If you've ever wondered how farming spread far and wide, our research on past human societies offers one explanation: contact between different groups often drives change.

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The domestication of grapevine was a slow process in Italy, taking place over thousands of years, according to a study ...

An international research team analysed more than 1,700 grape seeds from 25 archaeological sites around Italy. The post ...

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Ancient DNA analysis challenges our understanding of the ancient Phoenician-Punic civilization. An international team of researchers analyzing genome-wide data from 210 ancient individuals has found ...

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Animals have played roles that go far beyond their presence in the natural world since the times of ancient civilisations to ...