The analysis of lipids and other biomolecules preserved in archaeological artefacts, using
chromatographic and mass spectrometric techniques, is a powerful approach, which has …

Abstract In European and many African, Middle Eastern and southern Asian populations,
lactase persistence (LP) is the most strongly selected monogenic trait to have evolved over …

Swahili cuisine is known across Africa and globally as a highly distinctive product of a
cosmopolitan, coastal, urban society. Here we present a comprehensive study of precolonial …

The great Tudor warship, the Mary Rose, which sank tragically in the Solent in 1545 AD,
presents a rare archaeological opportunity to research individuals for whom the precise …

During the transition from Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages, the Roman Empire dissolved in
the West and medieval empires were founded. There has been much discussion about the …

Food is often one of the most distinctive expressions of social, religious, cultural or ethnic
groups. However, the archaeological identification of specific religious dietary practices …

The volume of human carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) isotope data produced in
archaeological research has increased markedly in recent years. However, knowledge of …

Advancements in archaeological sciences through innovative scientific techniques applied
to ancient human remains have increasingly been transforming the study of the past …

Stable isotope studies of bone collagen are widely applied in an attempt to understand the
history and range of modern human and earlier hominin diets. The nitrogen isotope system …

At the site of Grotta Mora Cavorso (Lazio, Italy), an unusual archaeological find, made of two
coarse pottery vessels, was recovered from burial levels radiocarbon dated to 6,405–6,275 …