Research at the University of Gothenburg has shown that the Skaftö wreck had probably taken on cargo in Gdańsk in Poland and was heading towards Belgium
Cartographic methods show that the Isthmus of Tehuantepec was used as an inter-oceanic passage in the 16th century
Primates’ frontal sinuses could help to distinguish species; the study has been published on Science Advances
Central Asia identified as a key region for human ancestors: it was a key route for some of the earliest hominin migrations
Welsh american abolitionist, Rev Robert Everett, rediscovered by the American Professor in Wales, Jerry Hunter of Bangor University
Fragments of Hipparchus’ long-lost Star Catalogue have been found, they had been erased from a manuscript during the medieval period
In medieval Norway, high-class people – especially women– were taller and had stronger bones, according to buried remains
The exhibition Buddha10 A fragmented display on Buddhist visual evolution comprises about 2,300 objects of varied geographic and cultural provenance
Findings show that the Vikings’ self-image was influenced by Ancient Rome; the research was carried out by Julie Lund
A 10,000-Year-Old Infant Burial Provides Insights Into the Use of Baby Carriers and Family Heirlooms in Prehistory
New analysis of obsidian blades reveals dynamic Neolithic social networks; the study has been published on PNAS
What Can Furbearers Past and Present Teach Us About Future Conservation Efforts? Consequences of mass harvesting, ecosystem change
Researchers have shown that the Neanderthals at the Gabasa site in Spain appear to have been carnivores; the study is published on PNAS
Zwischgold, a Nanomaterial from the Middle Ages, obtained by means of a highly sophisticated production technique
A religious complex from the Late Roman Period (between the fourth and sixth centuries) with unprecedented discoveries linked to the presence of the Blemmyes
Archaeology: Modern pesticide accelerates corrosion of ancient Roman bowl; the study has been published on Scientific Reports
Farmers’ youth were to “Norwegianise” Oslo through folk dance and theatre, a doctoral thesis from the University of Oslo
Upcycling from the past: the Viking Age beadmakers in the trading town of Ribe were more advanced than previously believed
Afragola was buried by an eruption of Vesuvius: the village offers a rare glimpse at how people lived in Italy in the Early Bronze Age
Rocky landscapes and population dispersal: social resistance of Bronze Age communities in response to emerging state societies in the Iberian Peninsula