Ancient DNA Study Reveals Mysterious 5,000-Year Population Collapse in Neolithic Europe - Arkeonews A new study has shed fresh light on one of prehistory’s most puzzling events: the sudden decline of Neolithic populations across Europe

Ancient DNA Study Reveals Mysterious 5,000-Year Population Collapse in Neolithic Europe 🧬⛏️ arkeonews.net/ancient-dna-...

DNA cracks nutmeg's hidden past, revealing a South Moluccas origin and a prehuman journey north A sprinkle of nutmeg powder on baked goodies or mashed potatoes can immediately lift the flavor with its warm and sweet aroma. Even though it is used globally, not much is known about the true origins...

DNA cracks nutmeg's hidden past, revealing a South Moluccas origin and a prehuman journey north 🧬🌳 phys.org/news/2026-04...

Ten thousand years ago, human evolution went into overdrive 🧬💀 www.science.org/content/arti...

In the footsteps of Linnaeus: scientists share their passion for species from tiny wasps to hairy plants – in pictures For his project ‘De Oförtrutna’ (The Relentless), photographer Christer Björkman pictured Swedish scientists working in the spirit of Carl Linneaus, the botanist who created the modern taxonomic syste...

In the footsteps of Linnaeus: scientists share their passion for species from tiny wasps to hairy plants 🔎🪲 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

4,000-Year-Old Water Channel Network Discovered in Central China Reveals Advanced Xia Dynasty Engineering - Arkeonews A 4,000-year-old water channel network discovered in Henan, China reveals advanced engineering and urban planning of the Xia Dynasty,

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Map of Western Asia and the Mediterranean, showing the expansion of Islam out of Arabia over time, coloured based on the various periods of expansion.

#OnThisDay in AD 1633 the first bananas went on sale in London. They had in fact been introduced to Mediterranean Europe centuries earlier, through Islamic expansion, but did not become widely accessible further north until the advent of Empire.

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Where did the ancient Niah dogs come from? Tracing Sarawak’s mysterious four-legged ancestors By Lim Tze Tshen Of all creatures, they have become our most trustworthy four-footed buddies of all time, one with an ancestry amongst some of the most fearsome of wild carnivores. Scientifically, …

Where did the ancient Niah dogs come from? Tracing Sarawak's mysterious four-legged ancestors 🐕🌏 dayakdaily.com/where-did-th...

The mystery of Europe's most famous bog bodies 💀 www.bbc.com/video/discov...

DNA Reveals a Mysterious Human Lineage No One Knew Existed in Asia - Arkeonews A newly discovered human lineage buried for 11,000 years in Asia is reshaping what scientists know about Ice Age survival, ancient DNA,

DNA Reveals a Mysterious Human Lineage No One Knew Existed in Asia 🧬💀🌏 arkeonews.net/dna-reveals-...

New Radiocarbon Dates Push Mohenjo-daro Back to 3300 BC- Rivaling the Earliest Cities of Egypt and Mesopotamia - Arkeonews New excavations and radiocarbon dates reveal that Mohenjo-daro’s origins extend back to 3300 BC, reshaping the timeline of the Indus Valley

New Radiocarbon Dates Push Mohenjo-daro Back to 3300 BC- Rivaling the Earliest Cities of Egypt and Mesopotamia ⛏️🇵🇰 arkeonews.net/new-radiocar...

‘Scientist of global renown’: Lithuanian-born anthropologist Birute Galdikas dies aged 79 Lithuanian-born anthropologist Birutė Galdikas, one of the world’s foremost researchers of orangutans, has died at the a...

Lithuanian-born anthropologist Birute Galdikas dies aged 79 🙏🦧 www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-e...

Europe's Late Neanderthals descended from a single population, DNA analysis suggests A study incorporating new DNA data and archaeological evidence has shown that the last Neanderthals in Europe experienced a major population turnover, resulting in little diversity in their gene pool ...

Europe's Late Neanderthals descended from a single population, DNA analysis suggests 🧬💀 phys.org/news/2026-03...

Antone’s Nightclub in Austin Seals Its 50th Anniversary With a Landmark 50-Year Lease Deal: How the Blues Mecca Is Moving Into Its Second Half-Century Antone's, the famed blues-centric club in Texas, is capping its 50th anniversary year with news of a 50-year lease going forward, among other news.

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Study suggests younger age for Chile's important Monte Verde archaeological site March 19 : The Monte Verde archaeological site in Chile, discovered in the 1970s, revolutionized the thinking about when humans entered the Americas, with scientists calculating decades ago that this ...

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Ancient skeleton unearthed in France is latest to be found sitting upright Scientists trying to work out why Gauls chose to bury some of their dead in seated position facing west

Ancient skeleton unearthed in France is latest to be found sitting upright ⛏️🇫🇷 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Bronze Age Burials in Iran Reveal Hidden Links to the Mysterious BMAC Civilization - Arkeonews Archaeologists in northeastern Iran have uncovered Bronze Age burials at Kalat-e Yavar, revealing cultural connections between the Iranian Plateau and the Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex (BMAC...

