Tree ring study suggests drought encouraged Attila’s Huns to attack the Roman Empire
A study of tree rings suggests that the Hunnic peoples migrated westward across Eurasia, switched between farming and herding, and became violent raiders in response to severe drought in the Danube frontier provinces of the Roman Empire.
Ancient footprints found on UK beach
Archaeologists and geographers from the University of Manchester have discovered hundreds of ancient animal and human footprints on a beach in Merseyside, England.
Archaeologists give new insights into final blow of autonomous Ancient Palmyra
Archaeologists conducting a study to estimate the maximum productivity of the land around Palmyra are revealing new insights that questions the historical narrative.
Sustainability of the Nile since the construction of the Aswan Dam
For thousands of years, the people of North Eastern Africa have relied on the Nile River as their primary source of life sustaining water.
Early humans were drawn to Kalahari during water-rich periods
Evidence of water-rich periods in the Kalahari attracted early humans, according to a new study published in the journal PLOS ONE.
Connections between climate change and civil unrest among the ancient Maya
An extended period of turmoil in the Maya city of Mayapan in Mexico was marked by population declines, political rivalries and civil conflict.
Climate change reveals archaeological treasures in melting ice
Melting ice patches across Norway are revealing archaeological treasures from thousands of years ago that are under threat from climate change.
Droughts in the sixth century paved the way for Islam
Extreme dry conditions contributed to the decline of the ancient South Arabian kingdom of Himyar.
Neanderthals of the north
Were Neanderthals really as well adapted to a life in the cold as previously assumed, or did they prefer more temperate environmental conditions during the last Ice Age?
Ancient oak trees to shed light on the climate of the past 4500 years
Researchers will soon be able to reconstruct the climate of north-west Europe including the UK over the last 4500 years, and to date wooden buildings and objects more accurately, by analysing the chemistry of ancient oak trees, through a new Swansea-led project just selected for €3 million in European funding.
Marine mollusc shells reveal how prehistoric humans adapted to intense climate change
Current global climatic warming is having, and will continue to have, widespread consequences for human history, in the same way that environmental fluctuations had significant consequences for human populations in the past.
Why did the Vikings abandon Greenland?
A study led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst and published recently in Science Advances, upends the previously accepted theory on why the Vikings abandoned Greenland.
Well-preserved fossils could be consequence of past global climate change
Climate change can affect life on Earth. According to new research, it can also affect the dead.
Heritage sites in Africa threatened by climate change
Heritage of Outstanding and Universal Value located along the African coast is at risk from climate change.
Research reveals ancient Maya lessons on surviving drought
A new study casts doubt on drought as the driver of ancient Mayan civilisation collapse.
