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
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
Excavation of a Hispano-Visigothic grave at Ojo Guareña (Phys.org 17/09/21)
A tomb embedded in the rock by the main entrance to the San Tirso and San Bernabé Hermitage situated in the karst complex of Ojo Guareña (Burgos) was excavated; its structure of slabs holds the skeleton of an adult individual in the supine position, with its head to the west, set between two small limestone…
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
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
