#Shillings, gods and runes: Clues in language suggest a Semitic superpower in ancient northern Europe

“#Shillings, gods and runes: Clues in language suggest a Semitic superpower in ancient northern Europe” Remember when Australians paid in shillings and pence? New research suggests the words for these coins and other culturally important items and concepts are the result of close contact between the early Germanic people and the Carthaginian Empire more than…

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#Mixture and migration brought food production to sub-Saharan Africa

“#Mixture and migration brought food production to sub-Saharan Africa” Pottery associated with the early farmers at Kakapel Rockshelter, Kenya. Credit: Steven Goldstein A new interdisciplinary study published in the journal Science Advances reports on 20 newly sequenced ancient genomes from sub-Saharan Africa, including the first genomes from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Botswana, and…

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#Discovery of oldest bow and arrow technology in Eurasia

“#Discovery of oldest bow and arrow technology in Eurasia” Fa-Hien Lena has emerged as one of South Asia’s most important archaeological sites since the 1980s, preserving remains of our species, their tools, and their prey in a tropical context. Credit: Langley et al., 2020 The origins of human innovation have traditionally been sought in the…

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