In a new study, published in the Journal Antiquity, the “Stonehenge calendar” is shown to be a modern construct
Chemical and isotopic analysis of copper artifacts from southern Africa reveals new cultural connections among people living in the region
Genomic analysis shows the Amazon’s Ashaninka people are made up of two subgroups with distinct histories; the study is in the journal Current Biology
Cyprus’s copper deposits created one of the most important trade hubs in the Bronze Age in the village of Hala Sultan Tekke
Uncovering the ritual past of a mustatil, an ancient stone monument in Saudi Arabia; the study has been published in PLoS ONE
The pottery left behind by the Wari gives archaeologists clues as to how the empire functioned: an analysis of the pottery’s chemical make-up
Surprising similarities in stone tools of early humans and monkeys; the study has been published in Science Advances
The colors on these ancient pots hint at the power of the Wari empire: the same rich black pigment is found in ceramics used in rituals
Does the artificial watercourse in the Hessian Ried have a Roman past? The Landgraben, the body of water between the German cities of Groß-Gerau and Trebur
The world’s first horse riders: researchers discovered evidence by studying the remains of human skeletons found in burial mounds called kurgans
