Ancient DNA reveals the appearance of Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou, a 6th century Chinese emperor; the study is published in Current Biology
Movement of crops, animals played a key role in domestication, as a long-term gene flow between wild and domestic species was much more common than previously appreciated
The dried milk brought in 1908 by Ernest Shackleton’s British Antarctic Expedition shows remarkable similarities with today’s milk
Museum collections targeted in the war on Ukrainian culture. A recent conference at Södertörn University’s Centre for Baltic and East European Studies brought together researchers and representatives
What Bronze Age teeth say about the evolution of the human diet: scientists extract microbiomes from two 4,000 year old teeth at Killuragh Cave
The reason for the proximity between Paleolithic extensive stone quarries and water sources: Elephant hunting by early humans
Scuderie del Quirinale presents Napoli Ottocento. Degas, Fortuny, Gemito, Mancini, Morelli, Palizzi, Sargent, Turner, a major new exhibition
Tudor era horse cemetery in Westminster, London, revealed as likely resting place for elite imported animals
The first Neolithic boats in the Mediterranean Sea at La Marmotta: canoes from Italy reveal early development of advanced nautical technology
Must Farm: study reveals ‘cozy domesticity’ of prehistoric stilt-house dwellers in England’s ancient marshland