The genetic origins of the world’s first farmers is being clarified by a new study, published on the Cell journal
The transition to dairy farming and horse husbandry may have fueled the rise of complex societies in Bronze Age Mongolia
Stonehenge landscape, Blick Mead, during the Mesolithic period. A study reveals Stonehenge landscape before the world-famous monument
Ancient skeletons reveal the history of worm parasites in Britain; a new study published on PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
5,000-year population history of Xinjiang brought to light in new ancient DNA study, that has been published on Science
Orkney experienced a wave of immigration during the Bronze Age so large that it replaced most of the local population, ancient DNA analysis has revealed
Genomic study of the Tarim Basin mummies in western China reveals an indigenous Bronze Age population that was genetically isolated but culturally cosmopolitan
Origin of domestic horses finally established. Horses were first domesticated in the Pontic-Caspian steppes, northern Caucasus, before conquering the rest of Eurasia
A study published in the journal Science traces the evolution of the hepatitis B virus from prehistory to the present, revealing dissemination routes and changes in viral diversity
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
