Archaeology

Study focused on ancient skull and mandible remains at Crenshaw, a Caddo Indian site in southwest Arkansas.Credit: University Relations / University of Arkansas Working with lead isotopes taken from tooth enamel of prehistoric…

Credit: Kristen Grace/Florida Museum GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The Bahamian hutia, a large Caribbean rodent with a blissed-out disposition, presents a curious case study in how human food preferences can drive biodiversity,…

Ancient poop levels point to repopulation of iconic pre-Columbian metropolis A University of California, Berkeley, archaeologist has dug up ancient human feces, among other demographic clues, to challenge the narrative around the legendary…

Credit: University of Otago Humans began transporting and growing banana in Vanuatu 3000 years ago, a University of Otago scientist has discovered. The discovery is the earliest evidence of humans taking and cultivating banana in to…

A team of international researchers dug deep to find some of the oldest African DNA on record, in a new study published in NatureCredit: Photo by Pierre de Maret. A team of international researchers, which includes a Saint Louis…

Early evidence of complex system of hunter-gatherer practices just before domestication TORONTO, ON - Anthropologists at the University of Toronto (U of T) have confirmed the existence more than 10,000 years ago of a hunting camp in what…

Discovery illuminates bureaucratic apparatus of ancient kingdom of Israel, say Tel Aviv University researchersCredit: American Friends of Tel Aviv University. Colorized images courtesy of the Semitic Museum, Harvard University. The…

Wild and cultivated wheats from southeast Mediterranean and Turkey interbred during domestication Certain types of domesticated wheat have complicated origins, with genetic contributions from wild and cultivated wheat populations on…

Credit: Image: Pierre de Maret An international team led by Harvard Medical School scientists has produced the first genome-wide ancient human DNA sequences from west and central Africa. The data, recovered from four individuals…

Analysis reveals where prehistoric Italian communities got their copper, from Tuscany and beyondCredit: Dolfini et al, 2020 During the 4th and 3rd millennia BC, Italy was home to complex networks of metalwork exchange, according to a…