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New Insights Into Iran's Past: Landlord Villages Of The Tehran Plain
A British archaeologist has
just returned from a period
of fieldwork in Iran,
working on the first
archaeological project in
... > full story
Underground Cave Dating From The Year 1 A.D. Exposed In Jordan Valley
An artificial underground
cave, the largest in Israel,
has been exposed in the
Jordan Valley in the course
of a new survey.
... > full story
Giant Moa Rebuilt Using Ancient DNA From Prehistoric Feathers
Scientists have performed
the first DNA-based
reconstruction of the giant
extinct moa bird, using
prehistoric feathers
recovered from caves and
... > full story
Maya Intensively Cultivated Manioc 1,400 Years Ago
Archeologists have uncovered
an ancient and previously
unknown Maya agricultural
system -- a large manioc
field intensively cultivated
as a staple crop that was
... > full story
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Computer Recognizes Archaeological Material And Fake Van Goghs
July 3, 2009 — People find it very easy to recognize a face, even under very different circumstances. For a computer, on the other hand, it is extremely difficult. Researchers have developed a new analytical ... > full story -
Biogenic Origin For Earth's Oldest Putative Microfossils
July 2, 2009 — Microbes and bacteria were the first living organisms on Earth, and they can be preserved in Archean silica-rich rocks. One such outcrop from western Australia, dated to 3.5 billion years ago, may ... > full story -
Secrets Of Caistor Roman Town
June 24, 2009 — New investigations have shown that rather than simply being a provincial Roman town, Caistor may represent the development of a major settlement from the Iron Age until the 9th century AD. Crucially, ... > full story -
Archeological Evidence Of Human Activity Found Beneath Lake Huron
June 9, 2009 — More than 100 feet deep in Lake Huron, on a wide stony ridge that 9,000 years ago was a land bridge, researchers have found the first archeological evidence of human activity preserved beneath the ... > full story -
Neolithic Age: Prehistoric Complex Including Two 6,000-year-old Tombs Discovered In Britain
June 9, 2009 — A prehistoric complex including two 6,000-year-old tombs representing some of the earliest monuments built in Britain has been discovered by archaeologists. The researchers found the previously ... > full story -
Lessons From The Past: Research Examines How Past Communities Coped With Climate Change
May 29, 2009 — Research suggests people today and in future generations should look to the past in order to mitigate the worst effects of climate change. The dangers of rising sea levels, crop failures and extreme ... > full story -
Oldest Evidence Of Leprosy Found In India
May 27, 2009 — Anthropologists have recently reported on the analysis of a 4000-year-old skeleton from India bearing evidence of leprosy. This skeleton represents both the earliest archaeological evidence for human ... > full story -
Ancient Trading Raft Sails Anew
May 15, 2009 — For the first time in nearly 500 years, a full-size balsa-wood raft just like those used in pre-Columbian Pacific trade took to the water on Sunday, May 10. Only this time, instead of the Pacific ... > full story -
Race To Preserve The World’s Oldest Submerged Town: Pavlopetri, Greece
May 13, 2009 — The oldest submerged town in the world is about to give up its secrets -- with the help of equipment that could revolutionize underwater archaeology. The ancient town of Pavlopetri lies in three to ... > full story -
Unique Roman Glass Dish Discovered At London Grave
May 7, 2009 — Archeologists have discovered an exquisite Roman polychrome millefiori dish in East London, U.K. The dish is made up of hundreds of indented glass petals (the term millefiori means simply "a thousand ... > full story
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