Interbreeding with Neanderthals may be responsible for modern-day brain condition, Chiari Malformation Type 1
Trade networks: the whole of the Eurasian demand for walrus ivory during the medieval period was heavily focused on Western Greenland
The origin and diversity of Greenland’s ancient sled dogs (or Qimmeq, pl. Qimmit), in a genetic study published in the journal Science
University of Houston archaeologists discover the tomb of Te K’ab Chaak, the first Maya ruler of the city of Caracol, in Belize
Where did Stone Age hunter-gatherers get the raw material for their tools in eSwatini? A study in the Journal of Archaeological Science
Hyperspectral imaging effectively discriminates rock blocks, sediment matrices, and fossil remains within the stratigraphic deposits of the Gran Dolina site (Atapuerca)
Egyptian donkeys may have been incorporated into ritual burials – while local donkeys were part of the menu – in the Early Bronze Age at Tell eṣ-Ṣâfi/Gath, in present-day Israel
In the Broken Group Islands off western British Columbia, shellfish populations have evaded large-scale commercialization and remained stable for the past 3,000 years
The COST Action Managing Artificial Intelligence in Archaeology (MAIA) officially launched its network in September 2024
New discoveries from the Pleistocene-age Gantangqing site in southwestern China reveal a diverse collection of wooden tools dated from ~361,000 to 250,000 years ago
