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Issue 388 - August 2022

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Redefining the timing and circumstances of the chicken's introduction to Europe and north-west Africa
Chickens were domesticated relatively recently, research reveals. They were also initially regarded as exotica, and only used for food several centuries later.
Julia Best et al.
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Rabana-Merquly: a fortress in the kingdom of Adiabene in the Zagros Mountains
Archaeologists have identified a key fortress of the Parthian Empire, which ruled from Turkey to Pakistan ~2,000 years ago, that may be a lost city.
Michael Brown, Kamal Rasheed Raheem and Hashim Hama Abdullah
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Life and death in early colonial Campeche: new insights from ancient DNA
Archaeologists have recovered DNA from over 400 years ago from colonial-era burials in Mexico, revealing the diversity of early European settlements in the Americas.
Vera Tiesler et al.
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Beyond Walls: Reassessing Iron Age and Roman Encounters in Northern Britain
Archaeologists have found over 100 previously unknown indigenous settlements north of Hadrian's Wall from around the time of Roman occupation.
Manuel Fernández-Götz et al.
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