DNA Analysis Confirms Grim Tale from 800-Year-Old Norse Saga
King Sverre Sigurdsson had a tumultuous reign, but perhaps the darkest day for his stronghold came when he…
Archaeogenetics reconstructs demography and extreme parental consanguinity in a Bronze Age community from Southern Italy
Palaeogenomic dataset DNA extracts were obtained from teeth (n = 10) and petrous bones (n = 13) and converted into multiple single-stranded…
Archaeologists uncover 13,000-year-old mystery at dig site
State archaeologists and geologists are working together to solve a more than 10,000-year-old mystery at the Piney Grove…
Archaeological breakthrough contradicts the timeline of human civilization – Science – News
Archaeologists and historians have long been stumped by an unsolved mystery concerning the well-inhabited islands of Southeast Asia,…
1,500-year-old reindeer trap found in icy mountains of Norway
In the mountains of Norway, retreating ice revealed what is being hailed as one of Norway’s most significant…
Neanderthals’ Disappearance May Not Have Been from Extinction, Controversial New Study Argues
The disappearance of the Neanderthals—our archaic hominin cousins—remains one of the great unresolved riddles of ancient human history.…
Early Oldowan technology thrived during Pliocene environmental change in the Turkana Basin, Kenya
Laland, K. N. & O’Brien, M. J. Niche construction theory and archaeology. J. Archaeol. Method Th. 1, 20…
Scientists Just Solved One of the Most Enduring Mysteries of the Easter Island Statues
The moai statues of Easter Island have long presented an enigma for researchers wondering how the ancient Rapa…
Easter Island mystery may be solved as study says statues ‘walked’ to ancient site
Turns out, the heads of Easter Island didn’t just sit there — they strutted their stuff. After centuries…
Discovery in Georgia Reveals How Bronze Age Smelters Sparked the Iron Age
A groundbreaking study from Georgia’s Kvemo Bolnisi site reveals that Bronze Age metallurgists were experimenting with iron oxides…
Scientists Finally Uncover the Origin of the Mysterious Bronzetti Figures
Close up of a Nuragic bronzetti, a bronze statuette of circa 10 cm height with the typical horned…
Klimt Painting Likely Top Lot This Auction Season, And More Art News
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines HUMAN REMAINS. A new report has…