Monthly Archaeology Round-Up: September

Palaeolithic amputations, Chinese lead, Mayan Cacao, shipwrecks, Donkey domestication, Neolithic massacres, Anglo-Saxon genetics and more.

This month has a good mixture of topics, ranging from animal domestication genetics to modern shipwreck hunting. I’ve tried to include a number of evolving techniques in isotope analysis, metallurgy, organic residues and marine archaeology. The spread is wide, from the European Neolithic to Palaeolithic Borneo to the wonders of Peruvian civilisation. Th…