Researchers found evidence of lead pollution in the Aegean Sea dating back 5,200 years, indicating early human impact on the environment. This pollution marks shifts in economy and land use, especially during the Roman conquest when lead contamination spiked due to increased mining and deforestation. The study highlights how ancient societies affected both land and marine ecosystems.
https://scitechdaily.com/5200-year-old-lead-pollution-reveals-secrets-of-early-civilizations/
Ancient-genomics researchers have pinpointed the homelands of a nomadic tribe that transformed the culture and genetics of Europe and Asia, revealing a potential source for the Indo–European language family, spoken by nearly half of the world’s population. Genomes from more than 400 individuals suggest that the Yamnaya — Bronze Age herders from the grassy plains of present-day Russia and Ukraine — emerged along the northern shores of the Black Sea.
Archaeologists say find near Stonehenge is ancient goldsmith’s toolkit
Microscopic analysis discovered gold traces on five of the stone tools, which was found to have a similar composition to known bronze age gold. Examination of tiny rubs and scratches revealed how they had been used to flatten and polish the precious metal.
The Conversation Indonesia: When did humans first start to speak? How language evolved in Africa.
Research carried out for this study indicates that the first speech sounds were uttered about 70,000 years ago, and not hundreds of thousands or millions of years ago, as is sometimes claimed in the literature.
BBC: Neolithic stone axe grinding site uncovered near Stirling.
A place where people with an axe to grind gathered 4,500 years ago has been uncovered by archaeologists and volunteers.
