Toxicological analyses reveal the use of cannabis in Milan in the 1600's(sciencedirect.com)

49 points by Hooke 3 years ago | 24 comments

A barbarian tribe's mythic origin story is true, ancient DNA reveals(science.org)

236 points by benbreen 6 days ago | 211 comments

Science news article reporting ancient DNA studies showing the Goths migrated from Scandinavia, supporting Jordanes's origin story.

2,500-year-old Siberian 'ice mummy' had intricate tattoos, imaging reveals(bbc.com)

235 points by dxs 1 year ago | 65 comments

Cannabis extract found to be effective for lower back pain(newscientist.com)

6 points by Brajeshwar 1 year ago | 1 comments

Medici family mystery may be solved after more than 400 years(cnn.com)

141 points by effects 3 months ago | 45 comments

'Britain's Pompeii' reveals Bronze Age village frozen in time(cnn.com)

64 points by peutetre 2 years ago | 18 comments

Archaeologists find 3000-year-old sword, exceptionally well preserved(newsingermany.com)

336 points by janpot 3 years ago | 164 comments

News article reporting that archaeologists in Germany found an exceptionally well-preserved 3,000-year-old sword.

Scandinavia's first farmers slaughtered hunter-gatherer population, DNA suggests(phys.org)

55 points by optimalsolver 1 month ago | 79 comments

Phys.org news article on ancient DNA research suggesting Scandinavia's first Neolithic farmers violently replaced the existing hunter-gatherer population.

A barbarian tribe's mythic origin story is true, ancient DNA reveals(science.org)

236 points by benbreen 6 days ago | 211 comments

Science news article reporting ancient DNA studies showing the Goths migrated from Scandinavia, supporting Jordanes's origin story.

Early Europeans ate seaweed for thousands of years(smithsonianmag.com)

389 points by Brajeshwar 3 years ago | 215 comments

Smithsonian Magazine news article on research finding seaweed and aquatic plant biomarkers in ancient European dental plaque, showing millennia of seaweed eating.

Chernobyl particles reveal unexpectedly stable nuclear fuel after 40 years(phys.org)

158 points by geox 1 month ago | 67 comments

Phys.org news article on research finding Chernobyl fuel particles remain unexpectedly stable after 40 years; the capture shows a Cloudflare verification page.

Human brains are preconfigured with instructions for understanding the world(news.ucsc.edu)

414 points by XzetaU8 11 months ago | 284 comments

UC Santa Cruz news article reporting research suggesting early developing human brains are preconfigured with instructions for understanding the world.