Drone-based lidar in Central Asia allowed archaeologists to capture details of Tashbulak and Tugunbulak, two trade cities along the Silk Road, high in the mountains of Uzbekistan
Coastal and underwater cave sites in southern Sicily contain important new clues about the path and fate of early human migrants to the island
Archaeologists report earliest evidence for plant farming in east Africa, from Kakapel; a trove of ancient plant remains excavated in Kenya
A new study, published in journal The Holocene, adds to the complexity of the reasons behind the Cahokia exodus
Movement of crops, animals played a key role in domestication, as a long-term gene flow between wild and domestic species was much more common than previously appreciated
Prehistoric mobility among Tibetan farmers, herders shaped highland settlement patterns, cultural interaction
Earliest evidence for domestic yak found in the southern Tibetan Plateau, using both archaeology and ancient DNA
Early crop plants were more plastic and easily ‘tamed’: new perspectives on plant domestication are shown in a study published in PLoS ONE
Findings from 3,000-year-old Uluburun shipwreck reveal a complex trade network; the study is published in the most recent issue of Science Advances.
Thirsty wheat needed new water management strategy in ancient China, according to a study published in the journal Antiquity
