A cremation pyre pit in Beisamoun, Israel, represents the oldest proof of direct cremation in the Middle East; dates as far back as 7,000 B.C.
By the end of the year, these 3D reconstructions of boats from the ancient port of Rome3D will be housed at the new Roman Ship Museum in the Archaeological Park of Ancient Ostia
A new hypothesis for Neanderthal extinction supported by population modelling is put forward in a new study by Anna Degioanni from Aix Marseille Université, France and colleagues, published May 29, 2019 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE.