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Largest Study of Aztec Obsidian Reveals Trade and Ritual Practices

A comprehensive analysis of 788 artifacts from Templo Mayor highlights the Mexica Empire's reliance on Sierra de Pachuca obsidian for rituals and diverse trade networks for everyday tools.

Chimpanzees Observed Sharing Alcoholic Fruit in Groundbreaking Study

Chimpanzees Demonstrate Advanced Tool-Making by Selecting Flexible Materials

Precise Dating of Lapedo Child Sheds Light on Neanderthal-Human Interactions

2,400-Year-Old Ritual Puppets Discovered Atop Salvadorian Pyramid

New Study Reveals Australopithecus Had a Predominantly Plant-Based Diet

Ancient Genomes Reveal Early Human-Neanderthal Interactions and Extinctions

Ancient Fire and Violence Offer Clues to Lives of Neolithic Ukrainians

10,000-Year-Old Rice Beer Unearthed at Neolithic Chinese Site

Ancient Alaskan Sites Reveal Early Human-Canine Relationships

Study Suggests Ancient Germanic Warriors Used Drugs Before Battle

Fossil Footprints Reveal Coexistence of Two Early Human Species in Kenya

50 Years Later: Lucy's Discovery Still Shapes Human Evolution Research

Chimpanzee Study Reveals Early Signs of Cumulative Culture

12,000-Year-Old Artifacts Reveal Early Use of Rotational Technology

Ancient Fossil Teeth Reveal Early Homo's Unique Growth Patterns

Ancient Cylinder Seals Reveal Roots of Proto-Cuneiform Writing

Study Links Human Kissing to Ancestral Ape Grooming Behaviors

Ancient Human Activity Uncovered in Laos Cave

Ancient Siberian Burial Reveals Scythian Cultural Roots