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History / Archeology - 15.12.2023
The provenance of the stones of the Menga dolmen, in Antequera, reveals one of the greatest engineering feats of the Neolithic period.
US researchers participate in a study that shows the application of new wood and stone technologies that allowed the construction of an unprecedented monument.
History / Archeology - Life Sciences - 13.12.2023
Was Human Height in the Neolithic Period Influenced by Cultural Factors?
Team of international researchers analyzed the remains of over 1,500 individuals who lived roughly 6,000 to 8,000 years ago Body size differences between females and males in northern Europe during the early Neolithic period (6,000 to 8,000 years ago) may reflect cultural factors in play. The findings of an international research project led by the University of Pennsylvania (USA) suggest that differences in stature during that period cannot be explained solely by genetics and diet.
Health - History / Archeology - 12.12.2023
Plague from Egypt: topos or reality?
Many reports from antiquity about outbreaks of plague mention Egypt as the source of pestilences that reached the Mediterranean. But was this really the case? Researchers from the University of Basel are conducting a critical analysis of the ancient written and documentary evidence combined with archaeogenetic findings to add some context to the traditional view.
History / Archeology - Life Sciences - 11.12.2023
Did body size in the Neolithic Age depend on cultural influences?
International research team studied more than 1,500 individuals who lived around 6,000 to 8,000 years ago The difference in body size between male and female individuals in Northern Europe during the early Neolithic period (8,000 to 6,000 years ago) could have been influenced by cultural factors. The results of an international research team led by the University of Pennsylvania (USA) suggest that the differences in body size during this period cannot be explained by genetic and dietary factors alone.
History / Archeology - Life Sciences - 07.12.2023
Researchers reconstruct Balkan genomic history
A new multidisciplinary study reconstructs the genomic history of the Balkan Peninsula during the first millennium of the common era, a time and place of profound demographic, cultural and linguistic change. The Balkan Peninsula is broadly defined as the region surrounded by the Adriatic, Aegean and Black Seas.
History / Archeology - Environment - 06.12.2023
Oldest Fortresses in the World Discovered
Archaeologists from Freie Universität Berlin together with an international team confirm ancient prehistoric fortifications in Siberia. Research results published in the scientific journal "Antiquity." In a groundbreaking archaeological discovery, an international team led by archaeologists from Freie Universität Berlin has uncovered fortified prehistoric settlements in a remote region of Siberia.
History / Archeology - 23.11.2023
1,400-year-old temple discovered at Suffolk royal settlement
A possibly pre-Christian temple from the time of the East Anglian Kings, some 1,400 years ago, has been found at Rendlesham, near Sutton Hoo in Suffolk, by a team of archaeologists led by UCL researchers. The discovery was made over the summer by Suffolk County Council's Rendlesham Revealed community archaeology project.
History / Archeology - 21.11.2023
Neanderthals were the world’s first artists
Recent research has shown that engravings in a cave in La Roche-Cotard (France), which has been sealed for thousands of years, were actually made by Neanderthals. This research was performed by Basel archaeologist Dorota Wojtczak together with a team of researchers from France and Denmark, whose findings reveal that the Neanderthals were in fact the first humans with an appreciation of art.
History / Archeology - 20.11.2023
Asia Minor Research Centre uncovers city archives in Doliche
Over 2,000 seal impressions discovered provide vivid insights into city administration in Roman Antiquity Archaeologists from the Asia Minor Research Centre have uncovered the city archives in the ancient city of Doliche in south-eastern Türkiye and recovered more than 2,000 seal impressions used to seal documents.
History / Archeology - 14.11.2023
Experts from the Asia Minor Research Center uncover city archives
Scientists also recover more than 2,000 seal impressions in the ancient city of Doliche Archaeologists from the Asia Minor Research Center have uncovered the city archives in the ancient city of Doliche in south-eastern Turkey and recovered more than 2,000 seal impressions used to seal documents. The team led by Michael Blömer and Engelbert Winter from the University of Münster thus made a significant discovery: although there were archives for storing contracts in every city, for example, only a handful of archive buildings from the Roman Empire have been identified to date.
Environment - History / Archeology - 10.11.2023
Research Expedition: Climate and Cultural Change in the Aegean Sea
Heidelberg Earth scientists lead research ship METEOR's voyage to the eastern Mediterranean How did climatic and environmental change impact early eastern Mediterranean cultures, and what were the consequences of human settlement on land and marine ecosystems? In order to collect research data to answer these questions, the German research ship METEOR - under the guidance of Earth scientists from Heidelberg University - is embarking on a multi-week expedition to the Aegean and Ionian seas.
