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• Medieval Graves Disprove Common Myths of Social Exclusion for Sufferers of Leprosy and Tuberculosis

  Published: Mar 13, 2026

  Section: Culture & Life

  An analysis of 93 Danish skeletons reveals that medieval communities did not systematically ostracize those with visible diseases in death. Research published in Frontiers indicate...

• Dental analysis of Iron Age remains in southern Italy reveals early childhood stress and fermented diets

  Published: Mar 5, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  A study of 2,700 year old teeth from the Pontecagnano site has uncovered intimate details regarding the developmental hardships and nutritional habits of ancient Italians. Research...

• Genomic Study Confirms Rare Old Irish Goat Maintains Three Millennium Unbroken Lineage Since Late Bronze Age

  Published: Feb 27, 2026

  Section: Environment

  A biomolecular investigation led by University College Dublin has established a direct genetic link between Ireland’s critically endangered Old Irish Goat and animals that lived on...

• Ancient Brutality: Iron Age Mass Grave in Serbia Reveals Evidence of Targeted Massacre

  Published: Feb 25, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  Archaeologists in Serbia have uncovered a harrowing mass grave dating back to the Iron Age, revealing the remains of individuals who appear to have been victims of a prehistoric ma...