Researchers found microscopic gaps between bone layers in living anemia patients subjects which matched patterns in archaeological remains
Painkiller or Pleasure? A team of archaeologists provides the first conclusive evidence for the intentional use of black henbane in the Roman world
Coprolites reveal that the Huecoid and Saladoid cultures – two pre-Columbian cultures of the Caribbean – consumed a diversity of plants, with peanuts, papaya, maize, and even cotton and tobacco detected
Evidence from the remains of 1918 flu pandemic victims contradicts long-held belief that healthy young adults were particularly vulnerable
4,000-year-old plague DNA found: the oldest cases to date in Britain; the paper is published in Nature Communications
Written sources document that kissing was practiced by the peoples of ancient Mesopotamia 4,500 years ago
Ludwig van Beethoven’s genome sheds light on chronic health problems and cause of death; the study has been published in Current Biology
Two high status brothers had access to “brain surgery” in Bronze Age Israel; the study has been published in PLoS ONE
The exhibition Gardens and Medicinal Virtues, Health and Beauty between Past and Present, at the Marciana National Library, Venice
Sofie Schiødt has been able to help reconstruct the embalming process used to prepare ancient Egyptians for the afterlife. It is the oldest surviving manual on mummification yet discovered
