archaeology
2021.04.14
Ancient DNA hints at diverse Stone Age traditions of kinship
An international team of researchers have used ancient genomes, 22 new genomes from Aşıklı Höyük an…
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egyptology
2021.02.26
Ancient Egyptian manual reveals new details about mummification
Based on a manual recently discovered in a 3,500-year-old medical papyrus, University of Copenhagen…
egyptology
2020.10.26
Inks containing lead were likely used as drier on ancient Egyptian papyri
Analysing 12 ancient Egyptian papyri fragments with X-ray microscopy, University of Copenhagen…
2020.06.03
The global consequences of the Coronavirus crisis
Researchers from University of Copenhagen show how the Coronavirus affects the countries of the…
archaeology
2020.03.23
Paper on early agriculture’s impact on human lifestyle awarded prestigious prize
Together with an international team of researchers, University of Copenhagen archaeologist Scott…
assyriology
2019.12.16
Researcher discovers terrifying epilepsy demon on 2,700-year-old clay tablet
A 2,700-year-old cuneiform tablet from ancient Iraq describing medical treatments has suddenly…
archaeology
2019.12.13
Rare find: human teeth used as jewellery in Turkey 8,500 years ago
At a prehistoric archaeological site in Turkey, researchers have discovered two 8,500-year-old huma…
archaeology
2019.01.15
11,500-year-old animal bones in Jordan suggest early dogs helped humans hunt
11,500 years ago in what is now northeast Jordan, people began to live alongside dogs and may also…