Some modern horses of Iberian origin are descendants from wild horses from the Early Iberian Neolithic, dated around 6,200 years ago. Ancient lineages are mainly represented in the Lusitano group C, ...

Researchers have analyzed ancient DNA from almost 300 individuals from the Iberian Peninsula, spanning more than 12,000 years. The first study looked at hunter-gatherers and early farmers living in ...

A study led by a UAB research team of Biological Anthropology has analyzed the genome of 54 newborns with the aim of tracking the genetic history of their culture since it developed in the Early Iron ...

The Iberian Peninsula of modern day Spain and Portugal has long held one of human history’s lingering mysteries. Now, two new studies covering nearly 20,000 years have outlined the region’s ...

The arrival of groups descended from shepherds of the steppes of Eastern Europe between 4,000 and 4,500 years ago involved the replacement of approximately 40% of the local population and almost 100% ...

Though the Iberian lynx seemed destined for extinction, a conservation effort in Spain and Portugal has helped the population stabilize. Lynx Ex-Situ / CNRLI / ICNF In the early 2000s, extinction ...

Was the Iberian Peninsula’s Bronze Age more advanced technologically than history has given it credit for? New study of the Treasure of Villena 66 pieces of gold, silver, and iron artifacts discovered ...

Having already visited several sites associated with Jewish history in the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia, South Caucasus, and Europe, I decided to embark on a journey to the Andalusia and ...