Endowment headquartered at Tel Aviv University; 9 scholars will get accolade plus $300,000 apiece for their achievements in study of human past

National Jewish Book Award-winner Charles King's 'Gods of the Upper Air' tells how a cohort of women scholars helped Franz Boaz give birth to the field of anthropology

Hebrew University researchers' genetic analysis of Denisovans, cousins to Neanderthals, one of four 'people's choice' finalists for recognition by prestigious Science magazine

Discovery in Ethiopia of 3.8-million-year-old skull indicates some ancient hominid species may have coexisted