The contents of six sealed ancient Egyptian animal coffins — which were imaged using a non-invasive technique — are described in a study
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The first direct evidence of ancient drug use in Europe, which may have been used as part of ritualistic ceremonies in Bronze Age Menorca
Tiny flakes in Schöningen tell a story of tool use 300,000 years ago; the study has been published in Scientific Reports
Owl-shaped plaques may have been on Copper Age children’s wish list, in the Iberian Peninsula: the study is published in Scientific Reports
Footprints indicate the presence of man in Southern Spain in the Middle Pleistocene, 200,000 years earlier than previously thought
Archaeology: Modern pesticide accelerates corrosion of ancient Roman bowl; the study has been published on Scientific Reports
Findings from Biblical times in Israel’s Timna Valley: 3,000 years ago, human activity destroyed vegetation and irreparably damaged the local environment
Archaeological excavations in Romania reveal a possible ‘projectile workshop’ of early Homo sapiens, which may have changed their subsistence strategies compared to Neanderthals
When did the genetic variations that make us human emerge? A new study on the subject was published on Scientific Reports
Defining the Anthropocene – Radioactive traces in ocean materials mark the start of the modern age; a new study has been published on Scientific Reports
