Non-binary gender in prehistoric Europe: the methods currently available leave a lot of room for error, according to a new study in the Cambridge Archaeological Journal
Lost since 1362: Researchers discover the church of the sunken medieval trading place of Rungholt, in the North Frisian Wadden Sea in Germany
A new appraisal of a decorated ulna from a northern gannet found in 1966 during the exploration of the Torre cave archaeological site in Gipuzkoa
Earliest evidence of wine consumption in the Americas found at the Isla de Mona, in the Caribbean Sea, according to a study published in Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences
Ancient climate change solves mystery of vanished South African lakes, Stone Age humans may have been more widespread across the continent
Oldest architectural plans detail desert kites, prehistoric mega structures; the study has been published in PLoS ONE
Written sources document that kissing was practiced by the peoples of ancient Mesopotamia 4,500 years ago
Pottery suggests a surprising diversity of ethnic groups in the US Virgin Islands before Columbus; the study has been published in Heritage Science
The Johanna Spyri and Heidi archives in Zurich have been added to UNESCO’s Memory of the World International Register
Health consequences of child labor in 19th century England: skeletal remains provide insights into the harm of poverty and forced labor in children