Interviews
Archaeology at Aberdeen Art Gallary
Judith Stones, lead curator of local history and archaeology at Aberdeen Art Gallary, talks about some of the archaeological finds that have been passed down through the museum.
New technique uses infa-red to tell whether rock fragments are man-made or naturally occuring. This useful new technique has been tested successfully by Israli archaeologists.
Did humans leave Africa via the Persian Gulf?
Persian Gulf Oasis may contain earliest evidence of human migration out of Africa.
DNA analysed from a 50,000 year-old hominid species.
DNA from a 50,000 year-old hominid species found in the Denisova Cave in Russia has been sequenced. This new species of hominid lived around the same time as homo sapiens and neanderthals.
How did agriculture spread across Europe?
How did agriculture spread across Europe - was it a spread of ideas or a spread of people? A newly discovered gene is associated with use of agriculture, suggesting it was a spread of people.