Climate change likely impacted human populations in the Neolithic and Bronze Age; harsher European climates were associated with decreased populations and increased social inequality
Archaeometallurgists have been debating the exact origin of tin used in the Bronze Age for 150 years; a new study in Frontiers in Earth Science
Reanalysis of Iceman Ötzi’s genome reveals dark skin, male pattern baldness, and a high amount of Anatolian ancestry
The geochemistry of copper artefacts reveals changes in distribution networks across prehistoric Europe, according to a study published in PLoS ONE
Ancient DNA and teeth show: Romans brought mules with them; a new study has been published on the Journal of Archaeological Science
For the first time, it was possible to map the trade networks for metals and to identify changes in the supply routes, coinciding with other socio-economic changes detectable in the rich metal-dependent societies of Bronze Age southern Scandinavia
The deepest layers of ice found in the Col du Dôme of the Mont Blanc glacier provide a record of atmospheric conditions and pollution in the Roman era
