An examination of bones has revealed one of the largest prehistoric mass killings known in Europe, with women, adolescents ...

Bones lay tightly packed inside what had once been a semi-subterranean house, along with bronze ornaments, pottery vessels, ...

Iron Age teeth from southern Italy have become time capsules, preserving intimate details of childhood and diet. Growth lines in the enamel reveal moments of early-life stress, while hardened plaque ...

New research has revealed that women and children were deliberately targeted in one of the largest prehistoric mass killings discovered in Europe. Archaeological investigations at the Gomolava burial ...

Archaeologists have found the remains of an entire iron-wheeled war chariot in a newly discovered Iron Age tomb in central Italy, a new study finds. The lavish tomb is also brimming with other riches, ...

Strikingly, proteomics testing revealed that most of the children were also female. Only one infant discovered in the grave ...

Demographically, the Gomolava mass grave is striking. Of 77 individuals, 40 were children aged 1–12, with 11 adolescents and 24 adults; among those sexed, females dominate, and adult men are notably ...