In a trio of papers, published simultaneously in the journal Science, a massive effort of genome-wide sequencing shows the lively genetic history of the Southern Arc region
Ancient tools provide earliest evidence of rice harvesting; the researchers identified two methods of harvesting rice
Findings show that the Vikings’ self-image was influenced by Ancient Rome; the research was carried out by Julie Lund
New analysis of obsidian blades reveals dynamic Neolithic social networks; the study has been published on PNAS
Rocky landscapes and population dispersal: social resistance of Bronze Age communities in response to emerging state societies in the Iberian Peninsula
What ancient dung reveals about Epipaleolithic animal tending: a study about Abu Hureyra, published on PLoS One
New insights into the diet of people living in Neolithic Britain and found evidence that cereals, including wheat, were cooked in pots
Rock crystals were moved over long distances by Early Neolithic Brits and were used to mark their burial sites
Prehistoric roots of ‘cold sore’ virus traced through ancient herpes DNA; a study has been published on Science Advances
The study of the archaeological remains of the Font d’Horta shelter places this occupation among the last Mesolithic settlements or a leading Neolithic group exploring the terrain