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Tag: Archaeology
Study reveals 2 writers penned landmark inscriptions in 8th-century BCE Samaria
Discovery illuminates bureaucratic apparatus of ancient kingdom of Israel, say Tel Aviv University researchers
First ancient DNA from West/Central Africa illuminates deep human past
An international team led by Harvard Medical School scientists has produced the first genome-wide ancient human DNA sequences from west and central Africa. The data, recovered from four individuals buried at an iconic archaeological site in Cameroon between 3,000 and…
Domesticated wheat has complex parentage
Wild and cultivated wheats from southeast Mediterranean and Turkey interbred during domestication
Study reveals pre-Hispanic history, genetic changes among indigenous Mexican populations
Recent highlights from the journal Molecular Biology and Evolution
Study reveals pre-Hispanic history, genetic changes among indigenous Mexican populations
Recent highlights from the journal Molecular Biology and Evolution
Study reveals 2 writers penned landmark inscriptions in 8th-century BCE Samaria
Discovery illuminates bureaucratic apparatus of ancient kingdom of Israel, say Tel Aviv University researchers
Anthropologists confirm existence of specialized sheep-hunting camp in prehistoric Lebanon
Early evidence of complex system of hunter-gatherer practices just before domestication
Study reveals 2 writers penned landmark inscriptions in 8th-century BCE Samaria
Discovery illuminates bureaucratic apparatus of ancient kingdom of Israel, say Tel Aviv University researchers
First ancient DNA from West/Central Africa illuminates deep human past
An international team led by Harvard Medical School scientists has produced the first genome-wide ancient human DNA sequences from west and central Africa. The data, recovered from four individuals buried at an iconic archaeological site in Cameroon between 3,000 and…
First ancient DNA from West/Central Africa illuminates deep human past
An international team led by Harvard Medical School scientists has produced the first genome-wide ancient human DNA sequences from west and central Africa. The data, recovered from four individuals buried at an iconic archaeological site in Cameroon between 3,000 and…
Native Americans did not make large-scale changes to environment prior to European contact
Contrary to long-held beliefs, humans did not make major changes to the landscape prior to European colonization, according to new research conducted in New England featuring faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York. These new insights into the past could help to inform how landscapes are managed in the future.
Climate (not humans) shaped early forests of New England
Historical insight alters rationale for modern land management
Climate (not humans) shaped early forests of New England
Historical insight alters rationale for modern land management
Pachacamac Idol of ancient Peru was symbolically painted
Chemical analysis of the statue reveals its age and original polychromatic design
Beach-combing Neanderthals dove for shells
Did Neanderthals wear swimsuits? Probably not. But a new study suggests that some of these ancient humans might have spent a lot of time at the beach. They may even have dived into the cool waters of the Mediterranean Sea…
The colors of the Pachacamac idol, an Inca god, finally revealed
The legend of Pachacamac will not soon die. Since the 16th century, Spanish chroniclers have said that Hernando Pizarro had destroyed the idol of the deity when he conquered the Inca Empire in the Andes. But a carved wooden post…
Pachacamac Idol of ancient Peru was symbolically painted
Chemical analysis of the statue reveals its age and original polychromatic design
Beach-combing Neanderthals dove for shells
Did Neanderthals wear swimsuits? Probably not. But a new study suggests that some of these ancient humans might have spent a lot of time at the beach. They may even have dived into the cool waters of the Mediterranean Sea…
The colors of the Pachacamac idol, an Inca god, finally revealed
The legend of Pachacamac will not soon die. Since the 16th century, Spanish chroniclers have said that Hernando Pizarro had destroyed the idol of the deity when he conquered the Inca Empire in the Andes. But a carved wooden post…
Herpes simplex viruses: new relationships between epidemiology and history
Scientists revise the dating of viral dispersal from Africa: it did not occur during ancient “Out of Africa” migrations, but rather, more recent events, including the transatlantic slave trade of the eighteenth century
Herpes simplex viruses: new relationships between epidemiology and history
Scientists revise the dating of viral dispersal from Africa: it did not occur during ancient “Out of Africa” migrations, but rather, more recent events, including the transatlantic slave trade of the eighteenth century
Herpes simplex viruses: new relationships between epidemiology and history
Scientists revise the dating of viral dispersal from Africa: it did not occur during ancient “Out of Africa” migrations, but rather, more recent events, including the transatlantic slave trade of the eighteenth century
Study puts the ‘Carib’ in ‘Caribbean,’ boosting credibility of Columbus’ cannibal claims
Christopher Columbus’ accounts of the Caribbean include harrowing descriptions of fierce raiders who abducted women and cannibalized men – stories long dismissed as myths.
