Sean Rafferty, University at Albany, State University of New York
Corn has its roots in Mexico about 9,000 years ago.
The reconstructed skeleton of Lucy, found in Hadar, Ethiopia, in 1974, and Grace Latimer, then age 4, daughter of a research team member.
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Archaeologists preserve records of their excavations, but many are never analyzed. Digital archaeology is making these records more accessible and analyzing the data in new ways.
At the heart of the Maya civilisation were sacred sites where ritual sacrifices took place. A new DNA analysis reveals more about this practice and Maya genetic legacy.
Collaborative research by archaeologists, environmental scientists and tribal elders combines science and Indigenous knowledge to tell the story of centuries of life at a glacier’s edge.
In popular culture, the eruption is usually depicted as an apocalyptic event.
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Why build pyramids in the desert? A centuries-old puzzle may be answered by the slow wandering of the Nile.
An archaeologist takes bog samples in Germany for analysis of past civilizations and what they cultivated.
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Understanding how humans came to exert such enormous pressure on Earth’s ecosystems can inform more sustainable ways of living.
The recreated head of Shanidar Z, made by the Kennis brothers for the Netflix documentary ‘Secrets of the Neanderthals’ based on 3D scans of the reconstructed skull.
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The Avars dominated southeastern central Europe for hundreds of years, leaving one of the richest archaeological heritages in Europe. Now scientists are using DNA to reveal details of their societies.
Stonehenge during winter solstice sunset
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New research reveals signs of ancient human habitation in a vast cave beneath the Arabian desert. It may have been used as a waystation by Stone Age herders travelling from one oasis to another.