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
Ludwig van Beethoven’s genome sheds light on chronic health problems and cause of death; the study has been published in Current Biology
Genome Research: origin and evolution of vine. Grapevine is among the world’s oldest crops. Wine was one of the oldest products traded
Does the artificial watercourse in the Hessian Ried have a Roman past? The Landgraben, the body of water between the German cities of Groß-Gerau and Trebur
In their search for silver ore, the Romans established two military camps in the Bad Ems area near Koblenz in the 1st century AD
Neanderthals hunted elephants: Earliest evidence found of humans killing elephants for food; the study is published in Science Advances
On the eve of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a new exhibit at the Wiener Library: the appalling children’s board game “Jews out!” from Nazi Germany
With the help of the analysis of ancient genomes, it has been possible for the first time to gain insights into kinship and marriage rules in Minoan Crete and Mycenaean Greece