Neanderthal garb may have been simpler than museums like to imagine Early modern humans dressed for ice age success – Neanderthals, not so much. An analysis of animal remains at prehistoric ...

Studies of modern hunter-gatherers also suggest that ‘ambush’ hunting practices are impaired by poor clothing because it is too chilly to lie in wait for long periods of time until prey arrives.

While fashion magazines and social media strongly influence how people dress today, there were literally fashion police in ...

Now, new research suggests early Homo ... Sunscreen, Clothing and Caves May Have Given Modern Humans an Edge Over Neanderthals When Earth's Magnetic Field Wandered. Story by Margherita Bassi ...

The collections highlighted below are a small part of our medieval and early modern collections. These items and many more can be located through Library Search. Monastic and medieval digital ...

This fear of swallowing pins was likely influenced by their widespread nature in early modern society. Pins were used to hold together clothing, style hair, organise documents and, of course, for ...

Sunscreen, Clothing and Caves May Have Given Modern Humans an Edge Over Neanderthals When Earth’s Magnetic Field Wandered A new study suggests the extinction of Neanderthals nearly coincided ...