Ancient DNA is turning Europe’s deep past from a sketch into a family album. Instead of guessing who first called the continent home, researchers can now read genetic traces from teeth, bones and cave ...

Analysis of a "rusty treasure" excavated during industrial gravel extraction at Deinham, Austria, reveals it is the largest ...

You know when a scientific study begins with the line, “The manipulation of human corpses…” it’s going to uncover some crazy stuff, and the latest study shared on Scientific Reports didn’t disappoint ...

Genetic tests of ancient settlers' remains show that Europe is a melting pot of bloodlines from Africa, the Middle East, and today's Russia. Three waves of immigrants settled prehistoric Europe. The ...

What the ancient pottery revealed Researchers examined organic remains found in 58 pieces of pottery uncovered at 13 archaeological sites across Northern and Eastern Europe dating between the 6th and ...

Leveraging a unique statistical analysis and applying it to ancient DNA extracted from human skeletal remains, a team of researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and the University of ...

Bugs are a surprising source of high amounts of protein, but humans are often unwilling to eat them. The reason might be found in ancient DNA samples.

Of monsters and flowers -- Seeing and shaping objects -- The visual worlds of early Europe -- Frame, focus, visualization -- Pottery : the visual ecology of the everyday -- Attraction and enchantment ...

Rethinking early European cuisine These findings emphasize the important role of plants and aquatic foods in the diets of early Europeans. These results also support the idea that these communities ...