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It is a deep question, from deep in our history: when did human language as we know it emerge? A new survey of genomic evidence suggests our unique language capacity was present at least 135,000 years ago. Subsequently, language might have entered social use 100,000 years ago. The experts estimate that it would have taken a few thousand years at least for humans to fully begin exploiting their speech capacity once it developed, allowing human language to emerge as one of nature’s most [...]

A brilliant new study from Brazil has revised the historical narrative of human occupation along Brazil’s coast, offering new insights into the ancient sambaqui builders at the Galheta IV archaeological site in Laguna, Santa Catarina. The study offers new dating for the site, estimating it was active between 1,300 and 500 years ago, rather than the previously thought 1,170 to 900 years ago. Contrary to previous beliefs, the sambaqui builders at the Galheta IV archaeological site in [...]

An international team of researchers has completed an extraordinary study that reveals the presence of thousands of undetected earthworks hidden beneath the dense cover of the Amazon rainforest in South America. Based on their discovery of about two dozen earthworks in the Amazon found during aerial surveys, the researchers estimate that somewhere between 10,000 and 24,000 unknown earthworks must still be waiting to be discovered within the Amazon Basin. It is believed that these earthworks [...]

A team of researchers has unearthed and analyzed genomic data from 34 ancient skeletons scattered across Brazil. Their new study reveals the astonishing tale of 'Luzio,' a courageous wanderer who was buried in a mound of shells and fish bones around 10,000 years ago, marking a momentous milestone in the prehistory of South America. Finding the Origins of Luzio A peer-reviewed article published today, July 31, in Nature Ecology Evolution introduces the world to Luzio, the oldest [...]