Evidence from Bilzingsleben, in eastern Germany shows that early humans hunted beavers, 400,000 years ago, and had a varied diet than previously known
Climate change likely impacted human populations in the Neolithic and Bronze Age; harsher European climates were associated with decreased populations and increased social inequality
For the first time, a new study by an international research team shows Neanderthals hunted cave lions and used the pelt of this dangerous carnivore
Norway, 1940: the parliament (Stortinget) was willing to sacrifice King and government; a book by Historian Øystein Sørensen has been trying to understand why
Non-binary gender in prehistoric Europe: the methods currently available leave a lot of room for error, according to a new study in the Cambridge Archaeological Journal
Lost since 1362: Researchers discover the church of the sunken medieval trading place of Rungholt, in the North Frisian Wadden Sea in Germany
The geochemistry of copper artefacts reveals changes in distribution networks across prehistoric Europe, according to a study published in PLoS ONE
Are the origins of the Lager beer in Bavaria? A new research, published in FEMS Yeast Research, tries to answer the question
Research into grape pips found from the excavated Byzantine monastery of Avdat (Oboda), in the Negev Highlands (Israel), hints at the origins of the Gaza wine
Germany was the principle source of brass for production of pre-18th Century manillas and, ultimately, the Benin Bronzes
