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Was Israel the Birthplace of Modern Humans?
December 30, 2010 — Archaeologists have discovered evidence that places Homo sapiens in Israel as early as 400,000 years ago -- the earliest evidence for the existence of modern humans anywhere in the ... > full story -
Secrets of an Ancient Tel Aviv Fortress Revealed
December 28, 2010 — New archeological research from the Tel Qudadi archaeological dig near Tel Aviv suggests an ancient link between the Israeli city and the Greek island of Lesbos -- a find producing new insights into ... > full story -
Lost Civilization Under Persian Gulf?
December 8, 2010 — A once fertile landmass now submerged beneath the Persian Gulf may have been home to some of the earliest human populations outside Africa, according to a new ... > full story -
Crown Suggests Queen Arsinoë II Ruled Ancient Egypt as Female Pharaoh
November 28, 2010 — A unique queen's crown with ancient symbols combined with a new method of studying status in Egyptian reliefs forms the basis for a re-interpretation of historical developments in Egypt in the period ... > full story -
Oldest Salt Mine Known to Date Located in Azerbaijan
November 25, 2010 — Archeologists have recently shown that the Duzdagi salt deposits, situated in the Araxes Valley in Azerbaijan, were already being exploited from the second half of the 5th millennium BC. This is the ... > full story -
Researchers Kick-Start Ancient DNA
November 22, 2010 — Researchers recently revived ancient bacteria trapped for thousands of years in water droplets embedded in salt ... > full story -
Link Between Ancient Lizard Fossil in Africa and Today's Komodo Dragon in Indonesia
November 18, 2010 — Researchers have unearthed a mysterious link between bones of an ancient lizard found in Africa and the biggest, baddest modern-day lizard of them all, the Komodo dragon, half a world away in ... > full story -
New Technology Gives on-Site Assessments in Archaeology
November 17, 2010 — The ability to tell the difference between crystals that formed naturally and those formed by human activity can be important to archaeologists in the field. This can be a crucial bit of information ... > full story -
DNA Reveals Origins of First European Farmers
November 9, 2010 — A team of international researchers has resolved the longstanding issue of the origins of the people who introduced farming to Europe some 8,000 years ago. A detailed genetic study of one of the ... > full story -
Do Holes Make Moles? Surprising First Ancestor of Bizarre Marsupial Moles
November 3, 2010 — The mysterious origins of Australia's bizarre and secretive marsupial moles have been cast in a whole new and unexpected light with the first discovery in the fossil record of one of their ancestors. ... > full story -
Papyrus Research Provides Insights Into 'Modern Concerns' of Ancient World
October 29, 2010 — New research on papyri sheds light on an ancient world with surprisingly modern concerns: including hoped-for medical cures, religious confusion and the need for financial ... > full story -
Origin of Skillful Stone-Tool-Sharpening Method Pushed Back More Than 50,000 Years
October 28, 2010 — A highly skillful and delicate method of sharpening and retouching stone artifacts by prehistoric people appears to have been developed at least 75,000 years ago, more than 50,000 years earlier than ... > full story
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