Did prehistoric humans know that smoking meat could preserve it and extend its shelf life? Researchers from the Alkow Department of Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern Cultures at Tel Aviv University ...

Preserved brains tend to look like normal brains, but they're often one-fifth of the typical size. Alexandra Morton-Hayward If they’re lucky, archaeologists find human bones or teeth that have been ...

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Evidence indicates that early humans may have harnessed fire as far back as 1.8 million years ago — likely to keep predators at bay and to smoke meat in order to preserve it. Offering a rare glimpse ...

A new study has challenged previously held views that brain preservation in the archaeological record is extremely rare. The team compiled a new archive of preserved human brains, which highlighted ...

If you dig into an archaeological site - and who among us hasn't? - you may uncover ancient human teeth and bones. But scientists are also finding brains. Unlike skin, muscle and other soft tissue, ...

Researchers have characterized the oral microbiomes of the Japanese population across time by analyzing the DNA preserved in ...