Genes passed down from ancient hunter-gatherers who lived in Europe more than 10,000 years ago may be related to exceptional longevity in Italian centenarians today. A new genetic analysis of more ...

A western European ‘water world’ was a holdout for hunter-gatherers for thousands of years. Ancient inhabitants of the Rhine–Meuse river delta — wetland, riverine and coastal areas of modern-day ...

New research exploring the roots of modern Japanese populations has linked the genetic signature of Jomon hunter-gatherers to a higher body mass index (BMI) among individuals, underlining that ancient ...

A new study of ancient pottery adds to evidence that hunter-gatherers in Europe ate more than meat and developed early elements of cuisine. Wild herbs and other plants appear to have been an important ...

Mandible of a hunter-gatherer woman who lived 7900 years ago at Matjes River Rockshelter in the Western Cape, South Africa, for whom a genome was reconstructed. In one of the largest African ...