An unexpected time capsule

What ancient dental plaque can reveal about diets, lost medicines, and the evolution of the human microbiome with Antonella Pedergnana, archaeologist and anthropologist.

Hallstatt: how a prehistoric salt mine became a gold mine of data

Ötzi and his microbiome

A 5,300-year-old relationship

Scarlet Fever before Columbus

An interdisciplinary project investigating Bolivian mummies discovers a centuries-old bacterial genome.

Paleogenetic study sheds light on the history of prehistoric groups in the eastern Italian Alps

Preserving cultural heritage in resource-limited nations

Meet the Conservation Soft Box: innovative, versatile, and economical technology for preserving human remains and archaeological finds

Beer and blue cheese already on the menu 2,700 years ago

Bodies of evidence

Investigating the cause of death of 20 Celtic individuals – 2000 years on.

Individuals from the early Middle Ages found in the cemetery of Santo Stefano

Analyses by Eurac Research have revealed high genetic diversity and kinship links from remains

Über den Tod hinaus vereint

Eine Studie zu Mensch-Tier-Bestattungen in der Nekropole des Seminario Vescovile in Verona rückt die vorrömische Gesellschaft in den Fokus der Forschung

The father, son and infant found in a prehistoric tomb

New details from a bioarchaeological study of a grave in Ora

Malaria in the Medici era

The pathogen of the deadliest form of the disease has been identified in mummified soft tissue belonging to members of the Florentine dynasty.

Von altem und neuem Bier

Ein Regionalentwicklungsexperte und zwei Mikrobiologen geben beim Beer Craft Festival Einblick in die Forschung.

What Ancient DNA Reveals About Modern Diseases

Paleopathologist Albert Zink explains how to untangle the chaos of ancient genetic traces and why blood vessel calcification is not just due to a bad lifestyle.

Mystery of the Basel mummy solved

A research team can clarify which disease “the lady from the Barfüsserkirche” suffered from.

The secrets of a lady from Basel

A well-preserved church mummy from the 18th century has proven to be a fascinating object of research in many respects

South Tyrol in the Early Middle Ages

Bioarchaeology indicates exchanges with other populations and a varied diet

Old bones - new knowledge

An interview with the authors of the first German textbook on "Osteological Paleopathology".

6.600 Jahre – und gut gehalten

Ein mumifiziertes Murmeltier aus der Jungsteinzeit zu Besuch in unseren Labors

'Maybe Ötzi was a mean guy?'

Conversations between disciplines: interview with mummy researcher Albert Zink and telecommunications engineer Christian Steurer.

Unwrapping the stories of two Egyptian mummies

The photographic history of their recovery, study and conservation treatment

Ancient Imprints

From Egypt to Italy via Germany, Mohamed Sarhan’s investigation of plant and soil microbes could change the practice of bioarcheology as we know it.

Beer and blue cheese already on the menu 2,700 years ago

Human paleofeces give unique insights

Alter Zahnstein – neue Einblicke in die Evolution der Mundflora

Mumienforschung

Methanobreviwhat?

Newly published study on ancient skeletal remains reveals previously unknown species of microorganisms.

"We are creating the family tree of human history."

An interview with the archaeogeneticist Johannes Krause

Looking for Mommy

Studien zur mitochondrialen DNA des Iceman

The Iceman’s last meal contained a remarkably high fat content

Mummy researchers from Eurac Research have analysed the stomach contents of the glacier mummy and reveal new insights into nutrition and food preparation from 5,300 years ago.

Ötzi wird die Forschung noch lange beschäftigen

30 Jahre Iceman: Rückblick und Vorausschau

Ötzi's ink

Frozen but not forgotten, exceptional images of the 5,300 year-old Iceman brought to light in a new project and book

A Bologna restauro aperto al pubblico di una mummia egiziana

Eurac Research ha partecipato al recupero e ha condotto le analisi antropologiche e paleopatologiche

A 400-year-old chamois will serve as a model for research on ice mummies

Ötzi and his ‘tenants’

An interview with Albert Zink, Head of the Institute for Mummy Studies at Eurac Research.

Ancient Egypt, high fashion and a bunch of beauty

Interview with Christian Greco, director of the Egyptian Museum of Turin

The mummy rescue mission

A gut feeling – how intestinal flora is changing with the times

The more modern our lifestyles, the fewer species live in our gut

Mumien des Ägyptischen Museums in Turin in der Obhut von Südtiroler Experten

Forscher von Eurac Research überprüften den Konservierungszustand aller Mumien des Museums. Jetzt folgen vertiefende Studien an den antiken menschlichen Überresten.

Lifestyle is a threat to gut bacteria

Ötzi proves it

Spurensuche in altem Erbgut

Ein Besuch bei der Bioarchäologin Valentina Coia im Labor für alte DNA