Genetic analysis and archaeological insight combine to reveal the ancient origins of the fallow deer, the results have been published in two new studies
Thailand’s Iron Age Log Coffin culture: ancient DNA helps researchers elucidate the structure of a prehistoric community from Southeast Asia
Prehistoric mobility among Tibetan farmers, herders shaped highland settlement patterns, cultural interaction
A new database of weeds that can help scientists understand how traditional agricultural systems were managed throughout history
New insights into the genetic history of Bantu in Africa; it started in West Africa about 5,000 years ago, mainly driven by human migration
Detailed analysis reveals rituals of mass sacrifice of horses and other animals at Casas del Turuñuelo, in Iron Age Spain
Radiocarbon dating meets Egyptology and Biblical accounts in the city of Gezer: new dates allow testing of proposed correlations between texts and archaeological remains
Cranial traumas show dramatic increase as the first cities were being built: in the 12,000 years before antiquity, the share of violent death rose at first and then fell back
New finds on the Baltic Sea island of Gotska Sandön: researchers have now uncovered parts of an Iron Age port
New analysis sheds light on mystery of turtle remains found in a Roman Iron Age grave at Czarnówko, in Poland