Ancient fishing nets resurrected from pottery using X-ray CT: a world-first achievement by Kumamoto University researchers
Reconstruction of 6,000-year-old Jomon fishing nets sheds light on prehistoric sustainability practices.
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Cover Stories
Why did Neanderthals go to the beach?
Discovery expands understanding of Neolithic agricultural practices, diets in East Asia
The oldest shell jewelry workshop in Western Europe
When Did Societal Elites Emerge?
The late Stone Age is not commonly associated with socially stratified societies, yet archaeologist Mehmet Özdoğan argues social and political elites were already shaping communities when humans began farming.
3D digitization of the morphology and rock art of La Pileta Cave using LiDAR technology on a smartphone and laser scanner
Researchers from the University of Seville have managed to recreate this reference for cave art thanks to LiDAR technology on a smartphone and laser scanner.
Etruscan chamber tombs made accessible in digital portal
Bronze and Iron Age cultures in the Middle East were committed to wine production
The Importance of Heritage Homes: Preserving the Past for Future Generations
From Artifacts to Automobiles: Tracing Canada’s Hidden Stories
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Other Stories
Research reveals ancient Maya lessons on surviving drought
Huge variety of plant foods made their starvation unlikely.
Nits on ancient mummies shed light on South American ancestry
New technique means head lice can provide clues about ancient people and migration.
Scientists digitally ‘unwrap’ mummy of pharaoh Amenhotep I for the first time in 3,000 years
Study shows that 21st dynasty restorers ‘lovingly restored’ mummy, dispelling theory that they were bent on reusing old royal burial equipment.
New dates for Viking trade
Solar flare throws light on ancient trade between the Islamic Middle East and the Viking Age.
Humans Reached Remote North Atlantic Islands Centuries Earlier Than Thought
Faroes Settled Well Before Vikings Arrived, Lake Sediments Show.
Mystery solved: Footprints from site A at Laetoli, Tanzania, are from early humans, not bears
Findings provide conclusive evidence that multiple species of hominins co-existed on the landscape.
Volcanic eruptions contributed to collapse of China dynasties
Eruptions create sulfuric acid clouds in the upper atmosphere and can cool the climate.
A Child of darkness
The first partial skull of a child of Homo naledi begins to give us insight into all stages of life of this remarkable species.
More than ceremonial, ancient Chaco Canyon was home, new study says
Early puebloans impacted the ecosystem around Chaco Canyon earlier than previously believed.
