By observing the night sky, medieval monks unwittingly contributed to volcanology, by recording some of history’s largest volcanic eruptions
A new research now shows that a skeleton found on board the warship Vasa is actually from a woman; the ship sank on its maiden voyage in 1628
A landmark study on history of horses in the American West, published in Science, relies on Native knowledge
Ancient DNA Reveals Asian Ancestry Introduced to East Africa in Early Modern Times; the study has been published in Nature
A reconstruction of the prehistoric temperatures for some of the oldest archaeological sites in the Alaskan Tanana Valley, North America
New clues to the behavioral variability of Neanderthal hunting parties; a camp at the Navalmaíllo Rock Shelter site in Pinilla del Valle
Early European farmers borrowed genes from hunter-gatherers to survive disease, according to a new study in Current Biology
In a new study, published in the Journal Antiquity, the “Stonehenge calendar” is shown to be a modern construct
Ludwig van Beethoven’s genome sheds light on chronic health problems and cause of death; the study has been published in Current Biology
Chemical and isotopic analysis of copper artifacts from southern Africa reveals new cultural connections among people living in the region