Division of tasks in Paleolithic groups not influenced by energy expenditure differences between boys and girls
Researchers from the Paleophysiology and Ecology of Hominins and Paleoecology of Mammals groups at the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH) have recently published a paper in the journal Human Nature in which they hig.....»»
Mammoths Roamed when Humans Started Using Tobacco at Least 12,300 Years Ago
A dig in the Nevada desert finds telltale seeds at the site of a late Paleolithic hearth -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Upper Paleolithic human remains found at the Cova Gran de Santa Linya site
Scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH) have participated in the discovery, at the Cova Gran de Santa Linya site (La Noguera, Lleida), of the remains of a female attributed to H. sapiens, who lived in t.....»»
Archaeologists recreated three common kinds of Paleolithic cave lighting
Experiments could enhance our understanding of the origin of prehistoric art in caves Enlarge / Spanish archaeologists recreated three common types of Paleolithic lighting systems. (credit: Medina-Alcaide et al, 2021, PLOS ONE) In 1993, a medi.....»»
Light in darkness: An experimental look at Paleolithic cave lighting
A recreation of three common types of Paleolithic lighting systems (torches, grease lamps, and fireplaces) illuminates how Paleolithic cave dwellers might have traveled, lived, and created in the depths of their caves, according to a study published.....»»