The oldest collection of prehistoric bone tools from Olduvai Gorge, mass-produced by hominins during the transition from Oldowan to Acheulean
Breathing life into ancient texts: unveiling Greco-Roman medicine through modern reenactments; a study published in PNAS
The Mongolian Arc: exploring a monumental 405-kilometer wall system in Eastern Mongolia, constructed between the 11th and 13th centuries A.D.
In search of the last Neanderthals: The Universities of Bologna, Siena, and Haifa will conduct a new ERC-funded project with 13 million euros
Early whaling, before the 19th century, was enough for at least two species to disappear completely from European waters
Spanish Levantine societies mastered climbing and the use of equipment that minimised the risk of practising it as far back as prehistoric times
New households dating from the Mesolithic are being studied at the Arenal de la Virgen site in a dune system next to the Laguna de Villena
Three protracted droughts — each lasting between 25 and 90 years — likely spelled the end for Indus megacities, around 4,200 years ago
Origin of domestic horses finally established. Horses were first domesticated in the Pontic-Caspian steppes, northern Caucasus, before conquering the rest of Eurasia
The researcher at the University of Valencia María Tausiet analyses the power relations between priests and devotees, and the implication of the Inquisition in hiding them for four centuries
