Posts Tagged ‘archaeology’
Alaskan dig turns up ancient ‘buckle’
U. COLORADO-BOULDER (US) — A small prehistoric buckle-like object that likely originated in East Asia has been found in an ancient Eskimo dwelling in Alaska. Continue…
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 10:55 - 1 Comment
Science & Technology - Aug 16, 2011 14:40 - 0 Comments
Sunflower has all-American roots
INDIANA U. (US) — With its only geographic domestication site planted firmly in the eastern U.S., new research proves the sunflower is purely American. (more…)
Top Stories - Aug 10, 2011 9:59 - 0 Comments
Gatekeeper lion dates back 3,000 years
U. TORONTO (CAN) — Archaeologists have discovered a gate complex adorned with stone sculptures, including a magnificently carved lion that dates back to the end of the second millennium. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 30, 2011 9:18 - 0 Comments
Early and modern humans didn’t mingle
NYU (US) — New excavations in Indonesia show that Homo erectus disappeared from the area at least 143,000 years ago—and possibly as long as 550,000 years—long before modern humans arrived on the scene. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 4, 2011 13:19 - 1 Comment
Mummy dogs were godly go-betweens
U. CARDIFF (UK) — Millions of ancient dogs buried in tunnels were likely used as intermediaries between ancient Egyptians and the gods, according to new research. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 25, 2011 15:35 - 0 Comments
Ancient Americans were early arrivals
TEXAS A&M (US) — The first inhabitants in North America arrived about 15,500 years ago, as much as 2,500 years earlier than previously thought. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 29, 2010 12:11 - 0 Comments
Earlier date for skilled tool sharpening
U. COLORADO (US) — Prehistoric humans were using a delicate method to sharpen stone tools at least 75,000 years ago, more than 50,000 years earlier than previously thought. (more…)
Society & Culture - Oct 5, 2010 16:07 - 11 Comments
End of the world? Not so fast
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — The Maya prophecy predicting the 2012 end of the world may be off by 50 to 100 years or more, according to a new book. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jul 19, 2010 11:45 - 1 Comment
Mayan treasures discovered in king’s tomb
BROWN (US)—A well-preserved tomb of an ancient Mayan king has been discovered in Guatemala. The tomb is packed with carvings, ceramics, textiles, and the bones of six children, who may have been sacrificed at the time of the king’s death. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 30, 2010 14:54 - 5 Comments
10,000-year-old weapon unearthed in ice melt
U. COLORADO (US)—A melting ice patch high in the Rocky Mountains close to Yellowstone National Park has uncovered an atlatl—a spearlike hunting weapon lost in the snow ten millennia ago. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jun 8, 2010 16:12 - 0 Comments
Jamestown oysters record massive drought
UC DAVIS (US)—Oyster shells dumped in a well four centuries ago are shedding new light on the crippling drought that nearly wiped out the English settlement at Jamestown, Va., in its early years. (more…)
Society & Culture - May 13, 2010 10:59 - 0 Comments
Remains of amphitheater found in Roman port
U. SOUTHAMPTON (UK)—A major excavation of Portus, the ancient port that once served as the maritime gateway to Rome, has revealed the remains of an amphitheater-shaped-building, solving a mystery that has puzzled experts for more than 140 years. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 5, 2010 12:35 - 1 Comment
Pressurized water feature in maya plumbing
PENN STATE (US)—A water feature found in the Maya city of Palenque, Mexico, is the earliest known example of engineered water pressure in the new world, according to a collaboration between an archaeologist and a hydrologist. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 6, 2010 13:06 - 2 Comments
Prehistoric high society embraced city living
U. CHICAGO (US)—A prehistoric society that formed the foundation of urban life in the ancient Middle East spawned a social elite that engaged in trade with far-flung regions and used stone seals to mark ownership of goods—all before pack animals were domesticated or the invention of the wheel. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 30, 2010 11:19 - 1 Comment
Who’s in the coffin: Gladiator or bishop?
U. MICHIGAN (US)—In the ruins of a city that was once Rome’s neighbor, archaeologists last summer found a 1,000-pound lead coffin. Who or what is inside is still a mystery, says Nicola Terrenato, who leads the project—the largest American dig in Italy in the past 50 years. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Mar 11, 2010 11:11 - 0 Comments
How early humans adapted to climate change
U. BUFFALO (US)—Siberia’s remote Kamchatka peninsula, a rough and extremely volcanic wilderness region the size of California, is the current site of an international effort to understand how humans living 4,000 to 6,000 years ago reacted to climate changes. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 10, 2010 13:39 - 2 Comments
Eggshells preserve elephant bird DNA
Like an outsized ostrich, Aepyornis stood nearly 3m high and its eggs are the largest bird eggs ever known, with a capacity of 11 litres—equivalent to 180-240 chicken eggs or seven ostrich eggs. Most of the birds appear to have died out before AD 1000, when a lost civilization emerged in the south of Madagascar. (Courtesy: U. Sheffield)
Society & Culture - Feb 19, 2010 11:44 - 0 Comments
Carthage infant sacrifice debunked as myth
U. PITTSBURGH (US)—New research refutes the millennia-old conjecture that the ancient empire of Carthage regularly sacrificed its youngest citizens. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 14, 2010 12:19 - 1 Comment
Ancient Mongolia—no passport needed
U. OREGON—A newly published atlas, Web site, and digital photo archive document a little-known yet fascinating area of the world—the Mongolian Altai. (more…)
