Origin of domestic horses finally established. Horses were first domesticated in the Pontic-Caspian steppes, northern Caucasus, before conquering the rest of Eurasia
A study published in the journal Science traces the evolution of the hepatitis B virus from prehistory to the present, revealing dissemination routes and changes in viral diversity
The CENIEH in collaboration with CNRPAH leads a study reporting the discovery of the oldest Acheulean lithic assemblage found in North Africa, dated to about 1.7 million years
By the end of the year, these 3D reconstructions of boats from the ancient port of Rome3D will be housed at the new Roman Ship Museum in the Archaeological Park of Ancient Ostia
A study suggests that northern and southern Italian populations may have begun to diverge as early as 19,000-12,000 years ago, from a genetic point of view
Historical research and mathematical modeling challenge the death rate and severity of the first plague pandemic, the Justinianic Plague
New discoveries in the Altai Mountains show that agricultural crops dispersed across Eurasia more than five millennia ago, causing significant cultural change in human populations
In Central Italy (Grotta dei Moscerini, Latium), Neandertals collected clam shells and pumice from coastal waters to use as tools
The ancient Romans relied on long-distance timber trading to construct their empire, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE
A new research reveals aspects of the drinking and dietary habits of the Celts who lived in Central Europe in the first millennium BCE