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How has the human skull evolved ?

Genetically determined morphological integration directs the evolution of skull shape in humans. The study is based on the analysis of 390 skulls, decorated according to local tradition, from the...

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The slaughter of Viking raiders

When bodies were discovered in the grounds of St John’s College in 2008 by Thames Valley Archaeological Services, it was speculated that they could have been part of the St Brice’s Day Massacre in...

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Childbirth and death in Bioarchaeology

From the moment we began to walk upright, childbirth has been a difficult time for women as evolution selected larger and larger brains in our hominin ancestors so that today our newborns have heads...

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DNA of 33,000 year old domesticated dog revealed

A remarkable find from 2011 of 33,000 year old dog from a cave in the Siberian Altai mountains showed evidence of dog domestication, the earliest ever found. DNA and morphological analysis The...

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