Nov. 19, 2024 — Leveraging a unique statistical analysis and applying it to ancient DNA extracted from human skeletal remains, a team of researchers has revealed new insights into how ancient ...
Gladiators depicted in a painting by Jean Léon Gérôme. Credit: Jean Léon Gérôme / Public domain / Wikimedia Commons The Roman gladiatorial games were a far cry from the Olympic and theatrical pursuits ...
More than a century ago, the scientist Alfred Wegener proposed the notion of an ancient supercontinent, which he named Pangaea (sometimes spelled Pangea), after putting together several lines of ...