We mostly know it as white, blonde, red or brown… But 9,000 years ago, it was a “rice beer” that was consumed in China, and this, in a very specific context. The analysis detected beer residue in eight containers out of the twenty that were studied. The production of beer dates back to the begin
Sperm The spermatozoa of man survive for five days, but those produced by a small and unknown prehistoric worm now extinct have lasted much longer, as they were found intact by a group of archaeologists of various nationalities in Antarctica only a few months ago and are 50 million years old.
A combined study of genetics and skeletal remains shows that the shift from hunting, gathering, and foraging to agriculture around 12,000 years ago in Europe may have had negative health effects, as indicated by the shorter-than-expected stature of early farmers, according to an international team o
In the Bavarian region of Swabia, archaeologists unearthed two tombs of members of the Germanic elite containing rare and luxurious objects:a carved ivory comb and an African sigillata ceramic bowl. These offerings, which are in themselves magnificent works of art, attest to the persistence, after t