In a new study, published in the Journal Antiquity, the “Stonehenge calendar” is shown to be a modern construct
Uncovering the ritual past of a mustatil, an ancient stone monument in Saudi Arabia; the study has been published in PLoS ONE
The world’s first horse riders: researchers discovered evidence by studying the remains of human skeletons found in burial mounds called kurgans
Ancient Siberian genomes reveal genetic backflow from North America across the Bering Sea, according to a new study published in Current Biology
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