Island-hopping: Genetics reveal how humans settled remote Pacific (Phys.org 22/09/21)
Easter Island’s famous megaliths have relatives on islands thousands of miles to the north and west—and so did the people who created them, a study said Wednesday
Ancient Mayans built pyramid partly from ash after catastrophic volcanic eruption (Phys.org 21/09/21)
Akira Ichikawa, an archaeologist at the University of Colorado Boulder, has found evidence of Mayans returning to a part of Central America that was destroyed after a catastrophic volcanic eruption, much sooner than previously thought
Archaeologists to bring the prehistoric landscape of Doggerland to life (Heritage Daily 21/09/21)
A project led by the University of Bradford, involving 15 universities and 63 heritage collections, will bring the prehistoric landscape of Doggerland back to life using advanced mapping techniques
Ancient bones reveal previously unknown Japanese ancestors (LiveScience 20/09/21)
They help confirm a long-standing theory about the genetic origins of modern-day Japanese populations
Oldest example of immobile art immortalised in rock discovered in Tibet (Heritage Daily 16/09/21)
The oldest example of immobile art consisting of carefully placed immortalised hand and footprints has been discovered in Tibet
Excavation of a Hispano-Visigothic grave at Ojo Guareña (Heritage Daily 16/09/21)
Archaeologists excavating a tomb embedded in the rock by the main entrance to the San Tirso and San Bernabé Hermitage in the karst complex of Ojo Guareña (Merindad de Sotoscueva, Burgos) have discovered the skeleton of an adult individual in the supine position, with its head to the west set between two small limestone blocks
Putting a face to Krijn, the Netherland’s oldest Neanderthal man (Phys.org 15/09/21)
A group of paleo-anthropological artists at Kennis & Kennis Reconstructions have put their skills to good use—reconstructing the face of Krijn, the earliest known Neanderthal living in what was once Doggerland
Milk enabled massive steppe migration (EurekAlert 15/09/21)
A new study led by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Jena, Germany has revealed a critical clue and it might come as a surprise. It appears that the Bronze Age migrations coincided with a simple but important dietary shift – the adoption of milk drinking
Egypt opens ancient tomb of King Djoser after restoration (Phys.org 14/09/21)
Egypt on Tuesday showcased an ancient tomb structure belonging to the cemetery complex of King Djoser, a pharaoh who lived more than 4,500 years ago, following extensive restorations of the site
Environmental conditions of early humans in Europe (Phys.org 08/09/21)
A recent study prepared in collaboration with researchers from the University of Helsinki and the Universities of Granada, Tarragona, Zaragoza, Barcelona, Salamanca, Madrid and Tübingen provides new information on the environmental context of earliest human occupation in Europe during the Pleistocene
Study shows evidence of beer drinking 9,000 years ago in Southern China (Phys.org 31/08/21)
Alcoholic beverages have long been known to serve an important socio-cultural function in ancient societies, including at ritual feasts. A new study finds evidence of beer drinking 9,000 years ago in southern China
The first farmers of Europe (Heritage Daily 31/08/21)
A research team from the University of Bern has managed to precisely date pile dwellings on the banks of Lake Ohrid in the south-western Balkans for the first time