Volcanic eruption caused Neolithic people at Vasagård, on the Danish island Bornholm, to sacrifice unique “sun stones”
Ancient DNA unlocks new understanding of migrations in the first millennium AD; a new study has been published in Nature
New insights about Sagas and the literary tradition of Iceland can be found in ancient, reused parchments, written in Latin
French women had more power in the Middle Ages than after the revolution, according to Erika Graham-Goering
Drone-based lidar in Central Asia allowed archaeologists to capture details of Tashbulak and Tugunbulak, two trade cities along the Silk Road, high in the mountains of Uzbekistan
Harvests, wildfires, epidemics: How the jet stream has shaped extreme weather in Europe for centuries; a study published in Nature
The theory of a violent invasion of the Iberian Peninsula in Late Prehistory, some 4,200 years ago, is now being questioned
A new interpretation of the runic inscription on the Forsa Ring, provides fresh insights into the Viking Age monetary system
New geological datings place the first European hominids at Orce, in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, 1.3 million years ago
UMA scientists find a natural quicksand trap dated to more than one million years ago in the ‘elephant graveyard’ of Fuente Nueva 3, Orce
