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Have the ancestors become too much to bear? Emergence of cremation 9000 years ago in the Near East
Evolution & Behaviour

Have the ancestors become too much to bear? Emergence of cremation 9000 years ago in the Near East

Recently discovered remains of cremation in an Early Neolithic village of the Jordan Valley date the emergence of this practice to 9000 years ago. A perfectly...

·5 min read
7000 years of the peopling of present-day France revealed by paleogenomics
Evolution & Behaviour

7000 years of the peopling of present-day France revealed by paleogenomics

A large genomic study reveals ancient demographic events that accompanied the transition to agriculture and changes in metallurgic practices in France by...

·4 min read
A prehistoric seawall to combat Mediterranean Sea-level rise
Earth & Space

A prehistoric seawall to combat Mediterranean Sea-level rise

We summarize a recently published study describing and discussing a now-submerged seawall constructed some 7000 years ago by Neolithic villagers on the...

·4 min read
The European idea, a 5000 years old concept according to the Bell Beaker culture
Evolution & Behaviour

The European idea, a 5000 years old concept according to the Bell Beaker culture

New "ancient-DNA" research sheds light on the networks that existed across the whole of Europe and northern Africa 5000 years ago. What motivated these...

·4 min read