Primate archaeology: old science gets new members Archaeology, the study of ancient cultures and their artifacts, has always been confined to the technology of humans and direct human ancestors. However,…
Ancient Amazon tribes lived in sustainable "garden cities", argues new research Researchers have uncovered new evidence to support the controversial theory that parts of the Amazon were home to dense…
Ancient Amazon fires linked to human populations Ancient Amazon fires linked to human populations Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com February 20, 2008 European contact resulted in both a steep decline in…
Missing link between humans and apes possibly discovered Missing link between humans and apes possibly discovered mongabay.com November 12, 2007 A 10 million-year-old jawbone discovered in Kenya may represent a…
Chocolate first used more than 3100 years ago Chocolate first used more than 3100 years ago mongabay.com November 12, 2007 Cacao, the source of chocolate, was in use at least…
Climate change drove human evolution Climate change drove human evolution mongabay.com September 3, 2007 Climate change appears to have been a significant driver of human evolution, report researchers writing in…
Peanuts, cotton, squash first farmed in Peru 6,000-10,000 years ago Peanuts, cotton, squash first farmed in Peru 6,000-10,000 years ago mongabay.com June 28, 2007 Anthropologists have discovered the earliest-known evidence…
Polynesians brought chickens to Americas before Columbus Polynesians brought chickens to Americas before Columbus Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com June 4, 2007 New DNA analysis shows that Polynesians introduced chickens to…
Global warming killed Neanderthals in Spain Global warming killed Neanderthals in Spain mongabay.com April 30, 2007 New research fingers climate change, not humans, as the culprit for the extinction of…
Pre-Colombian Amazon rainforest not heavily populated suggests new study Pre-Colombian Amazon rainforest not heavily populated mongabay.com March 6, 2007 Much of the Amazon rainforest was not heavily populated by pre-Colombian…
Archeologists find oldest solar observatory in the Americas Archeologists find oldest solar observatory in the Americas Yale University March 1, 2007 Archeologists from Yale and the University of Leicester have…
Chili peppers came from Ecuadorian rainforests 6,100 years ago Chili peppers came from Ecuadorian rainforests 6,100 years ago mongabay.com February 15, 2007 Chili peppers were first cultivated 6,100 years in…
Photos of the ancient Romeo and Juliet skeleton Photos of the ancient Romeo and Juliet skeleton mongabay February 7, 2007 Archaeologists unearthed a pair of human skeletons lying in an…
Lost civilization found in Peru Lost civilization found in Peru mongabay.com January 19, 2007 Explorers have found ruins of a little known civilization deep in the cloud forests of the…
Oldest juvenile skeleton discovered in Ethiopia Oldest juvenile skeleton discovered in Ethiopia Arizona State University September 20, 2006 Discovery of a nearly intact 3.3 million year-old juvenile skeleton is filling…
Hobbits don't exist; ancient skeleton not a pygmy human species Hobbits don't exist; ancient skeleton not a pygmy human species Penn State August 21, 2006 The skeletal remains found in…
Bison-hunting Plains indians more advanced than thought Bison-hunting Plains indians more advanced than thought mongabay.com August 15, 2006 A controversial new theory argues that ancient plains Indians may have developed…
Ancient bison teeth provide window on past Great Plains climate Ancient bison teeth provide window on past Great Plains climate University of Washington August 7, 2006 A University of Washington…
Amazon Stonehenge suggests advanced ancient rainforest culture Amazon Stonehenge suggests advanced ancient rainforest culture By Rhett Butler, mongabay.com May 14, 2006 (modified from an earlier article) The discovery of an…
Easter Island settled around 1200, later than originally believed Easter Island settled around 1200, later than originally believed Rhett Butler, mongabay.com March 13, 2006 New evidence suggests that colonization of…
Archaeologists make ancient Maya discovery in Guatemala Archaeologists make ancient Maya discovery in Guatemala Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com December 5, 2005 Researchers working in Guatemala have unearthed a monument with…
Elite women were alcoholic brewers in pre-Inca Peru Elite women were alcoholic brewers in pre-Inca Peru By Aaron Hoover University of Florida news release November 14, 2005 GAINESVILLE, Fla. —…
Demise of passenger pigeon may be linked to rise of Lyme disease Empty of People, Overrun by Pigeons Demise of passenger pigeon linked to Lyme disease Tina Butler, mongabay.com November…
The Virgin Forest? Amazon Myths and New Revelations Modern day agriculture in the Amazon. Controversial evidence uncovered over the past decade suggests that the Amazon rainforest was once home to…
Easter Island Mystery of Disappearing Society revealed using mathematical model Easter Island Mystery revealed using mathematical model Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com September 1, 2005 Jared Diamond, a professor of geography…
