Ancient DNA reveals the long-sought homeland of modern horses (Science 20/10/21)
Bronze Age riders trotted out their new mounts in the western Eurasian steppe
Small-scale foragers left more than footprints on the landscape (Phys.org 19/10/21)
Penn State researchers have used satellite data to identify areas in coastal southwest Madagascar where indigenous foragers altered their surroundings
Diver discovers crusader sword (Heritage Daily 18/10/21)
A diver swimming off the HaCarmal coast in Haifa, Israel, has discovered a crusader sword dating from 900 years ago
The oldest Acheulean evidence in North Africa (Phys.org 07/10/21)
A new work published in the journal Quaternary Science Reviews, led by the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH) in collaboration with the Centre National de Recherches Préhistoriques, Anthropologiques et Historiques (CNRPAH) (Algeria), describes the most recent advances in the current investigation performed in the valley of Oued Boucherit, located about 20 km…
Line and hook fishing techniques in Epipaleolithic Israel (Phys.org 06/10/21)
Humans in the Middle East were using complex fishing tools and techniques by 12,000 years ago, according to a study published October 6, 2021 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE
2,700-year-old toilet found in Jerusalem was a rare luxury (Phys.org 05/10/21)
Israeli archaeologists have found a rare ancient toilet in Jerusalem dating back more than 2,700 years, when private bathrooms were a luxury in the holy city
Late persistence of human ancestors at the margins of the monsoon in India (Phys.org 05/10/21)
The longest lasting tool-making tradition in prehistory, known as the Acheulean, appears more than 1.5 million years ago in Africa and 1.2 million years ago in India, and mainly consists of stone handaxes and cleavers
Vikings in paradise: Were the Norse the first to settle the Azores? (Science 04/10/21)
Seafarers may have come and gone from lush archipelago more than 1000 years ago
“Discovery of a lifetime” golden sun bowl discovered in prehistoric settlement (Heritage Daily 03/10/21)
Archaeologists conducting excavations in a prehistoric settlement in Ebreichsdorf, Austria, have discovered a golden sun bowl dating from 3,000 years ago
The origin and legacy of the Etruscans (Phys.org 24/09/21)
A new study sheds light on the origin and legacy of the enigmatic Etruscans with genome-wide data from 82 ancient individuals from central and southern Italy, spanning 800 BCE to 1000 CE
Archaeologists find oldest known human footprints in the Americas (Heritage Daily 26/09/21)
Archaeologists conducting research in the White Sands National Park in New Mexico has identified the oldest known human footprints in the Americas
World’s oldest known beads found in Morocco (Science 22/09/21)
Perforated shells may have signaled identity, attracted mates