DNA remnants that may have originated with an unknown, extinct human cousin have been identified in the genomes of 15 living hunter-gatherers from Africa. Five of the tested individuals are Pygmies from Cameroon, and five Hadza and five Sandawe are from Tanzania. Statistical analysis suggests that the unknown species split from the ancestors of modern humans […]

Two pieces of a 3,000-year-old monumental gate complex from the Neo-Hittite Kingdom of Patina have been unearthed at Tell Tayinat, which is located in southeastern Turkey. The first piece is the head and waist portion of a colossal statue depicting a bearded man with curly hair. It has inlaid eyes of white and black stone. The […]