Ancient pottery reveals Viking settlers abandoned traditional fish stews in England
Chemical analysis of early medieval cooking pots reveals that Scandinavian migrants in Viking Age England largely abandoned their traditional fish ...
Ancient hunters used toxic plant poison on stone arrowheads tens of thousands of years ago
Scientists have identified traces of toxic plant extracts on 60,000-year-old stone arrowheads from southern Africa, providing the earliest direct chemical ...
Ancient Maya societies traded live dogs across vast distances
Chemical analysis of animal remains from highland Chiapas reveals that ancient Maya communities imported live domestic dogs over hundreds of ...
Archaeologists use AI to reconstruct gameplay from worn Roman stone
By analyzing wear patterns on a limestone slab, a multidisciplinary team has identified a likely Roman game board. AI simulations ...
Ancient Roman trade routes revealed by pottery in southern Italy
A recent scientific analysis of pottery fragments from the ancient city of Cumae in Southern Italy has shed new light ...
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