By 1600 b.c., less than one in 20 bones found at sites in the Levant typically come from pigs, and most of those appear to be wild boars that were hunted. At the dawn of the Iron Age, some 500 years ...

DNA Analysis of Sheep Bones Reveal Early Farmers Selectively Bred Sheep for Pristine Coats Ancient DNA analysis has shed new ...

Researchers made the new discoveries during field work at the Bronze Age site of Kurd Qaburstan. The research provides insights into regional heritage and fills gaps in knowledge about how ancient ...

The domestication of maize is one of the greatest examples of humankind's impact on evolution. Early farmers' pre-industrial plant breeding choices turned corn from a nearly inedible crop into the ...

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) claims Rakhigarhi is the largest discovered metropolis of the Indus Valley ...

Ancient DNA analysis reveals that sheep were domesticated over 11,000 years ago in the Fertile Crescent. By 8,000 years ago, ...

Easter is fast approaching. Here's a look at why the date of Easter changes every year and what else to know about the ...