Sunday, 19 May, 2013

British archeologists unearthed bones of Richard III, who died in 1485 after a murderous reign. How do bones, isotopes, historic records, DNA and grave goods tell us about the dead?

People have been controlling fermentation for at least 9,000 years. What were the ancients brewing, and how did alcohol change society?

How did agriculture start, and when did it reach chilly Scandinavia? When were crops domesticated, and what were the first crops? How did domestication change crop genes and human society?