India’s troubled history of monsoon droughts of the last millennium revealed by stalagmites and historical documentary sources
The famous Sterkfontein Caves deposit is one million years older than previously thought; a new study is published on PNAS
The heat is on: Weizmann Institute scientists uncover traces of fire, from Evron Quarry, dating back at least 800,000 years; the study is published on PNAS
First Australians ate giant eggs of huge flightless birds, Genyornis newtoni, as confirmed by the proteins, preserved by the shells
A new research confirms that Powars II, an eastern Wyoming Paleoindian site is Americas’ Oldest Mine; the study has been published on PNAS
A team of researchers from the University of Utah investigated how climate change and population pressure influenced rates of homicide and warfare in the Nasca Highlands of ancient Peru
Orkney experienced a wave of immigration during the Bronze Age so large that it replaced most of the local population, ancient DNA analysis has revealed
A new archaeological site in Ethiopia shows that the origins of stone tool production are older than 2.58 million years ago
The Justinianic Plague began in 541 in the Eastern Roman Empire, ruled at the time by the Emperor Justinian I, and recurrent outbreaks ravaged Europe and the Mediterranean basin for approximately 200 years
Most amber inclusions are organisms from the forest. It is very rare to find sea life: a new study now reports the first known ammonite trapped in amber