Tag: Ancestors of the
Man diversified his prey during the last glacial maximum, 23,000 years ago
23,000 years ago, a human encampment was flooded and covered by sediments on the shore of Lake Tiberias, Israel. This episode occurred during the last glacial maximum and the analysis…
The oldest Homo sapiens fossil is at least 33,000 years old!
The dating of the oldest undisputed fossil ofHomo sapiens was estimated at 200,000 years ago. The radiometric dating of a volcanic layer in Ethiopia makes it possible to reassess the…
The line of modern man in Africa is now at least 233,000 years old!
The dating of the oldest undisputed fossil ofHomo sapiens was estimated 200,000 years ago. Radiometric dating of a volcanic layer in Ethiopia allows us to reassess the age of our…
Researchers have been able to study the DNA of mummies thousands of years old thanks to lice!
DNA is scarce in South American mummies dating back several millennia. The presence of parasites in individuals shortly before their death has nevertheless made it possible to preserve this precious…
The biggest archaeological discoveries in 2021
For the end of the year, Futura offers you a selection of discoveries that have marked the field of archeology and anthropology in 2021. Read the story of these places,…
These 3.7 million year old footprints weren’t made by a bear!
Prehistoric footsteps in Tanzania have been traced to a bear decades ago. Their comparison with fingerprints of current species now reveals that they were made by an as yet unidentified…
Researchers have reconstructed human faces from the Bronze Age
The origin of the individuals of El Argar society, during the Spanish Bronze Age, has been refined. The preservation of human remains has also made it possible to virtually reconstruct…