Around 3300 BC, humans entered a new era that would change history forever. Bronze replaced stone, writing emerged, trade ...

A new ancient-DNA study suggests the Bronze Age people who transformed Britain around 2400 BC didn’t arrive from Iberia, as older narratives of the “Bell Beaker” story sometimes implied. Instead, ...

Within a few centuries, the genetic landscape of the Rhine-Meuse region, including the wetlands, was completely reshaped. Our ...

Skeletal remains and skull fragments of two Bronze Age women were found at a construction site in the U.K. Their remains were found in Kent at a building site slated for 41 homes along with animal ...

A collection of prehistoric human remains has revealed gruesome insights into a brutal massacre that took place more than 4,000 years ago. For a study published in the journal Antiquity, researchers ...

People these days are swapping wheat with a more nutritious grain - millet. But this isn’t just another modern health trend. Millets have been a staple in the diet for centuries. A recent study has ...

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