World History
- When Were Horses Tamed?
The BBC has a new article up titled Horses tamed earlier than thought. It begins with, "Horses were domesticated much earlier than previously thought, according to a team of researchers. They found evidence suggesting that the animals were used by a culture...
- The Neanderthals Speak
They have been dead for over 30,000 years. However, an anthropologist has made a stab at what their voices may have sounded like by reconstructing their vocal tracts with a synthesizer. Robert McCarthy of Florida Atlantic University and his work is detailed...
- Last Stand Of The Neanderthals?
Neanderthals survived longer than thought. This article is from today's issue of USA Today. Research suggests Neanderthals survived for thousands of years longer than thought, with small bands finding refuge in a massive cave in Spain. They used the...
- Neanderthal
Neanderthal - This is an illustrated overview of Neanderthal living. It was created to accompany a TV show that followed the story of a small clan of Neanderthals living in Southwest France 35,000 years ago. In addition to notes on how the show was made,...
- Paleolithic Humans Had Bread Along With Their Meat
Starch grains found on 30,000-year-old grinding stones suggest that prehistoric humans may have dined on an early form of flatbread, contrary to their popular image as primarily meat eaters. Read the full article @ the NY Times....
World History
Neanderthals cooked and ate vegetables
Researchers in the US have found grains of cooked plant material in their teeth.
The study is the first to confirm that the Neanderthal diet was not confined to meat and was more sophisticated than previously thought.
Read on BBC.com
- When Were Horses Tamed?
The BBC has a new article up titled Horses tamed earlier than thought. It begins with, "Horses were domesticated much earlier than previously thought, according to a team of researchers. They found evidence suggesting that the animals were used by a culture...
- The Neanderthals Speak
They have been dead for over 30,000 years. However, an anthropologist has made a stab at what their voices may have sounded like by reconstructing their vocal tracts with a synthesizer. Robert McCarthy of Florida Atlantic University and his work is detailed...
- Last Stand Of The Neanderthals?
Neanderthals survived longer than thought. This article is from today's issue of USA Today. Research suggests Neanderthals survived for thousands of years longer than thought, with small bands finding refuge in a massive cave in Spain. They used the...
- Neanderthal
Neanderthal - This is an illustrated overview of Neanderthal living. It was created to accompany a TV show that followed the story of a small clan of Neanderthals living in Southwest France 35,000 years ago. In addition to notes on how the show was made,...
- Paleolithic Humans Had Bread Along With Their Meat
Starch grains found on 30,000-year-old grinding stones suggest that prehistoric humans may have dined on an early form of flatbread, contrary to their popular image as primarily meat eaters. Read the full article @ the NY Times....