The discovery of the new Homo naledi fossils, representing the remains of at least three juvenile and adult specimens, includes a “wonderfully complete skull,” says UW-Madison anthropologist John Hawks.
Discoveries
UW search team finds downed WWII plane
This summer, in a unique collaboration, a team from the University of Wisconsin–Madison recovered wreckage and possible human remains from a site in France where an American pilot crashed during World War II.
Vietnam’s First City
At the site of Co Loa, researchers (including UW Anthropology’s Nam C. Kim) are examining the foundations of power in Southeast Asia – featured in the latest issue of Archaeology Magazine.
Old technology provides modern lessons to archaeology students
Mark Kenoyer knows from the pleasing “ting” of a piece of pottery, when struck by a single finger, just how hot the kiln that fired it must have been. He can also tell by the …