Archaeologists report earliest evidence for plant farming in east Africa, from Kakapel; a trove of ancient plant remains excavated in Kenya
Fungi and lichens pose deadly threat to 5,000-year-old rock art in the Negev desert; those famous petroglyphs are at risk of destruction
A new study, published in journal The Holocene, adds to the complexity of the reasons behind the Cahokia exodus
With the help of carbonate deposits, researchers have been able to reconstruct the development of the Roman water mills of Barbegal over time
After the Ice Age, people returned to the Swabian Jura around 19,500 years ago, 3000 years earlier than previously thought; the study is in Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports
Repetitive tasks carried out by ancient Egyptian scribes brought occupational hazards, such as degenerative skeletal changes.
First case of Down syndrome in Neandertals documented in new study: research reveals that Neandertals showed care and support for the child
Updated radiocarbon dates for the Greek shipwreck Kyrenia: a new study establishes revised radiocarbon calibration curve, tests dates on Greek shipwrecks
A 600,000-year-old bone from Notarchirico, Italy, provides the earliest evidence of cave lions in southern Europe
Collective action problems: a discovery offers clues to the origins of inequality and social hierarchy in Sāmoa
