In the windswept steppe of northeastern Mongolia, archaeologists have unearthed over 7,000 animal bones, a rare window into daily life along the medieval frontier of the Liao Empire
‘You don’t just throw them in a box.’ Archaeologists, Indigenous scholars call on museums to better care for animal remains
Tudor era horse cemetery in Westminster, London, revealed as likely resting place for elite imported animals
Of the 161 people buried at Seminario Vescovile, an archaeological site in Verona from 3rd to 1st century BCE, 16 were buried with some kind of animal remains
An elegantly carved saddle from Mongolia is one of earliest frame saddles; the study has been published in the Antiquity journal
Blood, sacrifice and drunkenness: how Christmas was celebrated in the Viking Age, with the transition to the Christian era, the celebration took on a new meaning
Detailed analysis reveals rituals of mass sacrifice of horses and other animals at Casas del Turuñuelo, in Iron Age Spain
Scientists zero in on timing, causes of Ice Age mammal extinctions in Southern California: a new study published in Science
A new appraisal of a decorated ulna from a northern gannet found in 1966 during the exploration of the Torre cave archaeological site in Gipuzkoa
A landmark study on history of horses in the American West, published in Science, relies on Native knowledge
