Climate change may have impacted the rise and fall of Middle Eastern civilisations, according to an international study
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
Thirsty wheat needed new water management strategy in ancient China, according to a study published in the journal Antiquity
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