Scientists zero in on timing, causes of Ice Age mammal extinctions in Southern California: a new study published in Science
Reanalysis of Iceman Ötzi’s genome reveals dark skin, male pattern baldness, and a high amount of Anatolian ancestry
Unveiling Japan’s ancient practice of cranial modification: the case of the Hirota people in Tanegashima; the study is published on PLoS ONE
A new study, published in PLoS ONE, uncovers impact of 1918 “Spanish flu” pandemic on infant health, in Switzerland
China’s oldest water pipes, forming the earliest ceramic drainage system, were found at the neolithic walled site of Pingliangtai and were a communal effort, according to a new study published in Nature Water
An extreme glacial cooling event around 1.1 million years ago challenges the idea of continuous early human occupation of Europe
Ancient DNA reveals an early African origin of Cattle in the Americas, according to a new study published in Scientific Reports
Linguistics and genetics combine to suggest a new hybrid hypothesis for the origin of the Indo-European languages
A Roman road network spanning South West Britain – Devon and Cornwall – was identified in a new research, thanks to LiDAR scans and geographical modelling
ROAD, the ROCEEH Out of Africa Database (“The Role of Culture in Early Expansions of Humans”), with 2,400 prehistoric sites
Recovering family history for millions of African Americans: Kendra Taira Field is named chief historian for the 10 Million Names project
Ethical challenges of studying historical DNA that connects living people to enslaved and free African Americans at Catoctin Furnace, an early ironworks (18th–19th century)
The excavation campaign 2023 has just finished at the Cova Gran site, researchers are working on 3D models of the terrain in La Noguera where Linya died 14,000 years ago
Necklace from child’s grave reveals complex ancient culture at the Neolithic village of Ba’ja in Jordan; the study is published in PLoS ONE
Spatial and social inequalities in the face of death. Pilot research on cholera epidemics in Poznań of the second half of the nineteenth century
Ancient DNA reveals diverse community at Machu Picchu, according to a new study published on Science Advances
Another step forward in radiocarbon dating: a high precision record of atmospheric radiocarbon shifts beyond 14,000 calendar years BP
Family trees from the European Neolithic: scientists gain insights into the social behaviour of a Neolithic community
Mesoamerica a model for modern metropolises: a new study published on PNAS suggests clues to urban resiliency lie within ancient cities
PKU researchers reconstructed how the clay tiles from Qiaocun formed the earliest known composite-tiled roofs; the study is published in Scientific Reports