The analysis of lipids and other biomolecules preserved in archaeological artefacts, using
chromatographic and mass spectrometric techniques, is a powerful approach, which has …

Abstract In European and many African, Middle Eastern and southern Asian populations,
lactase persistence (LP) is the most strongly selected monogenic trait to have evolved over …

We consider the long-term relationship between human demography, food production, and
Holocene climate via an archaeological radiocarbon date series of unprecedented sampling …

Archaeological evidence indicates that pig domestication had begun by∼ 10,500 y before
the present (BP) in the Near East, and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) suggests that pigs …

The investigation of organic residues associated with archaeological pottery using modern
analytical chemical methods began in the 1970s. It was recognised early on that the …

This review demonstrates that recent contributions by archaeologists to the study of cuisine
and cooking present a new addition to the field of anthropology. Archaeologists situate their …

People of the Earth is a narrative account of the prehistory of humankind from our origins
over 3 million years ago to the first pre-industrial civilizations, beginning about 5,000 years …

There has long been debate over the origins of dairy consumption within European
populations. Whilst it was previously assumed that lactase persistence (LP) was under …

The great henge complexes of southern Britain are iconic monuments of the third millennium
BCE, representing great feats of engineering and labor mobilization that hosted feasting …

Pottery production, like fermentation, is a highly skilled technology that requires the careful
selection and transformation of raw ingredients under controlled conditions. Although the …