Archaeology
Corrosion Acts as a Selective Filter That Erases Faint Wear Traces on Bronze Artefacts
A controlled experiment on a replica bronze knife shows that patina systematically obscures shallow use-wear traces, introducing a systematic bias...
Roman conquest transformed Iberia more than later Germanic migrations
An analysis of 243 ancient genomes indicates that Roman rule transformed Iberia’s population, while later Suebian, Alan and Visigothic migrations...
Almería potters tailored clay, glazes and colorants by function
A multi-method study of medieval Almería pottery shows that craftspeople selected and modified local clays, firing methods and glaze recipes...
Ancient eland collagen found in 60,000-year-old South African ochre
Researchers identified common eland collagen in a 60,000-year-old ochre-rich archaeological surface at South Africa's Kilpdrift Complex using mass-spectrometry-based palaeoproteomics.
Medieval abbot may have occupied Westminster Abbey’s reused Roman sarcophagus
Archaeological, skeletal and radiocarbon evidence indicates that a high-ranking medieval monk occupied a reused Roman sarcophagus at Westminster Abbey, with...
Research report: Chronology and Funerary Practices Associated with Antennae Tumuli in Western Sahara
Two radiocarbon measurements from a burial in a Western Saharan antennae tumulus date the monument to 4417–4100 calibrated years before...
Drone LiDAR Finds Three Unregistered Aboriginal Rock Shelters
A drone-mounted LiDAR survey identified three previously unregistered Aboriginal rock shelters containing rock art and stone artefacts in Australia’s Blue...
Meat, Marrow and Bone Tools: How Middle Pleistocene Hominins in China Exploited Animals
A new review in Asian Archaeology synthesizes China's published zooarchaeological record, revealing systematic butchery, marrow extraction and bone tool use...
Neanderthal Glue Reimagined: Scientists Make Stone Age Adhesive from Birch Leaves
Experimental archaeology shows that birch tar, the oldest known synthetic adhesive, can be made from birch leaves as well as...
Roman builders tapped more volcanic ash than we thought, new study shows
The secret behind Rome's legendary harbors, thermal baths and cisterns has always seemed to rest on a single volcanic powder....
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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