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Largest single-burial assemblage of beads confirmed at ancient Montelirio grave site
A large team of archaeologists, historians and prehistory specialists affiliated with a host of institutions across Spain has confirmed the existence of the largest single-burial assemblage of beads ever found, at an ancient ...
Ancient DNA analyses bring to life the 11,000-year intertwined genomic history of sheep and humans
Sheep have been intertwined with human livelihoods for over 11,000 years. As well as meat, their domestication led to humans being nourished by their protein-rich milk and clothed by warm, water-resistant fabrics made from ...
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New evidence confirms Indigenous languages have a common source, but how they spread remains a mystery
Have you ever wondered how Australia's many Indigenous languages relate to one another and how far back the connections go?
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Historian reveals emotional impact of White Ship disaster near Normandy in 1120
Harriet Strahl, a Ph.D. student in the Durham University history department, has shed new light on the emotional and societal repercussions of the 1120 White Ship disaster in an article published in the Journal of Medieval ...
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Jan 29, 2025
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Remote sensing tools yield insights into abandoned pre-Columbian Mexican city
A McGill University researcher has discovered that Guiengola, a 15th century Zapotec site in southern Oaxaca, Mexico, which had been thought to be simply a fortress where soldiers were garrisoned, was in fact a sprawling, ...
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Jan 29, 2025
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Hand axes discovered in Iraqi desert may go back 1.5 million years
Ella Egberts (VUB) traveled to Iraq in November and December as part of a pilot project to search for archaeological surface material. This material is meant to help gain insight into the geomorphological history of the Iraqi ...
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Jan 29, 2025
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Discovery of a unique drainage and irrigation system that gave way to the 'Neolithic Revolution' in the Amazon
A pre-Columbian society in the Amazon developed a sophisticated agricultural engineering system that allowed them to produce maize throughout the year, according to a discovery by a team of researchers from the Institute ...
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Jan 29, 2025
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Forgery and fiscal fraud: New papyrus from Israel reveals a spectacular criminal case from the Roman empire
Scholars from the Austrian Academy of Sciences, the University of Vienna and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have unveiled a unique papyrus from the collections held by the Israel Antiquities Authority, offering rare insights ...
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Jan 28, 2025
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Archaeologists find 'lost' site depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry
Archaeologists have uncovered evidence that a house in England is the site of a lost residence of Harold, the last Anglo-Saxon King of England, and shown in the Bayeux Tapestry.
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Jan 28, 2025
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DNA and radiocarbon analysis provide new insights into prehistoric mammoth bone complex
Dr. Alba Rey-Iglesia and her colleagues conducted a biomolecular analysis of the mammoth bone remains at Kostenki 11-Ia, providing fascinating insights into the enigmatic mammoth bone complexes built during the Ice Age. The ...
Discovery in South Africa holds oldest evidence of mixing ingredients to make arrow poison
In 1983, archaeologists excavating a cave in South Africa discovered an unusual femur bone. It belonged to an unspecified antelope and was found to be 7,000 years old. X-rays revealed that three modified bone arrowheads had ...
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Jan 23, 2025
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History under the floorboards: Decoding the diets of institutionalized women in 19th century Sydney
Sydney's Hyde Park Barracks was built between 1817 and 1819 to house male convicts.
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Jan 22, 2025
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Women were at the center of iron age Britain. New find reminds us how misogyny has shaped our view of the past
Roman writers found the relative empowerment of Celtic women in British society remarkable, according to surviving written records. New DNA research from the University of Bournemouth shows one of the ways this empowerment ...
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Jan 21, 2025
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How do we survive crises—then and now? Archaeologists examine four common resilience strategies
How do we survive when the world strikes again? How do we cope when crisis hit? An extreme external incident where the food supply fails and resources dwindle. Should we store food, leave our homes or seek help from the neighbors? ...
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Jan 21, 2025
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Trump's meme coin is nothing new—it takes a page out of the ancient world's playbook
Nowadays, we probably never stop to think about why money was invented. If you are a cynical person, you won't be surprised to learn the prime motivation was to make a profit for rulers.
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Jan 21, 2025
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Saving lives and limbs on the high seas: The extraordinary world of early modern ship's surgeons
Imagine you are at sea facing a violent battle with an enemy ship. The experienced 17th-century surgeon John Moyle asked his reader to do just that. In his printed guide of recommended practice, the reader was compelled to ...
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Jan 21, 2025
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Dried plants 19th-century Australian colonial institution indicate secret, illicit snacking among residents
Analysis of dried plants from a colonial institution in 19th-century Australia reveals many foodstuffs that do not appear in official records were being eaten, potentially as an informal means to resist the monotony of life ...
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Jan 21, 2025
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Turf over surf: Isotope analysis reveals prehistoric Greek dietary practices
Simon Fraser University, the Greek Ministry of Culture, and the University of Bologna have conducted an isotope study on the dietary patterns of Mesolithic and Neolithic humans at Franchthi Cave, Greece. The report confirms ...
A new chapter in Roman administration: Insights from a late Roman inscription
Archaeologists have uncovered a rare Tetrarchic boundary stone at the site of Abel Beth Maacah in northern Israel. Originally marking land borders under Roman Emperor Diocletian's tax reforms, the stone provides insight into ...
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Jan 20, 2025
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Small carnivores may have constituted important part of hunter–gatherer nutrition in the Levant
A recent study published by Dr. Shirad Galmor and colleagues in Environmental Archaeology examined the role played by foxes and wildcats at the Early Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (EPPNB) site of Aḥihud (Israel). The site was ...
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