Tel Shiqmona, an Iron Age purple dye “factory” in Israel was in operation for almost 500 years, using mollusks in large-scale specialized manufacturing process; a study published in PLoS ONE
Ancient Auditorium Discovered in the Gymnasium of Agrigento; Archaeologists uncover unique ensemble from antiquity during excavations on Sicily
Primate evolution comes into sharper focus – new radioisotopic dating, Argon-Argon (⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar), marks a breakthrough in the study of volcanic deposits
Fire in the Ice Age: evidence from the Epigravettian at Korman’ 9, Middle Dniester Valley, Ukraine; a study published in Geoarchaeology
A fossil mandible was discovered on the seabed of the Penghu Channel in Taiwan; it belonged to a male Denisovan
The “mega-village” of Valencina de la Concepción, a large sustainable and egalitarian community at the height of the Copper Age
The Roman Brick Stamps of Trier – A Contribution to Research on the Organization of Ancient Building Ceramics Production and Distribution for the Expansion of a Metropolis in Northern Gaul
A new study reveals a long-isolated North African human lineage in the Central Sahara during the African Humid Period more than 7,000 years ago
Population surveillance, diverse religions and tolerance in the Ottoman Empire 200 years ago; a study in Comparative Studies in Society and History
Chemical analysis yields first evidence of wine from depas goblets, that even common people drank it in Troy