Ancient DNA hints at diverse Stone Age traditions of kinship 
New evidence regarding emerald production in Roman Egypt coming from Wadi Sikait 
3D-printed material to replace ivory for restoration of artefacts 
New evidence suggests sexual division of labour as farming arose in Europe 
Ancient pottery reveals the first evidence for honey hunting in prehistoric West Africa Ancient DNA hints at diverse Stone Age traditions of kinship
Genomes from University of Liverpool excavations of burials around some of the earliest houses in…
New evidence regarding emerald production in Roman Egypt coming from Wadi Sikait
A new paper published in the Journal of Near Eastern Studies presents the results of…
3D-printed material to replace ivory for restoration of artefacts
For centuries, ivory was often used to make art objects. But to protect elephant populations,…
New evidence suggests sexual division of labour as farming arose in Europe
A new investigation of stone tools buried in graves provides evidence supporting the existence of…
Ancient pottery reveals the first evidence for honey hunting in prehistoric West Africa
A team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, with colleagues from Goethe University,…
Boomerangs return with greater insights into ample uses
If you thought all boomerangs were used solely for throwing and—hopefully—returning then think again, because…
Ocean temperature reconstructed over the last 700,000 years
Bern’s ice core researchers were already able to demonstrate in 2008 how the concentration of…
Gigantic flying pterosaurs had spoked vertebrae to support their ‘ridiculously long’ necks
Little is known about azhdarchid pterosaurs, gigantic flying reptiles with impressive wingspans of up to…
Short duration of the Yixian Formation and ‘Chinese Dinosaur Pompeii’
The Early Cretaceous Jehol Biota, renowned for its exceptionally well preserved volcanic-influenced ecosystem, was buried…
Study cements age and location of hotly debated skull from early human Homo erectus
A new study verifies the age and origin of one of the oldest specimens of…