Humans have been using bear skins for at least 300,000 years, according to traces on bones from the site of Schöningen in Lower Saxony
Tiny flakes in Schöningen tell a story of tool use 300,000 years ago; the study has been published in Scientific Reports
Ancient DNA from medieval Germany tells the origin story of Ashkenazi Jews: the ancient DNA has been extracted from teeth
Does the history of our languages match the history of our genes? A research shows a large number of matches, but also widespread mismatches
Ancient DNA pushes the herring trade back to the Viking age; a new study on the subject has been published on PNAS
‘Virtual autopsy’ identifies a 17th century mummified toddler, who – though born to a powerful family – was malnourished, hidden from the sun and sick with pneumonia
Zwischgold, a Nanomaterial from the Middle Ages, obtained by means of a highly sophisticated production technique
Scientific ‘detective work’ reveals South American mummies were murdered; the study was published on Frontiers in Medicine
Ancient DNA is rarely well-preserved in fossils, so scientists need to recognize possible hybridization of early humans from skeletons
Ancient DNA and teeth show: Romans brought mules with them; a new study has been published on the Journal of Archaeological Science