Growing up 30,000 years ago
Archaeologists have been trying to piece together the full human story for a long time, but some members of prehistoric societies have been largely overlooked: kids! It turns out these…
Secrets of the Castle
On Secrets of the Castle, historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold are taking part in the world's largest archeological experiment, Guédelon Castle. Using the same materials…
What Was It Like To Live In 17th Century Britain? | Tales From The Green Valley | Retold
How do you gauge gas mark 7 when you’re using a 17th-century bread oven? Why did people 400 years ago save up their urine to help with the laundry? Why…
Written in the Waters
Tara Roberts
How the Famous Lucy Fossil Revolutionized the Study of Human Origins
Half a century after its discovery, this iconic fossil remains central to our understanding of human origins
Unearthing the Original Mediterranean Diet | Hakai Magazine
Archaeologist Dimitra Mylona’s odyssey to reveal the Mediterranean Sea’s lost bounty.
These Iron Age Swedish Warriors Were Laid to Rest on Luxurious Feather Bedding
Researchers say the various types of bird feathers used may hold symbolic significance {read}
‘The Dig’ – Hiding Sutton Hoo’s women
My immediate impression after watching the film was to question why the three female leads were presented as a vulnerable, passive, with a dull ongoing focus on their fictional problems,…
Neanderthals With Disabilities Survived Through Social Support
A re-analysis of a 50,000 year old Neanderthal skull shows that, in addition to enduring multiple injuries and debilitations, this male individual was also profoundly deaf. Yet he lived well…
Tool-wielding monkeys
HUMANS aren’t the only primate to have pushed their prey towards extinction. Monkeys have also over-exploited animals for food. Long-tailed macaques forage for shellfish on islands off Thailand, then crack…