Prehistoric animal carvings discovered for the first time in Scotland
Prehistoric animal carvings, thought to be between 4,000 and 5,000-years-old, have been discovered for the first time in Scotland hidden inside Dunchraigaig Cairn in Kilmartin Glen, Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has announced.
Jebel Sahaba: A succession of violence rather than a prehistoric war
Since its discovery in the 1960s, the Jebel Sahaba cemetery in the Nile Valley of the Sudan was considered to be one of the oldest testimonies to prehistoric warfare.
Archaeologists find southwest Germany’s oldest golden artefact
Archaeologists working in the district of Tübingen in southwest Germany have discovered the region’s earliest gold object to date.
The entire genome from Peştera Muierii 1 sequenced
For the first time, researchers have successfully sequenced the entire genome from the skull of Peştera Muierii 1, a woman who lived in today's Romania 35,000 years ago.
Swiss farmers contributed to the domestication of the opium poppy
Fields of opium poppies once bloomed where the Zurich Opera House underground garage now stands.
Ancient Easter Island communities offer insights for successful life in isolation
After a long journey, a group of settlers sets foot on an otherwise empty land. A vast expanse separates them from other human beings, cutting off any possibility of outside contact. Their choices will make the difference between survival and death.
First member of ill-fated 1845 Franklin expedition is identified by DNA analysis
The identity of the skeletal remains of a member of the 1845 Franklin expedition has been confirmed using DNA and genealogical analyses by a team of researchers from the University of Waterloo, Lakehead University, and Trent University.
Ancient DNA reveals origin of first Bronze Age civilizations in Europe
The first civilisations to build monumental palaces and urban centres in Europe are more genetically homogenous than expected, according to the first study to sequence whole genomes gathered from ancient archaeological sites around the Aegean Sea.
Groundbreaking kumara research marries scientific evidence with matauraka Māori
The discovery of ancient kumara pits just north of Dunedin dating back to the 15th century have shone a light on how scientific evidence can complement mātauranga Maori around how and where the taonga were stored hundreds of years ago.
Calls to support the next generation of young archaeologists
The Council for British Archaeology’s Young Archaeologists’ Club (YAC) is calling out for heritage organisations to join its well-loved “YAC Pass” scheme.
Viking metalwork craft and expertise evolved from 8th to 9th century
The evolution of metalwork expertise and craftsmanship developed by Viking craftspeople in Denmark in the 8th and 9th centuries has been detailed in a study published in Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences.
Archaeologists find alphabet’s ‘missing link’
Archaeologists have found an important early example of the alphabet at Tel Lachish, Israel, from around 1450 BC.
Localised Deforestation Unlikely to Cause Cahokia Collapse
Archaeologists from Washington University in St. Louis suggest that the abandonment of Cahokia was unlikely to have been caused by deforestation.
Warriors’ Down Bedding Could Ease Journey to Realm of the Dead
The burial field in Valsgärde outside Uppsala in central Sweden contains over 90 graves from the Iron Age.
Archaeologists Uncover Earliest Evidence of Domesticated Dogs in Arabian Peninsula
A team of archaeologists in north-west the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has uncovered the earliest evidence of dog domestication by the region's ancient inhabitants.
