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Surgeons performed a successful amputation 31,000 years ago in Borneo - Enlarge / Artist's impression of Tebo 1 in life. (credit: Jose Garcia ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1878722 #ancientpeopledidstuff #biologicalarchaeology #bioarchaeology #anthropology #amputations #archaeology #pleistocene #indonesia #science #surgery #borneo

Ancient DNA points to where the Black Death began - Enlarge (credit: Spyrou et al. 2022)

In 1338 and 1339, people ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1861869 #biologicalarchaeology #medievalarchaeology #yersiniapestis #bubonicplague #metagenomics #archaeology #ancientdna #blackdeath #y.pestis #science

Pre-Columbian people in the Atacama raised parrots for their feathers - Enlarge / Scarlet macaws (credit: Abul Az Abu Jamil)
Centuries ago, indigenous South Americans br... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1753032 #pre-columbiancivilizations #indigenoussouthamerica #ancientcentralamerica #ancientpeopledidstuff #biologicalarchaeology #indigenouscommunities #ancientsouthamerica #zooarchaeology #atacamadesert #archaeology #science #parrots

A Maya ambassador’s grave reveals his surprisingly difficult life - Enlarge / This painted vessel, which depicts a bird, is one of two found in the ambassador's grave.... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1750214 #pre-columbiancivilizations #biologicalanthropology #ancientcentralamerica #biologicalarchaeology #forensicanthropology #archaeology #gravegoods #skeletons #science #maya

Archaeologists use DNA to investigate 6,200-year-old massacre mystery - Enlarge
Archaeologists working near the small Croatian village of Potočani made a grim discovery... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1749167 #biologicalanthropology #ancientpeopledidstuff #biologicalarchaeology #forensicarchaeology #ancientwarfare #ancienteurope #archaeology #ancientdna #copperage #massgrave #neolithic #osteology #science

This 9,000-year-old skeleton is the oldest cremation in the Near East - Enlarge / Fire. (credit: Soreen D. / Flickr)
A cremation pit recently unearthed at Beisamoun, jus... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1699392 #ancientpeopledidstuff #biologicalarchaeology #funeralpractices #ancientisrael #archaeology #cremation #osteology #skeletons #science

Extreme heat from Vesuvius eruption turned one victim’s brain to glass - Enlarge / Plaster casts of victims of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. (credit: Flory/iStoc... more: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1646569 #biologicalarchaeology #archaeology #vesuvius #science #biology

Medieval skeleton puts a face on accounts of torture and violence - Enlarge / The skeleton was found buried with two buckles, which likely once held a shroud in place.... more: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1577533 #biologicalarchaeology #forensicarchaeology #medievalarchaeology #medievaleurope #archaeology #cemeteries #science #torture

Mass grave in Poland embodies the violent beginning of the Bronze Age - Enlarge / This is the Late Neolithic mass grave at Koszyce, Poland. (credit: Image courtesy of Piot... more: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1505481 #biologicalarchaeology #ancienteurope #archaeology #ancientdna #bronzeage #massgrave #neolithic #science

Climate change may have driven a band of Neanderthals to cannibalism - (credit: Photograph by ORNL)
A new study suggests that a group of Neanderthals in southeast Franc... more: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1483887 #ancientpeopledidstuff #biologicalarchaeology #forensicarchaeology #paleoanthropology #interglacial #neanderthals #archaeology #cannibalism #hominins #science

People brought food from all over Britain to feast near Stonehenge - Enlarge / Feasts at nearby Durrington Walls drew attendees from all over Britain. (credit: Stefan K... more: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1475803 #ancientpeopledidstuff #biologicalarchaeology #stablecarbonisotopes #mountpleasanthenge #strontiumisotopes #nitrogenisotopes #durringtonwalls #isotopeanalysis #ancientengland #oxygenisotopes #sulfurisotopes #zooarchaeology #ancienteurope #stableisotope #archaeology #mardenhenge