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Study casts doubt on ‘incestuous royalty’ in Neolithic Ireland

University of York
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research has cast doubts over suggestions an incestuous social elite ruled over the ancient people of Ireland more than 5,000 years ago.

Journal: Antiquity

‘Slow pit-cooking’ likeliest method to extract animal teeth for Stone Age ornaments, study shows

University of York
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Prehistoric people used a culinary method, similar to slow cooking today, to carefully extract animal teeth to use in decorative crafts, such as pendant-making, archaeologists have shown.

Journal: Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences

Cooking for the craft: New study reveals how prehistoric people extracted animal teeth to produce ornaments

University of Helsinki
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A pioneering study in experimental archaeology has revealed the techniques used by prehistoric communities in north-eastern Europe to extract animal teeth for crafting personal ornaments—offering fresh insights into the daily lives and cultural practices of Stone Age hunter-gatherers.

Journal: Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences
Funder: European Research Council

UC experts share Griffin Warrior discoveries with America

University of Cincinnati

University of Cincinnati researchers Sharon Stocker and Jack Davis reflect on their archaeological discoveries in ancient Greece on the eve of an exhibition highlighting their work at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. “The Kingdom of Pylos: Warrior Princes of Ancient Greece" opens June 27.

Earliest evidence of humans in the Americas confirmed in new U of A study

University of Arizona
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new paper by a University of Arizona geoarchaeologist agrees with findings from four years ago that footprints discovered in New Mexico are between 21,000 and 23,000 years old – as much as 10,000 years older than the previously known earliest signs of human culture in the Americas.

Journal: Science Advances

Before dispersing out of Africa, humans learned to thrive in diverse habitats

Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Before the ‘Out of Africa’ migration that led humans into Eurasia and beyond, new research shows that humans expanded their niche to include African forests and deserts. The authors argue that human populations learning to adapt to new and challenging habitats was key to the long-term success of this dispersal.

Journal: Nature
Funder: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Leverhulme Trust, European Research Council

Ancient DNA reveals new clues about the incredible journey of dogs in the Americas

University of Oxford
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A major new study has traced the incredible journey of humankind’s best friend across the Americas, showing how dogs slowly spread southward alongside early farming societies - mirroring the rhythms of human migration, agriculture and cultural change.

Journal: Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

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