Study puts the ‘Carib’ in ‘Caribbean,’ boosting credibility of Columbus’ cannibal claims
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Christopher Columbus’ accounts of the Caribbean include harrowing descriptions of fierce raiders who abducted women and cannibalized men – stories long dismissed as myths. But a new study suggests Columbus may have been telling the truth. Using…
Always counterclockwise
Puzzle of early Neolithic house orientations finally solved
The Vikings erected a runestone out of fear of a climate catastrophe
Several passages on the Rök stone – the world’s most famous Viking Age runic monument – suggest that the inscription is about battles and for over a hundred years, researchers have been trying to connect the inscription with heroic deeds…
The Vikings erected a runestone out of fear of a climate catastrophe
Several passages on the Rök stone – the world’s most famous Viking Age runic monument – suggest that the inscription is about battles and for over a hundred years, researchers have been trying to connect the inscription with heroic deeds…
Early humans revealed to have engineered optimized stone tools at Olduvai Gorge
Early Stone Age populations living between 1.8 – 1.2 million years ago engineered their stone tools in complex ways to make optimised cutting tools, according to a new study by University of Kent and UCL. The research, published in the…
Early humans revealed to have engineered optimized stone tools at Olduvai Gorge
Early Stone Age populations living between 1.8 – 1.2 million years ago engineered their stone tools in complex ways to make optimised cutting tools, according to a new study by University of Kent and UCL. The research, published in the…
Archaeologists found the burial of Scythian Amazon with a head dress on Don
Valerii Guliaev, the head of Don expedition, announced the first results of the examination on the 6th of December at the session of Academic Council of IA RAS. “Such head dresses have been found a bit more than two dozen…
Large scale feasts at ancient capital of Ulster drew crowds from across Iron Age Ireland
Study explores scale of human mobility through analysis of animal bones
‘Lost crops’ could have fed as many as maize
Experimental cultivation of seed crops lost to history reveals much higher yields than expected
New archaeological discoveries reveal birch bark tar was used in medieval England
Scientists from the University of Bristol and the British Museum, in collaboration with Oxford Archaeology East and Canterbury Archaeological Trust, have, for the first time, identified the use of birch bark tar in medieval England – the use of which…
Scientists uncover world’s oldest forest
Fossils of trees dating back 386 million years found on the bottom of a New York quarry
New archaeological discoveries reveal birch bark tar was used in medieval England
Scientists from the University of Bristol and the British Museum, in collaboration with Oxford Archaeology East and Canterbury Archaeological Trust, have, for the first time, identified the use of birch bark tar in medieval England – the use of which…
Scientists uncover world’s oldest forest
Fossils of trees dating back 386 million years found on the bottom of a New York quarry
Ancient Mediterranean seawall first known defense against sea level rise and it failed
7,000-year-old seawall in Tel Hreiz, Israel reveals earliest known structure built against sea level rise and provides new insights into current battle with flooding threat
Caribbean settlement began in Greater Antilles, say University of Oregon researchers
Rigorous reexamination of radiocarbon dating of sites on 55 islands shoots down the idea that colonization moved step by step from south to north
Ancient Mediterranean seawall first known defense against sea level rise and it failed
7,000-year-old seawall in Tel Hreiz, Israel reveals earliest known structure built against sea level rise and provides new insights into current battle with flooding threat
Caribbean settlement began in Greater Antilles, say University of Oregon researchers
Rigorous reexamination of radiocarbon dating of sites on 55 islands shoots down the idea that colonization moved step by step from south to north
Archaeologists find Bronze Age tombs lined with gold
The family tombs are near the 2015 site of the ‘Griffin Warrior,’ a military leader buried with armor, weapons and jewelry.
Ancient ‘chewing gum’ yields insights into people and bacteria of the past
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have succeeded in extracting a complete human genome from a thousands-of-years old “chewing gum”. According to the researchers, it is a new untapped source of ancient DNA. During excavations on Lolland, archaeologists have found…
Archaeologists find Bronze Age tombs lined with gold
The family tombs are near the 2015 site of the ‘Griffin Warrior,’ a military leader buried with armor, weapons and jewelry.
Ancient ‘chewing gum’ yields insights into people and bacteria of the past
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have succeeded in extracting a complete human genome from a thousands-of-years old “chewing gum”. According to the researchers, it is a new untapped source of ancient DNA. During excavations on Lolland, archaeologists have found…
Rare find: human teeth used as jewellery in Turkey 8,500 years ago
At a prehistoric archaeological site in Turkey, researchers have discovered two 8,500-year-old human teeth, which had been used as pendants in a necklace or bracelet. Researchers have never documented this practice before in the prehistoric Near East, and the rarity…
Unearthing the mystery of the meaning of Easter Island’s Moai
Rapanui people likely believed the ancient monoliths helped food grow on the Polynesian island, study reveals
Unearthing the mystery of the meaning of Easter Island’s Moai
Rapanui people likely believed the ancient monoliths helped food grow on the Polynesian island, study reveals
Rare find: human teeth used as jewellery in Turkey 8,500 years ago
At a prehistoric archaeological site in Turkey, researchers have discovered two 8,500-year-old human teeth, which had been used as pendants in a necklace or bracelet. Researchers have never documented this practice before in the prehistoric Near East, and the rarity…
It’s time to explain country in indigenous terms
Australia’s First Nations people have unique ties to the land