Tree rings and strontium point researchers to the provenance of 400-year-old timber; the study is published in PLoS ONE
A Bronze Age well at Petsas House contents reveal the history of animal resources (dogs, cattle, goats, sheep) in Mycenae, Greece
Two high status brothers had access to “brain surgery” in Bronze Age Israel; the study has been published in PLoS ONE
Back to the time of the first Homo Sapiens with a futuristic clock, the new Radiocarbon 3.0; the study has been published in PLoS One
The study shows for the first time that Vikings brought animals, specifically horses and dogs, to Britain in the 9th century
Mummified crocodiles provide insights into mummy-making over time; the study has been published in PLoS ONE
In the Neanderthal site of Combe-Grenal, France, hunting strategies were unaffected by changing climate; the study is published in PLOS ONE
Ancient tools provide earliest evidence of rice harvesting; the researchers identified two methods of harvesting rice
A gold coin long dismissed as a forgery appears to be authentic and depicts a long-lost Roman emperor named Sponsian
A Stone Age child buried with bird feathers, plant fibers and fur in Majoonsuo, situated in the municipality of Outokumpu in Eastern Finland