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Archaeologist Argues World's Oldest Temples Were Not Temples at All
October 6, 2011 — Ancient structures uncovered in Turkey and thought to be the world's oldest temples may not have been strictly religious buildings after all, according to a new article. Archaeologists argue that the ... > full story -
Ancient Road Found at Maya Village Buried by Volcanic Ash 1,400 Years Ago
October 5, 2011 — A research team excavating a Maya village in El Salvador buried by a volcanic eruption 1,400 years ago has unexpectedly hit an ancient white road that appears to lead to and from the town, which was ... > full story -
Archaeologists Uncover Evidence of Large Ancient Shipyard Near Rome
September 22, 2011 — Archaeologists, excavating Portus - the ancient port of Rome, believe they have discovered a large Roman shipyard. The team has uncovered the remains of a massive building close to the distinctive ... > full story -
Seaside Fortress Was a Final Stronghold of Early Islamic Power
September 15, 2011 — Researchers have said that a Roman-influenced bath house at the fortress of Yavneh-Yam, located on a peninsula near present-day Tel Aviv, indicates that Arabic rulers maintained control of the site ... > full story -
Resistance to Antibiotics Is Ancient
August 31, 2011 — New research findings show antibiotic resistance is a natural phenomenon that predates the modern clinical antibiotic use. The breakthrough will have important impact on the understanding of ... > full story -
Black Death Bacterium Identified: Genetic Analysis of Medieval Plague Skeletons Shows Presence of Yersinia Pestis Bacteria
August 29, 2011 — A team of German and Canadian scientists has shown that today's plague pathogen has been around at least 600 years. The Black Death claimed the lives of one-third of Europeans in just five years from ... > full story -
2,000-Year-Old Burial Box Could Reveal Location of the Family of Caiaphas
August 29, 2011 — A professor in Israel has authenticated an inscription on an ancient ossuary thought to come from a burial site at the legendary location of the battle between David and Goliath. The unusually ... > full story -
Ancient Wild Horses Help Unlock Past
August 23, 2011 — An international team of researchers has used ancient DNA to produce compelling evidence that the lack of genetic diversity in modern stallions is the result of the domestication process. The team ... > full story -
Biologists Confirm Sunflower Domesticated in Eastern North America
August 15, 2011 — New genetic evidence confirms what is now the eastern United States as the single geographic domestication site of modern ... > full story -
Archaeologists Uncover 3,000-Year-Old Lion Adorning Citadel Gate Complex in Turkey
August 9, 2011 — Archaeologists in southeastern Turkey have unearthed the remains of a monumental gate complex adorned with stone sculptures, including a magnificently carved lion. The gate complex provided access to ... > full story
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