New evidence supports the hypothesis that beer may have been motivation to cultivate cereals
Stanford University archaeologists are turning the history of beer on its head.
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News tagged with ancient culture
Ancient genomes trace the origin and decline of the Scythians
Generally thought of as fierce horse warriors, the Scythians were a multitude of Iron Age cultures who ruled the Eurasian steppe, playing a major role in Eurasian history. A new study published in Science Advances analyzes ...
Archaeology
Mar 26, 2021
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Ancient DNA analysis yields unexpected insights about peoples of Central, South America
An international team of researchers has revealed unexpected details about the peopling of Central and South America by studying the first high-quality ancient DNA data from those regions.
Archaeology
Nov 8, 2018
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Is mathematics real? A viral TikTok video raises a legitimate question with exciting answers
While filming herself getting ready for work recently, TikTok user @gracie.ham reached deep into the ancient foundations of mathematics and found an absolute gem of a question:
Mathematics
Aug 31, 2020
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Oldest Scandinavian human DNA found in ancient chewing gum
The first humans who settled in Scandinavia more than 10,000 years ago left their DNA behind in ancient chewing gum, masticated lumps made from birch bark pitch. This is shown in a new study conducted at Stockholm University ...
Archaeology
May 15, 2019
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Ancient art reveals extinct goose
As a University of Queensland researcher examined a 4600-year-old Egyptian painting last year, a speckled goose caught his eye.
Archaeology
Feb 23, 2021
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Environmental stress rather than genetics influenced height differences in early Neolithic people: Study
The difference in height between female and male individuals in northern Europe during the Early Neolithic (8,000–6,000 years before present, bp) may have been influenced by cultural factors, a paper published in Nature ...
Archaeology
Dec 12, 2023
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Stonehenge mystery solved? Prehistoric French may have inspired it and other European megaliths
Although Stonehenge may be the most famous of Europe's megaliths, it's far from the only one: There are about 35,000 of these mysterious stone structures throughout the continent.
Archaeology
Feb 12, 2019
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Ancient Texts Present Mayans As Literary Geniuses
(PhysOrg.com) -- Literary critics, cultural scholars and aficionados of the Mayans, the only fully literate people of the pre-Columbian Americas, have lined up to call the first fully illustrated survey of two millennia of ...
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Mar 5, 2010
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Pompeii's House of the Vettii reopens: A reminder that Roman sexuality was far more complex than simply gay or straight
As Pompeii's House of the Vettii finally reopens after a long process of restoration, news outlets appear to be struggling with how to report on the Roman sex cultures so well recorded in the ruins of the city.
Archaeology
Jan 23, 2023
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