Humans got to America 7,000 years earlier than thought, new research confirms

The early settlement of the Americas is hugely contested area of archaeology.

Sally Christine Reynolds, Associate Professor in Hominin Palaeoecology, Bournemouth University • conversation
Oct. 5, 2023 • ~7 min

Five discoveries that changed our understanding of how the ancient Egyptians created mummies

Several studies have upended what we thought we knew about mummification using scientific dating techniques to reveal some fascinating – and surprising – insights.

Jenefer Metcalfe, Lecturer in Biomedical Egyptology, University of Manchester • conversation
March 2, 2023 • ~7 min

Radiocarbon dating only works half the time – we may have found the solution

DNA dating could complement radiocarbon technology to help make archaeology more accurate.

Eran Elhaik, Senior Lecturer in Population, Medical and Evolutionary Genomics, Lund University • conversation
Sept. 7, 2022 • ~8 min

Before chickens became food for people, they were regarded as special exotica

Why did the chicken cross the globe? A new study has revealed how chickens were domesticated.

Ophélie Lebrasseur, MSCA Research Fellow, Université de Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier • conversation
June 22, 2022 • ~8 min

Fossil footprints prove humans populated the Americas thousands of years earlier than we thought

The New Mexico findings could rewrite the history of human migration to the Americas.

Sally Christine Reynolds, Principal Academic in Hominin Palaeoecology, Bournemouth University • conversation
Sept. 23, 2021 • ~7 min

St James, 'brother' of Jesus: it turns out his ancient remains belong to someone else

The mix-up might be explained by the rush to remove sacred remains to Rome some 1,700 years ago.

Lautaro Roig Lanzillotta, Professor of New Testament and Early Christian Studies, University of Groningen • conversation
March 5, 2021 • ~7 min

Saint James, 'brother' of Jesus: it turns out his ancient remains belong to someone else

The mix-up might be explained by the rush to remove sacred remains to Rome some 1,700 years ago.

Lautaro Roig Lanzillotta, Professor of New Testament and Early Christian Studies, University of Groningen • conversation
March 5, 2021 • ~7 min

Archaeologists determined the step-by-step path taken by the first people to settle the Caribbean islands

Did people settle these islands by traveling north from South America, or in the other direction? Reanalyzing data from artifacts discovered decades ago provides a definitive answer.

Scott Fitzpatrick, Professor of Anthropology + Associate Director, Museum of Natural and Cultural History, University of Oregon • conversation
Sept. 29, 2020 • ~10 min

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.

Sturt Manning, Director of the Cornell Tree Ring Laboratory and Professor of Classical Archaeology, Cornell University • conversation
April 29, 2020 • ~9 min

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