First evidence of ancient human occupation found in giant lava tube cave in Saudi Arabia
Recent archaeology uncovers 10,000-year-old relics, including Neolithic to Bronze Age remains and art.
Recent archaeology uncovers 10,000-year-old relics, including Neolithic to Bronze Age remains and art.
Study finds humid periods in ancient Iran led to the expansions of human populations.
Findings indicatedeteriorationof globally significant artworksaccelerating instep withclimate change.
First ancient nuclear genomesof Aboriginal Australiansshow repatriation of unprovenanced remains possible.
Pulses of increased rainfall transformed arid Arabian Peninsula into a route for human population movements over last 400,000 years.
Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time. It’s also one of the most complex, and scientists are still learning new things about it all the time. One thing that is becoming increasingly clear, however, is that climate change impacts humans and the way we live. This is true today, as it was in the past. However, a key question remains. How did climate change impact early humans?
New ARCHE Director hopes to build stronger research and teaching relationships locally and globally.
Scientists have identified tracks left on an ancient freshwater lake in the Arabian Peninsula as the earliest trace of human arrival in the area from about 120,000 years ago.
Intricate, multi-toothed tools found to be 2700 years old, making them the oldest confirmed tattooing combs found in Oceania.
Discovery indicates ancient humans occupied site more than half a million years earlier than previously thought.