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Cover Stories
A multidisciplinary study has reconstructed the genomic history of the Balkan Peninsula during the first millennium of the common era.
Baboons in captivity in Ancient Egypt: insights from collection of mummies
Skeletal pathologies in baboons from near Thebes indicate likely poor diet and limited sunlight.
Straight-tusked elephant exploitation by Neanderthals
Early humans hunted beavers 400,000 years ago
Evidence from eastern Germany shows that early humans had a more varied diet than previously known.
‘Woman the hunter’: Studies aim to correct history
AI: Researchers develop automatic text recognition for ancient cuneiform tablets
Radiocarbon dating meets Egyptology and Biblical accounts in the city of Gezer
New dates allow testing of proposed correlations between texts and archaeological remains.
Giant Stone Hand Axe May Rewrite Prehistory in a Region of Saudi Arabia
Initially assessed at over 200,000 years old, it sheds more light on the Middle Paleolithic presence of humans in present-day Saudi Arabia.
Long-distance weaponry identified at the 31,000-year-old archaeological site of Maisières-Canal
A study conducted by TraceoLab at the University of Liège reveals the existence of long-distance weaponry 10,000 years earlier than previously estimated.
Larger-scale warfare may have occurred in Europe 1,000 years earlier
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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.