Prehistoric people created art by firelight (HeritageDaily 04/20/2022)
A study of 50 engraved stones unearthed in France has revealed that our early ancestors probably created intricate artwork by firelight.
How did visitors experience the domestic space in Pompeii? (Phys.org 04/06/2022)
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have used virtual reality and 3D eye-tracking technology to examine what drew the attention of the visitors when entering the stunning environment of an ancient Roman house. The team recreated the House of Greek Epigrams in 3D and tracked the gaze of study participants as they viewed the home.
Origins of the Avars elucidated with ancient DNA (Phys.org 01/04/22)
A multidisciplinary research team of geneticists, archeologists and historians, including researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, obtained and studied the first ancient genomes from the most important Avar elite sites discovered in contemporary Hungary
Mysterious giant stone jars found in India (Australian National University 30/03/22)
Giant mysterious jars that may have been used for burial rituals have been unearthed across four new sites in Assam, India