Argentina appear to have been cut with stone tools, suggesting that humans lived in the region much earlier than previously thought
Butchered bones hint humans were in South America 21,000 years ago
Prehistoric mammal bones found at a construction site in Argentina appear to have been cut with stone tools, suggesting that humans lived in the region much earlier than previously thought
dlvr.it
July 18, 2024 at 12:08 AM
🛖 Prehistoric mammal bones found at a construction site in Argentina appear to have been cut with stone tools, suggesting that humans lived in the region much earlier than previously thought
🛖 Highland and lowland populations in Papua New Guinea have different gene variants derived from Denisovan archaic humans, indicating possible adaptations for lower oxygen levels and higher malaria risk
Denisovan DNA may help modern humans adapt to different environments
Highland and lowland populations in Papua New Guinea have different gene variants derived from Denisovan archaic humans, indicating possible adaptations for lower oxygen levels and higher malaria risk
dlvr.it
July 12, 2024 at 2:10 PM
🛖 Highland and lowland populations in Papua New Guinea have different gene variants derived from Denisovan archaic humans, indicating possible adaptations for lower oxygen levels and higher malaria risk
🛖 DNA evidence from tombs in Sweden and Denmark suggests major plague outbreaks were responsible for the Neolithic decline in northern Europe
The plague may have wiped out most northern Europeans 5000 years ago
DNA evidence from tombs in Sweden and Denmark suggests major plague outbreaks were responsible for the Neolithic decline in northern Europe
dlvr.it
July 10, 2024 at 8:49 PM
🛖 DNA evidence from tombs in Sweden and Denmark suggests major plague outbreaks were responsible for the Neolithic decline in northern Europe