Chemistry - History / Archeology - 06.11.2023
How humans stole the color red from plants
Between 13,000 and 9,650 years ago, the Natoufian culture developed on the eastern Mediterranean coast of northern Israel. According to recent discoveries, these hunter-gatherers were the first to use red pigments of organic origin. "It was a great surprise to discover such ancient and well-preserved pigments of organic origin" , confides Laurent Davin, archaeologist at the Laboratoire Technologie et ethnologie des mondes préhistoriques (Temps) 1 and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and co-author of the study just published in the journal PLOS ONE.
Life Sciences - History / Archeology - 23.10.2023
Who were the first modern humans to settle in Europe?
Before modern humans settled definitively in Europe, other human populations left Africa for Europe beginning approximately 60,000 years ago, albeit without settling for the long term. This was due to a major climatic crisis 40,000 years ago, combined with a super-eruption originating from the Phlegraean Fields volcanic area near current-day Naples, subsequently precipitating a decline in ancient European populations.
History / Archeology - Life Sciences - 18.10.2023
The encounter between Neanderthals and Sapiens as told by their genomes
By analyzing genomes up to 40,000 years old, a team from the University of Geneva has traced the history of migrations between Sapiens and Neanderthals. About 40,000 years ago, Neanderthals, who had lived for hundreds of thousands of years in the western part of the Eurasian continent, gave way to Homo sapiens, who had arrived from Africa.
History / Archeology - Social Sciences - 17.10.2023
Social relations in the peninsular Copper Age went from great connectivity to regionalisation in just 300 years
Researchers from the University of Valencia have revealed that social relations during the Copper Age in the Iberian Peninsula went from a first homogeneous phase of great connectivity to a more fragmented and regionalised stage. Through the analysis of the ceramic decorations of the Bell Beaker vase, characteristic of the European Chalcolithic and associated with funerary contexts of the elites, the work published in the Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory concludes that these vessels were -democratised- in almost 300 years, with the consequent reinterpretation and heterogenisation.
History / Archeology - Agronomy / Food Science - 17.10.2023
Our European ancestors ate seaweed and freshwater plants
Study reveals our European ancestors ate seaweed and freshwater plants Published: 17 October 2023 Researchers say they have found "definitive" archaeological evidence that seaweeds and other local freshwater plants were eaten in the Mesolithic, through the Neolithic transition to farming and into the Early Middle Ages.
History / Archeology - Astronomy / Space - 16.10.2023
Restoration of the temple ceiling in Egyptian Esna completed
Experts from Egypt and Germany have completed the restoration of the ceiling of the Temple of Esna.
Life Sciences - History / Archeology - 12.10.2023
Whaling wiped out far more fin whales than previously thought
UCLA study shows a 99% population reduction in the 20th century, but genetic diversity remains high Science + Technology UCLA study shows a 99% population reduction in the 20th century, but genetic diversity remains high October 12, 2023 Key takeaways Whaling in the 20th century destroyed 99% of the Eastern North Pacific fin whale breeding population.
History / Archeology - 09.10.2023
5,000-year-old wine for Egyptian queen
New archaeological discoveries at the tomb of Meret-Neith in Abydos A German-Austrian team led by archaeologist Christiana Köhler from the University of Vienna is investigating the tomb of Queen Meret-Neith in Abydos, Egypt.
Health - History / Archeology - 28.09.2023
Learning critical Black history can change white perspectives on racism in health care
Health + Behavior UCLA study shows it can also spur support for policies aimed at equity Elizabeth Kivowitz September 28, 2023 Key takeaways Two-thirds of white Americans believe that Black Americans do not experience racism or racial inequities in health care. UCLA psychologists exposed white study participants to the well-documented history of medical-related mistreatment of Black Americans.
History - Nov 28
KFN-SFU collaborative study identifies pathways to enforce Nation-led cultural heritage protection
KFN-SFU collaborative study identifies pathways to enforce Nation-led cultural heritage protection
History - Nov 21
Largest study into the people of Roman Britain set to transform understandings of the period
Largest study into the people of Roman Britain set to transform understandings of the period
History - Oct 29
What if history had a soundtrack? The Tenementals reveal their debut album 'Glasgow: A History'
What if history had a soundtrack? The Tenementals reveal their debut album 'Glasgow: A History'
Social Sciences - Oct 25
Ripples of colonialism: Decarbonization strategies perpetuate inequalities in human rights
Ripples of colonialism: Decarbonization strategies perpetuate inequalities in human rights