Human traces in semi-arid environments such as the Kalahari have been linked to the presence of water in the landscape. However, low organic preservation and an uneven distribution of studied sites ha...

Tomorrow, 31 August, the Netherlands Institute at Athens hosts the workshop “Inequality in the Ancient Mediterranean: Diachronic and Interdisciplinary Perspectives.” The workshop explores how we ca…

National Trust’s Holnicote estate says restored wetlands and rivers offer proof of resilience to drought, wildfires and flooding Aerial footage of an estate in Somerset has revealed the benefits of rewilding land in the face of extreme weather brought about by the climate crisis. The area of the National Trust’s Holnicote estate where rivers have been returned to their natural courses and wetlands have been restored have remained green and lush during the five heatwaves across the summer. In contrast, the surrounding countryside has become parched and brown. Continue reading...

A study published in PNAS shows that reptiles were an important part of the diet of the first sedentary humans in the southern Levant.

Call for Applications open for Design Workshop on Understanding Population Decline in the Past to Inform Societal Futures

Cities, shocks, and persistence: new approaches to urban resilience in the past - Volume 9

The international journal Science publishes a study by the ROOTS Cluster of Excellence on human genetic material from megalithic tombs in Central Germany.

European governments are choosing European digital tools — and some universities and researchers are doing the same.

February 04-06, 2027 SCARCE Workshop University of Bologna Deadline for Submission: July 10th 2026

We often think of medieval medicine as strange, unhygienic and unscientific, but The Medieval Guide to Healthy Living reveals a far richer story. Long before modern wellness trends, people in the Midd...

Viral trend highlights frustration over the ‘credibility crisis’.

Sarah Bockmeyer und Marie Ullrich teilen sich den Fakultätspreis der Philosophischen Fakultät.

Abstract. Europe’s first mining boom began in the twelfth century amid favorable climatic, political, and demographic conditions. Despite its seemingly simple technologies and modest energy regimes, m...

Initiative Future Archaeology – Conference

Po głębokich zmianach wprowadzanych pod wpływem najpierw wewnątrzgrupowych lobbystów, później sentymentów polityczno-religijnych ministrów, dzisiejszy system oceny jakości badań naukowych mierzy wiele...

The most astonishingly productive historian in recent times is someone you’ll never meet

This study applies New Materialist theory to examine early medieval urban emergence at Ipswich (Gipeswic), challenging traditional models that privilege elite agency and linear development. Through...

Hungary’s new leader has promised to restore the system of checks and balances — but researchers say that rebuilding science will take more than reversing Victor Orbán’s laws.

W polskim środowisku naukowym funkcjonuje osobliwy, choć powszechnie akceptowany, podział naukowców na samodzielnych i niesamodzielnych. Nie jest on zapisany w obowiązującym prawie, nie wynika wprost ...

ROOTS alumnus receives nearly one million euros in funding for a five-year research project from the National Science Centre Poland (NCN).

Organized by the subclusters “Knowledge ROOTS” and "Dietary ROOTS" | Call for papers open until 17 March 2026

Organised by the Subcluster “Urban ROOTS” | Call for papers open until 28 February 2026

ROOTS doctoral candidate successfully defends her dissertation on Hunter-Gatherer Fortifications in Northwest Siberia (6200 BC - 1800 AD). 

This study sought to determine whether the early life environment, broadly characterized by adult lower-limb long bone metrics, is related to later mo…