New behavior seen in whales may be recorded in ancient manuscripts, which name the creature hafgufa and aspidochelone
The study shows for the first time that Vikings brought animals, specifically horses and dogs, to Britain in the 9th century
In an area plagued by periods of drought, it is difficult to understand how the great ancient city of Great Zimbabwe thrived for centuries, but the answer to that has now been found
Plague trackers: Researchers cover thousands of years in a quest to understand the elusive origins of the Black Death
2,000 years of genetic history in Scandinavia elucidates Viking age to modern day; a new study reported in the journal Cell
In a trio of papers, published simultaneously in the journal Science, a massive effort of genome-wide sequencing shows the lively genetic history of the Southern Arc region
Lost medieval chapel of St Erasmus sheds light on royal burials at Westminster Abbey, finds new study featuring 15th-century reconstruction
Ancient DNA from medieval Germany tells the origin story of Ashkenazi Jews: the ancient DNA has been extracted from teeth
A Viking Age silver treasure found in Stjørdal municipality; an exceptional find, says archaeologist Birgit Maixner
Ancient DNA pushes the herring trade back to the Viking age; a new study on the subject has been published on PNAS
