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Bronze Age women altered genetic landscape of Orkney

University of Huddersfield researchers used ancient DNA to rewrite the history of the Orkney islands. They wanted to show Orkney experienced large-scale immigration during the Early Bronze Age. This has replaced much of the local population. Orkney is famous for its archaeological heritage. During the...

Archaeologists discover ancient highway in Arabia

University of Western Australia archaeologists have discovered 'funerary avenues' built by the people who lived in north-west Arabia in the Early to Middle Bronze Age. 'Funerary avenues' is long-distance corridors which linked oases and pastures. It was bordered by thousands of elaborate burial monuments....

Skeleton found in Caribbean Island shows sign of leprosy

In the western hemisphere, researchers unearthed some skeletons on an uninhabited Caribbean Island. In some of the skeleton’s researchers found signs of leprosy. Researchers estimated that the skeleton s are from late 18th or early 19th century. This research has published in International Journal of...