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Rethinking Early Architecture: Computational Insights into Neolithic Building Practices

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Published in Archaeological Research in Asia 1 , the research introduces a computational approach that reveals unexpected complexity in the architectural development of Neolithic settlements. “Traditional methods often rely on subjective interpretations of architectural change,” says lead author Hadas Goldgeier.

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Ancient Meteors and Early Iron: How Space Rocks Became Everyday Tools in Iron Age Poland

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2025 The study, published in Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 1 , examined 26 iron objects from burial sites at Częstochowa-Raków and Częstochowa-Mirów. Journal of Archaeological Science, 92 , 30-39. Journal of Archaeological Science, 34 (5), 763-776. Credit: Jambon et al. DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2008.00385.x

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Two Worlds, Two Technologies: The Divergent Stone Industries of the Uluzzian and Châtelperronian Peoples

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A new study published in the Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology 1 has upended this assumption. To correct this, the team organized a workshop where archaeologists directly examined artifacts from both traditions side by side. But do they? The results were striking. Cores from the Châtelperronian of Les Cottés (US6). (1)

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Bones of Contention: New Evidence of Cannibalism in Magdalenian Culture

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Credit: Scientific Reports (2025). ” Alternatively, the butchery of human remains could have been embedded within a complex mortuary tradition. Archaeological evidence for cannibalism in prehistoric Western Europe ( Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory ). DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2015.06.003 Saladié, P.,

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Genetics Through Time: The Evolutionary Mosaic of Early Medieval Europe

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Yet, many of its genetic mysteries have eluded researchers due to the limitations of traditional methods. A New Lens: Twigstats and Time-Stratified Ancestry The Method Behind the Magic Traditional genetic studies often struggled to differentiate between closely related populations. Read more 1 Speidel, L., Raffield, B.,

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Strategic Minds of the Early Acheulian Toolmakers

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Unlike its predecessor, the Oldowan tradition, which focused on basic percussive technologies, the Acheulian period is marked by a broader use of advanced tools such as handaxes and cleavers. Emerging from the earlier Oldowan tradition around 1.75 “This was frequently associated with increased cognitive capabilities.”

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The Stone Blades of Jebel Faya: Rewriting the Story of Early Humans in Arabia

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One such discovery has emerged from the archaeological site of Jebel Faya, a rock shelter nestled in the Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Credit: Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences (2025). Credit: Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences (2025).