Primates 20-million-year-old skull suggests complex brain evolution in monkeys, apesphys.org It has long been thought that the brain size of anthropoid primates—a diverse group of modern and extinct monkeys, humans, and their nearest …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoIran Tooth Confirms Neanderthal Presence in Iran - Archaeology Magazinearchaeology.org - Ben Leonard TEHRAN, IRAN—According to a Tasnim News Agency report, recent analysis of a tooth recovered in 1999 from Wezmeh Cave, in the Zagros Mountains of …
Stone Age Wooden Stone Age platform found on seabed off Isle of WightBBC NewsAn 8,000 year-old wooden platform has been discovered on the seabed off the Isle of Wight. The structure was found by the Maritime Archaeological Trust 36ft (11m) below sea level east of Yarmouth at a
Science India’s Skeleton Lake Has Bones Separated by CenturiesThe Atlantic - Rachel GutmanHundreds of skeletons are scattered around a site high in the Himalayas, and a new study overturns a leading theory about how they got there. In a kinder world, archaeologists would study only formal carefully
University of Edinburgh See the Face of Hilda, a Toothless Iron Age Druid Womansmithsonianmag.com - Meilan Solly During the Iron Age, women’s average life expectancy was around 30 years old. But Hilda, a druid woman who lived on Scotland’s Isle of Lewis at some …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoScience The Denisovans: New Finds are Illuminating the Mysterious Ancient Humansdiscovermagazine.com The entrance to Denisova cave, where the ancient humans were first discovered. (Credit: Igor Boshin/Shutterstock) Nestled in foothills of Russia’s …
Roman Empire Archaeology: Fragment of Roman military diploma found at Bulgaria’s Deultum sitesofiaglobe.com - The Sofia Globe staff A fragment of a Roman military diploma has been discovered during excavations in the central part of the Roman city of Deultum near the village of …
Geek 7th-Century Skeleton From Mysterious Merovingian Era Unearthed in FranceGeek - By Stephanie Valera In what is being called an “unprecedented” discovery, a limestone sarcophagus containing the skeleton of a woman dating to the 7th century has been …
UC Davis Humans Migrated to Mongolia Much Earlier Than Previously Believeducdavis.edu Stone tools uncovered in Mongolia by an international team of archaeologists indicate that modern humans traveled across the Eurasian steppe about …
Iceland Traces of Three Historic Structures Found in Iceland - Archaeology Magazinearchaeology.org - Ben Leonard MÝVATN, ICELAND—Iceland Review reports that researchers creating a detailed map of Hofstaðir, an archaeological site in North Iceland, recently …
Science Ancient feces reveal how 'marsh diet' left Bronze Age Fen folk infected with parasitesphys.org - University of Cambridge New research published today in the journal Parasitology shows how the prehistoric inhabitants of a settlement in the freshwater marshes of eastern …
Bears Humans, not glaciers, likely doomed Ice Age cave bearsNational Geographic - Tim VernimmenAnalysis of genetic material from dozens of prehistoric bears shows that their decline neatly matches the arrival of Homo sapiens in Europe. Neanderthals lived in Europe for thousands of centuries, and
News Neanderthals got 'surfer's ear' too, study saysCNN - By Ashley Strickland, CNN(CNN) — When humans are habitually exposed to cold water and air, "surfer's ear" can be one of the consequences -- and apparently, the same was true of Neanderthals. But it's less likely that they experienced
Hunter Gatherers ‘Stature gene’ may reveal why these hunter-gatherers are among the world’s smallest humanssciencemag.org - Michael Price African rainforest hunter-gatherers are among the smallest humans on the planet. Adult men rarely exceed 1.5 meters tall, about a quarter-meter …
History 'Lost Village' Found at Site of Most Infamous Clan Massacre in Scotland | Live ScienceLive Science Archaeologists excavating the scene of the most infamous clan massacre in Scottish history have unearthed parts of a "lost village" in the Highlands …
