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Mystery Deepens in Coffin-Within-a-Coffin Found at Richard III Site
Archaeologists have
unearthed a mysterious
coffin-within-a-coffin near
the final resting place of
Richard III. ... > full story
Ancient Technology for Metal Coatings 2,000 Years Ago Can't Be Matched Even Today
Artists and craftsmen more
than 2,000 years ago
developed thin-film coating
technology unrivaled even by
today's standards for
... > full story
Archaeologists to Lift Lid on Mysterious Stone Coffin at Richard III Site
University of Leicester
archaeologists will exhume a
14th century stone coffin at
the latest Grey Friars dig
this week. ... > full story
Asian Origins of Native American Dogs Confirmed
Once thought to have been
extinct, native American
dogs are on the contrary
thriving, according to a
recent study that links
these breeds to ancient
... > full story
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Inscription from the Time of Kings David and Solomon Found Near Southern Wall of Temple Mount in Jerusalem
July 10, 2013 — Working near the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, an archaeologist has unearthed the earliest alphabetical written text ever uncovered in the ... > full story -
Neandertals Shared Speech and Language With Modern Humans, Study Suggests
July 9, 2013 — Fast-accumulating data seem to indicate that our close cousins, the Neandertals, were much more similar to us than imagined even a decade ago. But did they have anything like modern speech and ... > full story -
Ancient Egyptian Leader Makes Surprise Appearance at Archaeological Dig in Israel
July 9, 2013 — As modern Egypt searches for a new leader, Israeli archaeologists have found evidence of an ancient Egyptian leader in northern Israel. At a site in Tel Hazor National Park, north of the Sea of ... > full story -
Clues from an Ancient Viking Trading Centre: A Tantalizing Hint of an Ancient Trading Town
July 9, 2013 — It was a routine archaeological dig, necessitated by the expansion of Norway's main north-south highway, the E6, just north of Trondheim, the country's third largest city. But the finds surprised ... > full story -
Archaeologists Unearth a Virtually Intact Late Roman Well
July 8, 2013 — Archaeologists say a virtually intact Late Roman well discovered near Heslington, on the outskirts of the city, may have had significance in contemporary local agricultural cycles and fertility ... > full story -
Archaeologists Unearth Carved Head of Roman God in Ancient Rubbish Dump
July 4, 2013 — An 1,800-year-old carved stone head of what is believed to be a Roman god has been unearthed in an ancient rubbish dump in Northern ... > full story -
Study of Mitochondrial DNA Ties Ancient Remains to Living Descendants
July 4, 2013 — Researchers report that they have found a direct genetic link between the remains of Native Americans who lived thousands of years ago and their living descendants. The team used mitochondrial DNA, ... > full story -
Snail Trail Reveals Ancient Human Migration
June 20, 2013 — Geneticists have used snails to uncover evidence of an ancient human migration from the Pyrenean region of France to ... > full storyMore: -
Medieval Leprosy Genomes Shed Light on Disease's History
June 13, 2013 — Scientists have reconstructed a dozen medieval and modern leprosy genomes -- suggesting a European origin for the North American leprosy strains found in armadillos and humans, and a common ancestor ... > full story -
Mysterious Monument Found Beneath the Sea of Galilee
June 10, 2013 — Scientists have discovered a mysterious monument beneath the waves of the Sea of Galilee. The site resembles early burial sites in Europe and was likely built in the early Bronze ... > full story
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