Pottery reveals Ice Age hunter-gatherers' taste for fish

Hunter-gatherers living in glacial conditions produced pots for cooking fish, according to the findings of a pioneering new study led by the University of York which reports the earliest direct evidence for the use of ceramic vessels.

Study debunks lead poisoning theory in Franklin mystery

A long-standing Arctic mystery has become even more baffling with research that appears to debunk a common theory about the demise of the Franklin expedition.

Chemical Analysis Leads to New Discoveries in Archaeological Research

From authenticating the controversial Gospel of Judas to confirming the nature of early human diets, scientists report the contributions of chemical analysis to archaeological discovery.

Chemical analysis of pottery reveals first dairying in Saharan Africa in the fifth millennium BC

June 20, 2012

The first unequivocal evidence that humans in prehistoric Saharan Africa used cattle for their milk nearly 7,000 years ago is described in research by an international team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, UK, published today in Nature.