Health consequences of child labor in 19th century England: skeletal remains provide insights into the harm of poverty and forced labor in children
The geochemistry of copper artefacts reveals changes in distribution networks across prehistoric Europe, according to a study published in PLoS ONE
Archaeologists map Red Lily Lagoon, the hidden Northern Territory landscape where first Australians lived more than 60,000 years ago
Stone tools tell a story of three waves of migration of the earliest Homo sapiens into Europe, according to a new study published in PLoS ONE
Study of the oldest human remains — the so-called “Archaic” or “Pre-Arawak” people — from Puerto Rico reveal a complex cultural landscape since 1800BC.
Coastal erosion threatening archaeological sites on the Cyrenaican coast, Libya; the study has been published on PLoS ONE
Early crop plants were more plastic and easily ‘tamed’: new perspectives on plant domestication are shown in a study published in PLoS ONE
Germany was the principle source of brass for production of pre-18th Century manillas and, ultimately, the Benin Bronzes
Chemical and isotopic analysis of copper artifacts from southern Africa reveals new cultural connections among people living in the region
Uncovering the ritual past of a mustatil, an ancient stone monument in Saudi Arabia; the study has been published in PLoS ONE