Property and Debt in Ancient Rome
The ancient Roman concept of property was essentially creditor-oriented. As Rome’s power grew, practices quickly became predatory.
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Cover Stories
The Ten Tombs
A renowned scholar shares his perspective and research on fascinating tombs and finds bearing on the historical Jesus and his times.
Why Culture Is Not the Only Tool for Defining Homo sapiens in Relation to Other Hominins
We need a broad comparative lens to produce useful explanations and narratives of our origins across time.
Ancient centers of western Anatolia exemplify the movement of people and culture during the Late Bronze and Iron Age, says scholar.
Who were the Neanderthals, really?
Long accepted paradigms on the Neanderthals are rapidly shifting based on new findings.
Research collaboration dates genetic lineage of Blackfoot Confederacy to late Pleistocene
New findings on the world’s oldest wooden hunting weapons
Researchers shed new light on the famous wooden spears of Schöningen and the implications for early human hunting.
Ancient DNA reveals the appearance of a 6th century Chinese emperor
What Bronze Age teeth say about the evolution of the human diet
The reason for the proximity between Paleolithic extensive stone quarries and water sources: Elephant hunting by early humans
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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.
