Ancient plaque analysis has been revealing dietary secrets and unexpected origins from the deepest prehistory. Now Dan David prizewinner Anita Radini takes the science to a new level: detecting ancient occupations.

Ruth Schuster, Haaretz

The "Amazon economy" seems like something new, but it rests on the physical and intellectual infrastructure built by those who came long before the age of the internet, and leaves many of the same marks on the environment.

The Road to Now

Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers is a historian whose work has shed new light on the roles that women played in American slavery.

The Road to Now

For most of us, dust is a surface-level annoyance. For Anita Radini, it is a fountain of information about the past.

The Road to Now

Professor Saheed Aderinto was, until he won the Dan David Award, little recognised in Nigeria. At a time when the West is focused on negative developments in Africa, any academic who breaks the glass ceiling deserves accolades.

Editorial, The Nation Online

"Our winners represent a new generation of historians," said Ariel David, board member of the Prize and the son of its founder.

Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes

Nine emerging scholars of history from around the world were announced Tuesday as winners of the prestigious Dan David Prize, with each awardee receiving $300,000 to advance their work

The Associated Press

The work never ends for Efthymia Nikita, a prize-winning busy scientist who studies the physical markers of history and even co-wrote a children’s book about it

Theo Panayides

His father was exposed to the chemical Agent Orange as a soldier in the Vietnam War. Today, Bart Elmore is exposing the dark history behind the chemicals.

Shira Makin, Haaretz

Black generosity has always been vital to the freedom struggle

Tyrone McKinley Freeman

Browse and listen to all episodes on History Extra - the official website for BBC History Magazine and BBC History Revealed.

HistoryExtra

New focus on history reaffirms importance of field, supports early and midcareer researchers and practitioners

Tel Aviv University