Archaeology

Science 6 min Ancient Proteins Show Xujiayao Fossils From Northern China Came From Denisovans A Nature study finds a Denisovan-only collagen variant in two bones dug up in the 1970s, then uses them to ske... NA Nadia Rahim 26 Oct Science 4 min Medieval Teeth Show Children in England's Peak District Were Heavily Exposed to Lead From the 600s Enamel from 17 burials dates the revival of the region's lead industry to the mid-seventh century, and hints t... NA Nadia Rahim 14 Oct Science 5 min Pompeii's Eruption Date Let Geologists Check Argon Dating, and It Was 0.4% Off Pliny the Younger's account gave a known age to test against. Eight crystals from Vesuvius also yielded a shar... NA Nadia Rahim 27 Sep Science 6 min The Oldest Evidence of Habitual Drug Use Rests on Two Sets of Teeth Arecoline in the dental calculus of two Sulawesi hunter-gatherers, 15,000 years apart. Oldest evidence is a st... NA Nadia Rahim 11 Sep