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Newly Reinterpreted Old Bulgarian Inscription Reveals Deep Cultural Links Between Byzantium, Slavs, and Altaic Traditions - Arkeonews This study examines the Mostič inscription, an Old Bulgarian funerary monument written in the Old Church Slavonic alphabet under Middle Greek

Newly Reinterpreted Old Bulgarian Inscription Reveals Deep Cultural Links Between Byzantium, Slavs, and Altaic Traditions 📜🇧🇬 arkeonews.net/newly-reinte...

Vast scale of overseas human remains held in UK museums decried by MPs and experts Exclusive: Guardian study finds UK museums hold more than 260,000 items of remains, often in sacrilegious ways

The vast number of overseas human remains held by UK museums is a shameful legacy of colonialism, with many items kept in ways that are sacrilegious 💀🌍🇬🇧 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

New DNA Evidence Could Lead Scientists to the Legendary Tomb of Genghis Khan - Arkeonews Archaeologists in Kazakhstan have discovered new DNA evidence that may help solve one of history’s greatest mysteries—the location of Genghis Khan’s lost tomb.

New DNA Evidence Could Lead Scientists to the Legendary Tomb of Genghis Khan ⛏️🧬 arkeonews.net/new-dna-evid...

Meet ‘Tous’ — an entirely new genus of mammal we identified. Here’s why it’s so exciting A plantation worker photographed this new genus of mammal in New Guinea, thought to have been dead for 6,000 years.

Meet ‘Tous’ — an entirely new genus of mammal we identified. Here’s why it’s so exciting. 🐾🇮🇩 theconversation.com/meet-tous-an...

Charred pot residues reveal prehistoric Europeans' surprisingly complex cuisines Thousands of years ago, European communities used a variety of plant and animal products to create elaborate meals, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS One by Lara González ...

Charred pot residues reveal prehistoric Europeans' surprisingly complex cuisines ⛏️🥘 phys.org/news/2026-03...

Research suggests mating direction bias between Neanderthals and humans Scientists say DNA evidence indicates male Neanderthals and human females interbred more often than opposite

Research suggests mating direction bias between Neanderthals and humans 🧬💀 www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

Viking Sea Power May Have Emerged in the 3rd Century, During the Roman Era - Arkeonews New archaeological interpretations that large Roman-era boathouses and a possible ancient canal in southern Norway indicate organized

Viking Sea Power May Have Emerged in the 3rd Century, During the Roman Era ⛏️⛵️🇳🇴 arkeonews.net/viking-sea-p...

Evidence points to early goat and sheep dairy consumption in Neolithic Iran Approximately 9,000 years ago, human communities in Southwest Asia underwent a dramatic transformation, known as the Neolithic revolution. This period was marked by pronounced changes in how they live...

Evidence points to early goat and sheep dairy consumption in Neolithic Iran ⛏️🐏🇮🇷 phys.org/news/2026-02...

1.77-Million-Year-Old Homo erectus Crania in China Challenge Long-Held Timelines of Human Dispersal - Arkeonews New 26Al/10Be burial dating shows China’s Yunxian Homo erectus skulls are 1.77 million years old, making them the oldest securely dated

1.77-Million-Year-Old Homo erectus Crania in China Challenge Long-Held Timelines of Human Dispersal 💀🇨🇳 arkeonews.net/1-77-million...

More Than Kin: DNA Reveals 5,500-Year-Old Stone Age Clans in Sweden’s Gotland - Arkeonews DNA analysis of 5,500-year-old Stone Age graves at Ajvide on Gotland reveals that hunter-gatherers buried close relatives together,

More Than Kin: DNA Reveals 5,500-Year-Old Stone Age Clans in Sweden’s Gotland ⛏️🧬🇸🇪 arkeonews.net/more-than-ki...

Massive ceramics haul from a 14th-century shipwreck reveals Singapore's trading past Singapore was a thriving trading hub hundreds of years before popular narratives depicted it as a quiet fishing village, according to a study of the cargo of a centuries-old shipwreck. Sometime during...

Massive ceramics haul from a 14th-century shipwreck reveals Singapore's trading past 🤿⛏️🇸🇬 phys.org/news/2026-02...

Japan's ancient 'tigers' were actually cave lions, DNA evidence shows There aren't any native lion or tiger populations living in Japan today, but this was not always the case. Fossil evidence indicates that at least one species of large cat roamed the archipelago durin...

Japan's ancient 'tigers' were actually cave lions, DNA evidence shows ⛏️🧬🦁🇯🇵 phys.org/news/2026-02...

What's the Climate Cost of Growing Crops? New global maps show croplands produce nearly 5% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Rice, corn, wheat and oil palm drive most of the impact.

What's the Climate Cost of Growing Crops? 🌾🌏 www.wri.org/insights/cli...

Northern Britain's oldest human remains are of a young female child, DNA analysis reveals The oldest human remains ever found in Northern Britain have been identified as a young female three years after being discovered in a Cumbrian cave. Excavated at Heaning Wood Bone Cave in Cumbria's G...

Northern Britain's oldest human remains are of a young female child, DNA analysis reveals ⛏️🧬🇬🇧 phys.org/news/2026-02...