Headless bodies hint at why Europe’s first farmers vanished
Wave of mass brutality accompanied the collapse of the first pan-European culture
Wave of mass brutality accompanied the collapse of the first pan-European culture
Author: Andrew Curry
Mystery group lived in central Argentina for millennia, ancient DNA reveals
New study fills major gap in genetic map of ancient human migrations
New study fills major gap in genetic map of ancient human migrations
Sumerian civilization may have been jump-started by the rise and fall of tides
Millennia before the first cities, early Mesopotamians probably harnessed tides to irrigate crops
Millennia before the first cities, early Mesopotamians probably harnessed tides to irrigate crops
Ancient DNA from horses slaughtered by Neanderthals sheds light on equine evolution
200,000-year-old genes are oldest ever recovered from open-air site
200,000-year-old genes are oldest ever recovered from open-air site
Paleolithic painters had the blues
Two recent studies shine light on the earliest known artistic usages of blue pigment
Two recent studies shine light on the earliest known artistic usages of blue pigment
Ancient skeletons’ genes reveal origin of the Slavic people
DNA connects modern Slavs to a wave of migration following the fall of the Roman Empire
DNA connects modern Slavs to a wave of migration following the fall of the Roman Empire
Youths buried in Anglo-Saxon cemeteries carried West African DNA
Despite bearing remarkably far-flung genetic origins, a girl and young man were buried just like their peers
Despite bearing remarkably far-flung genetic origins, a girl and young man were buried just like their peers