Tag: Academy Of Sciences

Tantalizing New Evidence Suggests Ancient Human Migrations were Two-Way Streets

WASHINGTON (AP).- The worldwide spread of ancient humans has long been depicted as flowing out of Africa, but tantalizing new evidence suggests it may have been a two-way street. A long-studied archaeological site in a mountainous region between Europ…

Study by Paleontologists Says Ancient Pre-Human ‘Nutcracker Man’ Really Ate Grass

WASHINGTON (AP).- Nutcracker Man didn’t eat nuts after all. After a half-century of referring to an ancient pre-human as “Nutcracker Man” because of his large teeth and powerful jaw, scientists now conclude that he actually chewed grasses instead. The …

First Dinosaur Fossil, a Long-Necked, Plant-Eating Sauropod, Discovered in Angola

JOHANNESBURG (AP).- Scientists say they have discovered the first fossil of a dinosaur in Angola, and that it’s a new creature, heralding a research renaissance in a country slowly emerging from decades of war. A paper published Wednesday in the Annals…

Study Says Use of Fire Relatively Recent in Europe

WASHINGTON (AP).- A new study is raising questions about when ancient human ancestors in Europe learned to control fire, one of the most important steps on the long path to civilization. A review of 141 archaeological sites across Europe shows habitual…

Why the Switch from Foraging to Farming?

By: Randolph E. Schmid, AP Science Writer
WASHINGTON (AP).- Thousands of years ago, our ancestors gave up foraging for food and took up farming, one of the most important and debated decisions in history. Was farming more efficient than foraging? Did …

‘Lucy’ Species Used Stone Tools, Fossil Study by California Academy Says

NEW YORK (AP).- Two ancient animal bones from Ethiopia show signs of butchering by human ancestors, moving back the earliest evidence for the use of stone tools by about 800,000 years, researchers say. The bones appear to have been cut and smashed some…

‘Lucy’ Species Used Stone Tools, Fossil Study by California Academy of Sciences Says

NEW YORK (AP).- Two ancient animal bones from Ethiopia show signs of butchering by human ancestors, moving back the earliest evidence for the use of stone tools by about 800,000 years, researchers say. The bones appear to have been cut and smashed some…

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