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
Anatomically modern humans at the Klasies River Cave, in South Africa’s southern Cape, were roasting and eating plant starch
