Of the 161 people buried at Seminario Vescovile, an archaeological site in Verona from 3rd to 1st century BCE, 16 were buried with some kind of animal remains
Genetic analysis and archaeological insight combine to reveal the ancient origins of the fallow deer, the results have been published in two new studies
Homo sapiens already reached northwest Europe more than 45,000 years ago and lived alongside Neanderthals, according to three new studies
Earliest evidence for domestic yak found in the southern Tibetan Plateau, using both archaeology and ancient DNA
Baboons in captivity in Ancient Egypt: insights from collection of mummies from the site of Gabbanat el-Qurud, the so-called Valley of the Monkeys
Historical violence in Tasmania: Victorian collector traded human Aboriginal remains and Tasmanian tigers for scientific accolades
An interdisciplinary project led by primatologist Gisela Kopp is using genetic analysis to determine the geographic origin of mummified baboons found in ancient Egypt
Stone age artists carved detailed human and animal tracks in rock art from the Doro !Nawas Mountains in central Western Namibia; the study is published on PLoS ONE
Archaelogists revael the largest palaeolithic cave art site at Cova (or Cueva) Dones, in Eastern Iberia; the study is published on Antiquity
Shattering the myth of men as hunters and women as gatherers: data from foraging societies show that women often hunt large game skillfully
