Ancient DNA unlocks new understanding of migrations in the first millennium AD
Ancient DNA unlocks new understanding of migrations in the first millennium AD.
Water and gruel – not bread: Discovering the diet of early Neolithic farmers in Scandinavia
At a 5,500-year-old Neolithic Danish settlement, archaeologists found grinding stones and early cereal grains. However, the stones weren't used to grind the grains for bread. Instead, the inhabitants likely...
Oldest modern human genomes sequenced
Genomes of seven early Europeans show they belonged to a small, isolated group that had recently mixed with Neandertals but left no present-day descendants.
A new timeline for Neanderthal interbreeding with modern humans
Surviving Neanderthal genes in modern genome tell a story of thousands of years of interactions.
Early collective ritual practices in the Levant
A 36,000-year-old Paleolithic ritual chamber discovered.
