Did a volcanic eruption in Alaska help end the Roman republic?
New research suggests ancient climate change shaped the fate of western civilisation.
June 22, 2020 • ~7 min
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Did a volcanic eruption in Alaska end the Roman republic?
New research suggests ancient climate change shaped the fate of western civilisation.
June 22, 2020 • ~7 min
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What the archaeological record reveals about epidemics throughout history – and the human response to them
People have lived with infectious disease throughout the millennia, with culture and biology influencing each other. Archaeologists decode the stories told by bones and what accompanies them.
June 15, 2020 • ~11 min
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Titanic salvage: recovering the ship's radio could signal a disaster for underwater cultural heritage
A recent ruling allowing a new expedition to the Titanic wreck gives the go ahead to commercial exploitation.
June 9, 2020 • ~7 min
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Prehistoric human footprints reveal a rare snapshot of ancient human group behavior
The footprints of over 20 different prehistoric people, pressed into volcanic ash thousands of years ago in Tanzania, show possible evidence for sexual division of labor in this ancient community.
May 14, 2020 • ~8 min
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Rewilding: lessons from the medieval Baltic crusades
The Baltic crusades had a long term impact on the local environment – 700 years later, the details of this are clear.
May 11, 2020 • ~8 min
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Archaeologists have a lot of dates wrong for North American indigenous history – but we're using new techniques to get it right
Modern dating techniques are providing new time frames for indigenous settlements in Northeast North America, free from the Eurocentric bias that previously led to incorrect assumptions.
April 29, 2020 • ~9 min
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Humans domesticated horses – new tech could help archaeologists figure out where and when
Archaeologists have long argued over when and how people first domesticated horses. A decade ago, new techniques appeared to have provided answers – but further discoveries change the story again.
March 2, 2020 • ~10 min
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