The abundance of European insect invaders may be a result of deliberate introductions of non-native plants into Europe’s colonies
New findings from Interamna Lirenas, traditionally written off as a failed backwater in Central Italy, change our understanding of Roman history, its excavators believe
An interdisciplinary project led by primatologist Gisela Kopp is using genetic analysis to determine the geographic origin of mummified baboons found in ancient Egypt
Researchers identify the oldest pieces of Baltic amber found on the Iberian Peninsula: imports began over 5,000 years ago Baltic amber is a…
Archaeometallurgists have been debating the exact origin of tin used in the Bronze Age for 150 years; a new study in Frontiers in Earth Science
Researchers have extracted the first ancient DNA from Caribbean parrots, which they compared with genetic sequences from modern birds
Unveiling Japan’s ancient practice of cranial modification: the case of the Hirota people in Tanegashima; the study is published on PLoS ONE
Necklace from child’s grave reveals complex ancient culture at the Neolithic village of Ba’ja in Jordan; the study is published in PLoS ONE
An archaeological expedition from the University of Gothenburg recently discovered tombs outside the Bronze Age trading metropolis Hala Sultan Tekke in Cyprus
The analysis of silver bracelets found in the tomb of queen Hetepheres I reveals ancient trade networks involving Greece and Lebanon