Homo sapiens: freely-willed choices, or inherent immutable natural drives? “We haven’t changed, since ancient times.”  Mark ...

Did early humans have rules for how words could be strung together? What impact did the ability to talk have on brains, behaviour and social evolution?

Archaeologists have uncovered stunning evidence that Iron Age metalworkers in Poland were forging jewelry from meteorites ...

The scale and social complexity of mining (or trading for metal) and metallurgy, beer-making, and weaving involved ...

Copper stands at the center of many of humanity’s greatest modern challenges as a critical mineral needed to power renewable ...

What makes it truly extraordinary is its seamless integration of diverse crafts, such as the robustness of bronze casting, the glazed brilliance of ceramic firing, the artistic touches of painting and ...

ROME - Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered rare, nearly life-sized frescoes that offer fresh insight into religious practices in the ancient city before it was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in ...

A 5th century wooden ‘stitched ship’ – recreated using ancient stitching techniques and constructed using coconut fiber stitching, traditional wooden joinery, coir rope and natural resins and powered ...

Environmental pollution with heavy metals (HMs) and microplastics (MPs) could enhance the global health challenge antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Herein, we explore the complicated mechanics of how ...

Former cricketers criticized India's advantage of playing all Champions Trophy matches in Dubai due to security concerns in Pakistan, while other teams travel between venues. Jonathan Agnew and ...

From 2004 on, excavations by the Kerala State Archaeology Department along the coast of central Kerala, in small towns like Pattanam, Paravoor, and Kodungallur—collectively known as the Muziris ...

The Hittites, an ancient Anatolian civilisation (c. 1600–1178 BCE ... In contrast, the Copper Age introduced the pyrotechnology of metallurgy as copper tools began to replace stone implements during ...