Prehistoric roots of ‘cold sore’ virus traced through ancient herpes DNA; a study has been published on Science Advances
A study published on Trends in Ecology and Evolution explains cultural evolution in hunter-gatherer populations through social networks
Prehistoric faeces reveal parasites from feasting at Stonehenge; a new study has been published on Parasitology
Anglo-Saxon kings were mostly veggie but peasants treated them to huge barbecues, new study on the journal Anglo-Saxon England argues
Identifying the portable toilets of the ancient Roman world: the Gerace chamber pot New research published today in the Journal of Archaeological Science Reports reveals…
Bone circles made from the remains of dozens of mammoths have revealed clues about how ancient communities survived Europe’s ice age
Two children’s milk teeth from a site in north eastern Siberia have revealed a previously unknown group of people lived there during the last Ice Age
New research reveals that coprolites from Çatalhöyük have provided the earliest evidence for intestinal parasite infection in the mainland Near East
Anatomically modern humans at the Klasies River Cave, in South Africa’s southern Cape, were roasting and eating plant starch
The chrome plating on the Terracotta Army bronze weapons – once thought to be the earliest form of anti-rust technology – derives from a decorative varnish