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Published Origin of ancient mummified baboons found in Egypt



Primatologists are using genetic analysis to determine the geographic origin of ancient mummified ba ...
Published DNA from preserved feces reveals ancient Japanese gut environment



DNA from ancient feces can offer archaeologists new clues about the life and health of Japanese peop ...
Published Prehistoric mobility among Tibetan farmers, herders shaped highland settlement patterns, cultural interaction, study finds



Using advanced geospatial modeling to compare environmental and archaeological evidence, researchers...
Published Ancient DNA reveals the appearance of a 6th century Chinese emperor



What did an ancient Chinese emperor from 1,500 years ago look like? A team of researchers reconstruc ...
Published 'Forgotten city:' the identification of Dura-Europos' neglected sister site in Syria



The Dura-Europos site in modern-day Syria is famous for its exceptional state of preservation. Like...
Published Ancient Maya blessed their ballcourts



Using environmental DNA analysis, an international team of researchers identified a collection of pl...
Published Crucial shift in River Nile's evolution during ancient Egypt discovered



Researchers have explored how the River Nile evolved over the past 11,500 years and how changes in i...
Published House call: A new study rethinks early Christian landmark



Since its discovery by modern researchers a century ago, an ancient structure known as the 'Christia ...
Published Scientists ID burned bodies using technique used for extracting DNA from woolly mammoths, Neanderthals



A technique originally devised to extract DNA from woolly mammoths and other ancient archaeological ...
Published Study of ancient British oral microbiomes reveals shift following Black Death



The Second Plague Pandemic of the mid-14th century, also known as the Black Death, killed 30-60 perc...
Published Carvings at ancient monument may be world's oldest calendars



Markings on a stone pillar at a 12,000 year-old archaeological site in Turkey likely represent the w...
Published Ancient brown bear genomes sheds light on Ice Age losses and survival



The brown bear is one of the largest living terrestrial carnivores, and is widely distributed across...
Published New archive of ancient human brains challenges misconceptions of soft tissue preservation



A new study has challenged previously held views that brain preservation in the archaeological recor...
Published Ancient dingo DNA shows modern dingoes share little ancestry with modern dog breeds



A study of ancient dingo DNA revealed that the distribution of modern dingoes across Australia, incl ...
Published Ancient DNA clarifies the early history of American colonial horses - Ancient DNA Clarifies the Early History of American Colonial Horses


A newly identified 16th century horse specimen is among the oldest domestic horses from the Americas...
Published Ancient Roman coins reveal long-lost emperor - Ancient Roman Coins Reveal Long-Lost Emperor


A gold coin long dismissed as a forgery appears to be authentic and depicts a long-lost Roman empero...
Published Mysterious new behavior seen in whales may be recorded in ancient manuscripts - Mysterious New Behavior Seen in Whales May Be Recorded in Ancient Manuscripts


In 2011, scientists recorded a previously unknown feeding strategy in whales around the world. Now,...
Published Fossil feces infested with parasites from over 200 million years ago



Fossilized feces preserve evidence of ancient parasites that infected an aquatic predator over 200 m ...
Published The scent of the afterlife unbottled in new study of ancient Egyptian mummification balms



A team of researchers has recreated one of the scents used in the mummification of an important Egyp...
Published Radiocarbon dating meets Egyptology and Biblical accounts in the city of Gezer



New dates provide detailed insights into the timing of events in the ancient city of Gezer, accordin ...