Pompeii Pompeii archaeologists uncover 'sorcerer's treasure trove'BBC NewsArchaeologists working in the buried Roman city of Pompeii say they have uncovered a "sorcerer's treasure trove" of artefacts, including good-luck charms, mirrors and glass beads. Most of the items would
News (China) Ancient Chinese shipwreck yields over 180,000 cultural relics -chinadaily.com.cn - 林虹 More than 180,000 cultural relics have been found in Nanhai One, probably the most famous ancient shipwreck within Chinese waters, as announced at a …
Nile Nile shipwreck discovery proves Herodotus right – after 2,469 yearsThe Guardian - Dalya AlbergeGreek historian’s description of ‘baris’ vessel vindicated by archaeologists at sunken city of Thonis-Heraclion In the fifth century BC, the Greek historian Herodotus visited Egypt and wrote of unusual
Ancient History Archaeologists Uncover Evidence of an Ancient High-Altitude Human Dwellingsmithsonianmag.com - Brigit Katz Life in high-altitude mountains can be rough. Resources are scarce, the weather can be extreme and oxygen levels hover at dangerously low levels. …
Science Archaeologists discover almost 40 new monuments close to Newgrangephys.org - David Kearns A team from University College Dublin have unearth almost 40 previously unknown monuments close to Newgrange, including a "spectacular" monument that …
Technology (Africa) How our African ancestors made sound in the Stone Agetheconversation.com - Sarah Wurz and Joshua Kumbani and Justin Bradfield and Neil Rusch The Middle and Later Stone Age, which lasted from about 300 000 to 300 years ago in South Africa, was an important time for the African continent. …
Latino News Burning of Maya City Said to Be Act of Total WarfareThe New York Times - By JAMES GORMANOn May 21, 697, according to Mayan hieroglyphs, the city of Bahlam Jol “burned for the second time.” But, like much of Mayan writing and history, the record remained mysterious to modern Maya researchers.
Archaeology Connecticut “Vampire” Identified - Archaeology Magazinearchaeology.org - Daniel Weiss SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND—The identity of an early nineteenth-century Connecticut man who appears to have been treated as a vampire after burial has …
Greece Skull Found at Ancient Greek City Shows Neurosurgery Performed 2,200 Years Agogreekreporter.com - Tasos Kokkinidis The Temple of Zeus Lepsinos at EuromusArchaeologists carrying out excavations in the ancient city of Euromus in Turkey’s southern Mugla province …
News German Stone Age sailor to cross seas in reed boatDW News - Jodi Hilton (Beloslav, Bulgaria) A German experimental archaeologist and his team plan to sail a boat made of reeds across three seas, just like ancient Egyptian merchants did …
History Archaeologists Shed Light on Mysterious Neolithic Society Behind Rise of Ancient EgyptScienceAlert - Joel Irish, Czekaj- Zastawny Agnieszka, and Jacek Kabacinski, The Conversation So what can this tell us about these peoples, let alone their descendants? As it turns out, a lot. We can use the findings to make interpretations …
Maritime Archaeology How underwater archaeology reveals hidden wondersNational Geographic - Erin BlakemoreWorking under the waves is challenging, but it can offer rich rewards for those seeking to understand the past. Curious about still-hidden archaeological treasures? Just add water—that’s the concept behind
DNA Unique Genetic Makeup Of Finnish People May Offer Hidden Clues To Diseases, Claims StudyMashable - Afiya QureshiFinland is an isolated country with a sparse population and little to no immigration which also makes it a country with a limited gene pool. The Scandinavian country has had two major population bottlenecks
Switzerland This Iron Age Celtic Woman Was Buried in a Hollowed-Out Tree Trunk | Smart News | Smithsoniansmithsonianmag.com - Meilan Solly Some 2,200 years ago, a group of Iron Age Celts laid a woman to rest in what is now Zürich, Switzerland. The deceased, clad in a dress of fine sheep’s …
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