In an effort to help identify skeletal remains of Thai descent, researchers have found that examining the distal humerus (elbow) bone is superior to previous techniques that were developed for identifying sex in a non-Asian population.
Read moreA new study of Native American use of galena increases understanding of how they were using the land and its resources.
Read moreAn ancient walkway most likely used by pilgrims as they made their way to worship at the Temple Mount has been uncovered in the 'City of David' in the Jerusalem Walls National Park.
Read moreResearchers have developed new insight on how the natural loss of foot muscles occurred in rodents and other species during their evolution.
Read moreRecent archaeological investigations in the Tollense Valley by a research team has unearthed a collection of 31 unusual objects. Researchers believe this is the equipment of a Bronze Age warrior who died on the battlefield 3,300 years ago. This unique find was discovered by a diving team. It may have been protected in the river from the looting after the fighting.
Read moreWhat does the presence of 1,000 year old water mean for the future of water supplies under the desert regions of Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Jordan, Oman, Yemen and the United Arab Emirates? New research has sought to identify how much good water is available in the Arabian Peninsula, where water is stored in what are known as 'fossil aquifers.'
Read moreAntique artefacts have been studied by chemists, revealing a hitherto unknown use of yellow in Ancient Egypt.
Read moreArchaeogenetic analyses provide new insights into social inequality 4,000 years ago: nuclear families lived together with foreign women and individuals from lower social classes in the same household.
Read moreExamining the position occupied by tombs in their landscape in Prepalatial Crete gives us new insights into the role played by burial sites, mortuary practices and the deceased in the living society.
Read moreA nearly 4,000-year-old burial site found off the coast of Georgia hints at ties between hunter-gatherers on opposite sides of North America, according to new research.
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