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
A new study strengthens the hypothesis that the settlement of Europe could have been the result of several waves of migration at different times by a common source population
The molars from Sima de los Huesos site share dental tissue traits with Homo antecessor and Neanderthals, according to a new study
A study suggests that northern and southern Italian populations may have begun to diverge as early as 19,000-12,000 years ago, from a genetic point of view
A study on sexual dimorphism and dentition enables the sex of the youngest individuals from Sima de los Huesos to be estimated
A new study presents a synthesis of human occupation in the Iberian Peninsula Atlantic margin during the Early and Middle Paleolithic, and highlights the African affinities of Acheulean industry in southwestern Europe
The recent results of the excavation of Figueira Brava (Portugal) now confirm that Neanderthals habitually used marine resources
The Citi exhibition Arctic: culture and climate will tell inspirational stories of human achievement while celebrating the region’s natural beauty
A year-long programme of events marking the 850th anniversary of one of the most shocking crimes in European history: the murder of Thomas Becket
