Little too late: Researchers identify disease that may have plagued 700 year-old-skeleton
European researchers have recovered a genome of the bacterium Brucella melitensis from a 700-year-old-skeleton discovered in the ruins of a Medieval Italian village.
Prehistoric ‘bookkeeping’ continued long after invention of writing
An archaeological dig in the southeast of Turkey has unveiled a considerable number of clay tokens that were used as records of trade until the advent of writing, or so it was believed.
The curse of Sekjemka strikes Northampton as Alan Moore condemns £15 million sale of statue
As Christie's sell the statue of Sekhemka for £15.7 million, world famous graphic novelist Alan Moore torpedoes a key Government culture policy, the International Council of Museums condemns Northampton's sale of the statue and Egypt protests.
Archaeologists have unearthed a bath house at Segedunum Roman Fort after years of speculation
The mystery of a bath house buried underneath an ancient Roman fort has finally been discovered after years of speculation in a recent dig.
World’s Earliest Erotic Graffiti found in unlikely setting on Aegean Island
World’s Earliest Erotic Graffiti found in unlikely setting on Aegean Island
Cache of Roman and Corieltavi Iron Age coins discovered in cave
An excavation in Dovedale, Derbyshire by archaeologists from the National Trus, Leicester University and the Defence Archaeology Group (Operation Nightingale) has unearthed a hoard of Late Iron Age and Republican Roman coins, the first time coins of these two origins are thought to have been found buried together in a cave in Britain.
New archaeological find could shed light on late-Roman Britain
A unique archaeological find uncovered near the site of a Roman villa in Dorset could help to shed light on the rural elite of late-Roman Britain
Hair from mummy’s clothes provides insights into red deer lineage
Hair from mummy’s clothes provides insights into red deer lineage
Siberian Bronze Age skull reveals secrets of ancient society
Unlike most hunter-gatherer societies of the Bronze Age, the people of the Baikal region of modern Siberia (Russia) respected their dead with formal graves.
Baby boom in North American history between 500 to 1300 A.D.
Washington State University researchers have sketched out one of the greatest baby booms in North American history, a centuries-long "growth blip" among southwestern Native Americans between 500 to 1300 A.D.
Archaeo-astronomy Steps out from the Shadows of the Past
Archaeo-astronomy Steps out from the Shadows of the Past
Humans have been changing Chinese environment for 3,000 years
For thousands of years, Mother Nature has taken the blame for tremendous human suffering caused by massive flooding along the Yellow River, long known in China as the “River of Sorrow” and “Scourge of the Sons of Han.”
What Amino Acids in Shells tell us About Bronze Age People
Scientists at the University of York have conducted a study that has unveiled new information on the use of mollusc shells and personal adornments by people in the Bronze Age.
The “wonderful rubbish” of the Gilf Kebir desert
A chance find in a site known as the Cave of Swimmers adds a colourful twist to an exhibition in Paris celebrating the work of ethnographer Leo Frobenius in raising awareness of the rock art of Africa.
A genetic study rebuilds the history of Pre-Columbian and present-day Mexican populations
A genetic study published in the journal Science rebuilds the history of Mexican Pre-Columbian populations and characterises the genetic structure of present-day Mexican populations.
