Studies on diseases and medical practices in ancient civilizations through archaeology.
Researchers have long suspected that a deadly epidemic compelled the sudden abandonment of Akhetaten, the short-lived capital built by Pharaoh ...
The remarkably well-preserved remains of a man who died in central Mexico around 1,000 years ago have revealed the ancient ...
Archaeologists excavating in northern Vietnam have uncovered rare evidence of violent conflict in prehistoric Southeast Asia. The skeleton of a ...
A team of researchers has uncovered the first direct genetic evidence identifying two infectious diseases that caused the terrible losses ...
New research has uncovered strong evidence that childhood malnutrition in medieval England left lasting physical scars, shaping the health and ...
A recent study shows that Neanderthal DNA from ancient times can cause a neurological condition known as Chiari Malformation Type ...
Emperor Caligula is best known for his cruelty and eccentricities—the Roman emperor who allegedly promoted his horse to consul and ...
In a discovery that overturns old suppositions about the origin of leprosy, researchers have recovered two extremely well-preserved genomes of ...
For centuries, it was the conventional narrative that leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, was introduced into the Americas by ...
Archaeologists have uncovered the earliest known evidence of the use of the medical and psychoactive plant Peganum harmala, also referred ...
