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Published Ancient DNA reveals diverse community in 'Lost City of the Incas'



DNA analysis of 34 individuals buried at Machu Picchu revealed that many traveled alone from through...
Published Fossil feces infested with parasites from over 200 million years ago



Fossilized feces preserve evidence of ancient parasites that infected an aquatic predator over 200 m...
Published The scent of the afterlife unbottled in new study of ancient Egyptian mummification balms



A team of researchers has recreated one of the scents used in the mummification of an important Egyp...
Published Viking dentistry was surprisingly advanced



Widespread caries and toothache -- but also some dental work and filing of front teeth. Viking Age t...
Published 'Woman the hunter': Studies aim to correct history



New research combined both physiological and archaeological evidence to argue that not only did preh ...
Published Climate change likely impacted human populations in the Neolithic and Bronze Age



Human populations in Neolithic Europe fluctuated with changing climates, according to a new study....
Published Radiocarbon dating meets Egyptology and Biblical accounts in the city of Gezer



New dates provide detailed insights into the timing of events in the ancient city of Gezer, accordin...
Published Cult mentality: Monumental discovery in Italy



Researchers have discovered an ancient Roman temple that adds significant insights into the social c...
Published Origin of Roman lead



Three ingots from the site of Los Escoriales de Do a Rama (Belmez) and dating from the Roman era dem...
Published In Prehispanic Cancun, immigrants were treated just like Maya locals



Ancient people immigrated to Cancun Island and were treated just like locals, according to a new stu...
Published Neanderthals were the world's first artists, research reveals



Recent research has shown that engravings in a cave in La Roche-Cotard (France), which has been seal...
Published Casas del Turuñuelo, a site of repeated animal sacrifice in Iron Age Spain



The Iron Age site of Casas del Turuñuelo was used repeatedly for ritualized animal sacrifice, accord...
Published Greek Island was home to Bronze Age purple dye workshop



The Greek island of Aegina was home to a Late Bronze Age purple dye workshop, according to a new stu...
Published Rare Samoan discovery offers clues to origins of inequality



The origins of hierarchical society in Samoa and wider Polynesia have likely been uncovered by a new...
Published Tiny new species of great ape lived in Germany 11 million years ago



Ancient apes in Germany co-existed by partitioning resources in their environment, according to a ne...
Published Ancient people hunted extinct elephants at Tagua Tagua Lake in Chile 12,000 years ago



Thousands of years ago, early hunter-gatherers returned regularly to Tagua Tagua Lake in Chile to hu...
Published 3,500-year-old Mycenaean armor was suitable for extended battle



A 3,500-year-old suit of Mycenaean armour may have been used in battle -- and not just for ceremonia...
Published Ancient Syrian diets resembled the modern 'Mediterranean diet'



Thousands of years ago, people in ancient Syria likely ate mostly grains, grapes, olives and a small...
Published A reconstruction of prehistoric temperatures for some of the oldest archaeological sites in North America - A Reconstruction of Prehistoric Temperatures for Some of the Oldest Archaeological Sites in North America


Scientists often look to the past for clues about how Earth's landscapes might shift under a changin...
Published Cave excavation pushes back the clock on early human migration to Laos - Cave Excavation Pushes Back the Clock on Early Human Migration to Laos



Fifteen years of archaeological work in the Tam Pa Ling cave in northeastern Laos has yielded a reli ...