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A massive eruption 74,000 years ago affected the whole planet – archaeologists use volcanic glass to figure out how people survived
Collecting microscopic glass samples at Border Cave in the Lebombo Mountains in South Africa. Katherine Elmes Jayde N.…
The legend of Troy explained
Helen and Paris depicted on an Ancient Greek vase, 380–370 BC. Wikimedia Commons Marguerite Johnson, The University of…
Uncovering the Uncomfortable Truths of Pompeii
A guided tour of Pompeii uncovers not only the ingenious engineering of the Roman Empire but also its sobering realities of exploitation and death, captured forever in volcanic ash.
Two seventh-century people found with west African ancestry – a story of diversity and integration in early Anglo-Saxon society
Duncan Sayer, University of Lancashire In 2022, archaeologists worked on the ancient DNA from a number of early…
Stalagmite reveals 13-year drought tied to Maya collapse
A precisely dated stalagmite from a Yucatán cave reveals a series of severe, multi-year droughts that may have contributed to the collapse of the Classic Maya civilization.
How Two Mummies Rewrote the History of the Green Sahara
Genomic analysis of two 7,000-year-old mummies reveals the inhabitants of the once-lush "Green Sahara" were a genetically isolated population who adopted new technologies through cultural exchange rather than interbreeding.
New Datavzrd tool makes data visualization easy, no code needed
The new open-source tool Datavzrd allows scientists to create portable, interactive data reports from complex tables without needing any programming knowledge or specialized software.
Big Roman shoes discovered near Hadrian’s Wall – but they don’t necessarily mean big Roman feet
Tim Penn, University of Reading Excavations at the Roman fort of Magna near Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland in…
Study: Rapa Nui’s ritual ideas flowed west, reversing trends
New analysis of radiocarbon dates reveals that the idea for elaborate temple monuments originated on Rapa Nui and spread westward, challenging the long-held theory of the island's isolation.
Ancient rock art in Egypt reveals clues to pharaohs’ rise
A newly discovered rock engraving in Egypt depicting a royal boat procession is shedding light on how the first pharaohs consolidated power more than 5,000 years ago.