New analysis of obsidian blades reveals dynamic Neolithic social networks; the study has been published on PNAS
Climate-driven changes to food availability were a factor behind dramatic historical events that led the oasis city of Palmyra in Syria to its ultimate demise
New insights into the diet of people living in Neolithic Britain and found evidence that cereals, including wheat, were cooked in pots
Rock crystals were moved over long distances by Early Neolithic Brits and were used to mark their burial sites
An Age-Old Story: Farmers against Pests, as early as the Neolithic period, pests posed a threat to agricultural yields
More digging needed to see whether bones of fallen Waterloo soldiers were sold as fertilizer, as few human remains have ever been found
The genetic origins of the world’s first farmers is being clarified by a new study, published on the Cell journal
A team of researchers from the University of Utah investigated how climate change and population pressure influenced rates of homicide and warfare in the Nasca Highlands of ancient Peru
The emergence and spread of agriculture in the Neolithic had a revolutionary impact on the development of human society, and it provided a solid economic basis for the origin and development of human civilization. In southern China, the original crop was rice, but over time, millet cultivation gradually spread
An archaeological investigation analyses peasant life in Roman Spain, the volume features a large amount of archaeological information which is unpublished or published in a very fragmentary way