Thousands of years ago, just eight humble plants laid the foundation for human civilization ushering in the age of farming, settlements, and society as we know it. These ancient crops shaped our diets ...

Wealth inequality began shaping human societies more than 10,000 years ago, long before the rise of ancient empires or the invention of writing. That's according to a new study that challenges ...

A new study led by Amy Bogaard, Professor of European Archaeology, School of Archaeology, University of Oxford, reveals that high wealth inequality in human societies over the past 10,000 years was ...

If the archaeological record has been correctly interpreted, stone alignments in Tanzania's Olduvai Gorge are remnants of shelters built 1.7 million years ago by Homo habilis, an extinct species ...

Archaeological research has revealed how wealth inequality over the past 10,000 years was encouraged by land-hungry farming practices. A groundbreaking study led by Professor Amy Bogaard from Oxford ...