Pofatu: A new database for geochemical ‘fingerprints’ of artefacts
The Pofatu Database is the first comprehensive open-access compilation of geochemical analyses and contextual information for archaeological sources and artefacts ...
Tag: History
Cold War nuke tests changed rainfall
Radioactive period following nuclear bomb tests changed rainfall patterns thousands of miles from the detonation sitesCredit: Prof Giles Harrison, University ...
New OA Journal of European Landscapes by Amsterdam University Press launched on ARPHA
By crossing traditional disciplinary and regional borders, this innovative peer-reviewed journal will document landscape studies and project results while inspiring ...
Ancient DNA paints genetic portrait of Andes civilizations
Credit: from Pixabay An international team of researchers including the University of Adelaide, has completed the first large-scale study of ...
New book shows how ancient Greek writing helps us understand today’s environmental crises
University of Illinois classics professor Clara Bosak-Schroeder writes about how the ancient Greeks thought about natural resourcesCredit: Photo by Jon ...
Bizarre 66 million-year-old fossil from Madagascar provides clues on early mammals
Adalatherium identified as part of enigmatic Southern Hemisphere mammalian group that lived at the time of dinosaursCredit: Image courtesy Denver ...
X-ray analysis sheds light on construction and conservation of artefacts from Henry VIII’s warship
21st century X-ray technology has allowed University of Warwick scientists to peer back through time at the production of the ...
Examining heart extractions in ancient Mesoamerica
New findings on procedures and meanings of human heart sacrifices in MesoamericaCredit: CINVESTAV Unidad Mérida Sacrificial rituals featuring human heart ...
Women’s faces in Time Magazine throughout history
Study co-authored by Chapman University computational psychologist shows how varying images of female faces reflect changing societal attitudes towards womenCredit: ...
Neolithic genomes from modern-day Switzerland indicate parallel ancient societies
Genetic analysis of 96 ancient individuals traces the arrival and demographic structure of peoples with Steppe-related ancestry into late Neolithic, ...
Wits researchers unravel the mystery of non-cotectic magmatic rocks
Research answers question on how some magmatic rocks contain random proportions of minerals than what is expected for rocks of ...
The physics that drives periodic economic downturns
The physics behind saving, investment and the time-dependent movement of spreading over an area reveals why all good things must ...
Aboriginal scars from frontier wars
Legacy of Australian colonial Native Mounted Police forceCredit: Flinders University Hundreds of Aboriginal men who became native mounted police in ...
UVM author reveals Thoreau’s relevance for today’s environmental and democratic crises
Bob Pepperman Taylor new book published by Notre Dame PressCredit: UVM Photo BURLINGTON - Bob Pepperman Taylor, the Elliott A. ...
Monty Python’s silly walk: A gait analysis and wake-up call to peer review inefficiencies
Credit: Chart created by Erin E. Butler and Nathaniel J. Dominy. Fifty years ago, Monty Python's famous sketch, "The Ministry ...
Sticky tape: A key ingredient for mapping artifact origins
Credit: RIKEN Researchers at the RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science in Japan have demonstrated that combining a highly sensitive ...
New book tells of early Antarctic explorations, continent’s connection to climate
A new book illustrates the environmental history of Antarctica through stories of 19th-century expeditions.Credit: Courtesy Gillen D'Arcy Wood CHAMPAIGN, Ill. ...
5,000-year-old milk proteins point to the importance of dairying in eastern Eurasia
Recent findings push back estimates of dairying in the eastern Steppe by more than 1,700 years, pointing to migration as ...
Each Mediterranean island has its own genetic pattern
Researchers reconstruct migration movements through ancient DNACredit: © David Caramelli The Mediterranean Sea has been a major route for maritime ...
Discovery at ‘flower burial’ site could unravel mystery of Neanderthal death rites
Credit: Graeme Barker    The first articulated Neanderthal skeleton to come out of the ground for over 20 ...