Science ❯ Anthropology ❯ Human Evolution

Cultural Practices

Violence Symbolism Clothing Production Rituals Mobility in Prehistoric Societies Magdalenian Period Cannibalism Tattoo Techniques

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Repeated Deep‑Cave Burning at Wonderwerk Cave Dated to About 1.07–1.79 Million Years Ago

A novel, non‑destructive bone‑luminescence test supported by cosmogenic plus paleomagnetic dating suggests hominins carried and maintained embers inside the cave rather than making fire there.

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Isotope Study Links 6,000-Year-Old Alsace ‘Victory’ Burials to Outsider Victims

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Spanish Pebble Yields 43,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Face Abstraction, Fingerprint

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18,000-Year-Old Polish Cave Reveals Evidence of Cannibalism Among Early Europeans

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13,000-Year-Old Bone Needles Shed Light on Ice Age Clothing Innovation