Studies on diseases and medical practices in ancient civilizations through archaeology.
A new scientific study has shed light on the everyday health challenges faced by Roman soldiers stationed at Vindolanda, a ...
Archaeologists have sought to understand life in Britain before and during Roman rule, and they have discovered large differences in ...
A newly analyzed Andean trophy head from southern Peru is providing new insight into how ancient societies viewed individuals with ...
According to a recent publication, archaeologists working at the medieval fortress of Zorita de los Canes in central Spain unearthed ...
A new study challenges a widely repeated story about how the Black Death spread across Asia in the mid-14th century, ...
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 ...
