Further south, in the Don River basin, the menu changed. There, the “chefs” were obsessed with seeds. The foodcrusts were packed with wild grasses and wild legumes, like clover, all cooked together ...

Digital archaeology increasingly harnesses computational techniques to advance our understanding of pottery from archaeological contexts. By integrating 3D scanning, photogrammetry, and advanced image ...

6,000-year-old pottery reveals prehistoric humans cooked gourmet food with plants and fish, offering new insight into ancient ...

Ceramic pots endure the corrosive effects of thousands of years, and organic remains preserved inside its pores can shed light on the culture, values, diets, and daily life of societies. This research ...

The study of organic residues in archaeological pottery has emerged as a pivotal method for reconstructing ancient culinary practices, dietary preferences and broader socioeconomic activities. By ...

A study led by the University of Bristol recently found that Neolithic pottery has preserved clues about humanity’s earliest relationships with grains—dating back thousands of years earlier than ...

Plantlike designs on pottery made almost 8,000 years ago may be the earliest evidence yet of mathematical thinking. Many of the flower decorations painted on pottery by an ancient culture in northern ...

A new Israeli research initiative is using cutting-edge scientific methods to solve one of archaeology’s oldest mysteries: where ancient pottery was made. The project, launched by the Israel ...

Thin section petrography, geochemistry, scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction are key scientific methods used to investigate the raw materials, origins and production technology of ...

MAYNOOTH, IRELAND—Hunter-gatherers knew how to make and use pottery to store and cook food, according to a Science Magazine report. It had been previously thought that pottery was developed by early ...

As sea level rise pushes saltwater farther into the Florida Keys, it is not only roads and neighborhoods that are at risk; it is also the record of the region's earliest human history. For University ...