-Grape seeds recovered from 1st century A.D. context are being DNA sequenced in order to understand the history of the Chianti vineyards.
-Very exciting find at the site of El Perú-Waka’, where a royal tomb of a queen was uncovered this past season.
-Bronze Age microbrewery uncovered in Cyprus. A kiln along with associated tools, and carbonized seeds give a glimpse into early beer making.
-By 3.5 million years ago, three members of the genus Australopithecus developed a taste for grass and sedges. Read on for a new view into early hominin diets.
-Orchids appear earlier than previously thought in Roman art, and fade as Christianity arrives.
-More evidence that the Vikings visited the New World earlier than Columbus! Click the link for more information on excavations at a site in Canada.
-A piece of cloth, found in Denmark’s richest burial, and made from nettle, suggests long-distance Bronze Age trading.
-One of the many mysteries of Easter Island has been uncovered! Watch this amazing video.
-Timely discovery of the second known reference to the so-called "end date" of the Maya calendar, found at the site of La Corona. And no, the world didn’t end!
-Fossilized pollen has revealed that local and exotic plants blossomed in Ramat Rahel's royal garden.
-Residue analysis from ceramic beakers from Cahokia have found evidence of Black Drink, a highly caffeinated drink known to have been consumed by Native Americans, brewed from the Ilex vomitoria shrub.