Among Viking societies, Norway was much more violent than Denmark
Rates of violence in Viking Age societies were long believed to be comparable. New research challenges that assumption.
What role did fear play in Europe’s population growth?
Fear of conflict may have influenced the development of prehistoric European societies as much as the conflicts themselves, according to a recent study by the Complexity Science Hub (CSH).
To kill mammoths in the Ice Age, people used planted pikes, not throwing spears, researchers say
UC Berkeley archeologists say the findings might help resolve the debate about Clovis points and reshape how we think about what life was like roughly 13,000 years ago.
Decolonizing the past: the legacy of Minoan Archaeology
PhD candidate Mnemosyne Rice discusses her research on the ancient Minoans in the latest episode of the Aegean Connections podcast.
Trackways of Otero
The latest unequivocal evidence of a human presence more than 20,000 years ago in present-day New Mexico is helping to confirm a changing paradigm on the early settling of...
International Space Station crew carries out first-ever archaeological survey in space
Study finds discrepancies between intended and actual use of certain areas aboard the space station.
Lost Worlds of Arabia
Scientists have unearthed a wealth of new evidence, revealing thousands of years of pre-Islamic human habitation and civilization in a seemingly unforgivable desert land.
‘Screaming Woman’ mummy may have died in agony 3,500 years ago
Egyptian woman was embalmed with costly imported ingredients, suggesting her expression was caused by pain, not poor embalming.
Pushing Back the Timeline on the Earliest Stone Tools
New discoveries in Kenya may be changing long-accepted paradigms on stone toolmaking.
Humans are born to run.
Hunting by endurance pursuit is widespread among humans, new study shows. It is a human ability that may have evolved since prehistoric times.
The Great Maya Tombstone
The elaborate burial of a great king reveals the complexity of ancient Maya spirituality.
