Rudolf Levy (1875 -1944) – Work and exile; an exhibition at Palazzo Pitti, Uffizi Galleries for the German expressionist painter
On the eve of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a new exhibit at the Wiener Library: the appalling children’s board game “Jews out!” from Nazi Germany
Agriculture linked to changes in age-independent mortality in North America New study is first to tie patterns of age-independent human mortality to food…
Plague trackers: Researchers cover thousands of years in a quest to understand the elusive origins of the Black Death
Neanderthals are not the only species whose dentition is characterized by the possession of thin enamel: it was previously found in Homo Antecessor
Climate change may have impacted the rise and fall of Middle Eastern civilisations, according to an international study
Mummified crocodiles provide insights into mummy-making over time; the study has been published in PLoS ONE
In the Neanderthal site of Combe-Grenal, France, hunting strategies were unaffected by changing climate; the study is published in PLOS ONE
With the help of the analysis of ancient genomes, it has been possible for the first time to gain insights into kinship and marriage rules in Minoan Crete and Mycenaean Greece
Ancient Siberian genomes reveal genetic backflow from North America across the Bering Sea, according to a new study published in Current Biology
Mainz University contributes to recent discovery of the temple of Poseidon located at the Kleidi site near Samikon in Greece
A new study, published in Science Advances, reveals average age at conception for men versus women over past 250,000 years
2,000 years of genetic history in Scandinavia elucidates Viking age to modern day; a new study reported in the journal Cell
Caribbean breadfruit is traced back to its Oceania origin 230 years ago; a new study elucidates the crop’s Caribbean history
A new study, published in the Cambridge Archaeological Journal, reveals evidence of early Ice Age writing and what it meant
The ruling K’iche’ elite took a hands-off approach when managing the trade of obsidian, suggesting Mayas utilized market-based economics
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
Humans have been using bear skins for at least 300,000 years, according to traces on bones from the site of Schöningen in Lower Saxony
Oregon State archaeologists uncover oldest known projectile points in the Americas at the Cooper’s Ferry site along the Salmon River, Idaho
Invisible is better: when sustainable solutions blend into the landscape; from the Archaeological Park of Pompeii to Evora
