The ancient inhabitants of Northern Europe had an economic model based on hunting and gathering rather than agriculture. A groundbreaking study from the University of Girona reveals why the thrust of the Neolithic Revolution_ the shift to an agricultural economy_ was lower to conquer the north of the old continent

STAFF | FEBRUARY 21ST, 2011

Researchers at Barcelona’s Evolutionary Biology Institute have sequenced the DNA of fossils from the archaeological site of El Sidrón in northern Spain to study the family relationships of Neanderthals. Researchers have discovered that Neanderthal females abandoned the group when they were old enough to reproduce and that there were exchanges of partners to avoid inbreeding

STAFF | DECEMBER 21ST, 2010

Radiocarbon analysis of plants has allowed for the correction of historical dates.

Staff | June 22, 2010

Using NASA laser technology, a team of archaeologists and anthropologists have managed to draw the largest map to date of the Mayan city of Caracol.

A. R. | 12 may 2010