Peaches spread across North America through Indigenous political and social networks and thanks to land use practices
Bones from Tudor Mary Rose shipwreck suggest handedness might affect collarbone chemistry and help to learn more about life for sailors in the 16th century
Witchcraft trials in Norway ended in the 18th century; when it came to the Sámi people, a persistent fight continued against what was termed the art of witchcraft, and missionaries took over from the judicial system
Shipboard cannon found off Marstrand on the Swedish coast may be the oldest in Europe; the study has been published in The Mariner’s Mirror
Ancient DNA reveals an early African origin of Cattle in the Americas, according to a new study published in Scientific Reports
Cartographic methods show that the Isthmus of Tehuantepec was used as an inter-oceanic passage in the 16th century
Oldest DNA from domesticated American horse lends credence to shipwreck folklore; the study has been published on PLoS One