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Published Humanity's earliest recorded kiss occurred in Mesopotamia 4,500 years ago - Humanity's Earliest Recorded Kiss Occurred in Mesopotamia 4,500 Years Ago
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Written sources from Mesopotamia suggest that kissing in relation to sex was practiced by the people...
Published Layers of carbonate provide insight into the world of the ancient Romans
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Archaeologists face a major challenge when they intend to acquire information about buildings or fac...
Published Ancient climate change solves mystery of vanished South African lakes - Ancient Climate Change Solves Mystery of Vanished South African Lakes
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source New evidence for the presence of ancient lakes in some of the most arid regions of South Africa sugg ...
Published 'Time-traveling' pathogens in melting permafrost pose likely risk to environment
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Ancient pathogens that escape from melting permafrost have real potential to damage microbial commun ...
Published China's oldest water pipes were a communal effort
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A system of ancient ceramic water pipes, the oldest ever unearthed in China, shows that neolithic pe ...
Published Ancient DNA analysis reveals how the rise and fall of the Roman Empire shifted populations in the Balkans
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Despite the Roman Empire's extensive military and cultural influence on the nearby Balkan peninsula,...
Published Despite intensive scientific analyses, this centaur head remains a mystery
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source For almost 200 years, archaeologists have been puzzled by a mysterious brown stain on the ancient Gr ...
Published Origin and spread of malaria
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers have reconstructed the evolutionary history and global spread of malaria over the past 5...
Published Ancient cities provide key datasets for urban planning, policy and predictions in the Anthropocene
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A new study shows how state-of-the-art methods and perspectives from archaeology, history, and palae...
Published Study reveals 'cozy domesticity' of prehistoric stilt-house dwellers in England's ancient marshland
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Detailed reports on thousands of artifacts pulled from 'Britain's Pompeii' reveals the surprisingly...
Published Last chance to record archaic Greek language 'heading for extinction'
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A new data crowdsourcing platform aims to preserve the sound of Romeyka, an endangered millennia-old...
Published Extinct humans survived on the Tibetan plateau for 160,000 years
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Bone remains found in a Tibetan cave 3,280 m above sea level indicate an ancient group of humans sur ...
Published Archaeologists report earliest evidence for plant farming in east Africa
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A trove of ancient plant remains excavated in Kenya helps explain the history of plant farming in eq ...
Published Medieval mass burial shows centuries-earlier origin of Ashkenazi genetic bottleneck - Medieval Mass Burial Reveals Centuries-Earlier Origin of Ashkenazi Genetic Bottleneck
(via sciencedaily.com) In 2004, construction workers in Norwich, UK, unearthed human skeletal remains that led to a histori...
Published In search of the lost city of Natounia - In Search of the Lost City of Natounia: Uncovering the Secrets of an Ancient Civilization
(via sciencedaily.com) The mountain fortress of Rabana-Merquly in modern Iraqi Kurdistan was one of the major regional cent...
Published The neighbors of the caliph: Archaeologists uncover ancient mosaics on the shore of the Sea of Galilee - The Neighbors of the Caliph: Uncovering Ancient Mosaics on the Shore of the Sea of Galilee
(via sciencedaily.com) With the help of geomagnetic surface surveys and subsequent hands-on digging, an excavation team has...
Published Marriage in Minoan Crete - Marriage in Minoan Crete: A Look into Ancient Greek Culture
(via sciencedaily.com) An international team of researchers achieves completely new insights into Bronze Age marriage rules...
Published Plague trackers: Researchers cover thousands of years in a quest to understand the elusive origins of the Black Death - Plague Trackers: Unraveling the Mysterious Origins of the Black Death
(via sciencedaily.com) Seeking to better understand more about the origins and movement of bubonic plague, in ancient and c ...
Published Footprints claimed as evidence of ice age humans in North America need better dating, new research shows - Footprints Claimed as Evidence of Ice Age Humans in North America Need Better Dating, New Research Shows
(via sciencedaily.com) The preserved footprints found in New Mexico's Lake Otero Basin would upend scientific understanding...
Published UK's oldest human DNA obtained, revealing two distinct Palaeolithic populations - UK's Oldest Human DNA Obtained, Revealing Two Distinct Palaeolithic Populations
(via sciencedaily.com) The first genetic data from Palaeolithic human individuals in the UK -- the oldest human DNA obtaine...