Women spread culture, men stayed at home during Stone Age
At the end of the Stone Age and in the early Bronze Age, families were established in a surprising manner in Germany, researchers said.
Sep 05, 2017, 16:42 PM IST
'Fourth strand' of ancient European ancestry spread to India
Researchers say this strand of ancestry may have flowed into the region with the bringers of Indo-Aryan languages.
Nov 17, 2015, 15:16 PM IST
Warrior tomb filled with Bronze Age wealth found in Greece
The Bronze Age warrior's tomb dating back to about 1500 BC was discovered in Pylos, Greece, by an international research team led by The University of Cincinnati (UC).
Oct 27, 2015, 13:19 PM IST
Black Death plagued humans since Bronze Age
It turns out the plague was plaguing humans far earlier than previously believed.New research using ancient DNA has revealed that plague has been endemic in human populations for more than twice as long as previously thought and that the ancestral plague would have been predominantly spread by human-to-human contact, until genetic mutations allowed Yersinia pestis (Y. pestis), the bacteria that causes plague, to survive in the gut of fleas.
Oct 23, 2015, 09:19 AM IST
Ancient Britons commonly mummified their dead
Bronze Age Britons may have intentionally mummified some of their dead, suggests a new study which reveals that ancient Brits practised some novel and bizarre funerary rituals.
Oct 01, 2015, 18:36 PM IST
