Neolithic agricultural Revolution in southern Levant linked to climate-driven wildfires and soil erosion, according to a new study in the Journal of Soils and Sediments
New clues from old bones: some Vikings were much more violent than others, according to a study in the Journal of Anthropological Archaeology
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