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Desecrated Ancient Temple Sheds Light on Early Power Struggles at Tel Beth-Shemesh
November 12, 2012 — In a finding unparalleled in the archaeological record, researchers have uncovered evidence of the desecration of a sacred temple at the excavation of Tel Beth-Shemesh in ... > full story -
Researchers Unlock Ancient Maya Secrets With Modern Soil Science
November 12, 2012 — Soil scientists and archeologists have uncovered evidence that the Maya grew corn sustainably in the lowlands of Tikal, Guatemala, but that they may also have farmed erosion-prone slopes over ... > full story -
Grey Friars Female Skeleton Is Possibly of Founder
October 30, 2012 — Archaeologists leading the analysis of human remains found in the search for Richard III have commented on the second skeleton found at the Church of Grey Friars in ... > full story -
Mummy Unwrapping Brought Egyptology to the Public
October 29, 2012 — Public “unwrappings” of real mummified human remains performed by both showmen and scientists heightened the fascination, but also helped develop the growing science of Egyptology, says a ... > full story -
Huge Procellarum Basin on the Nearside of the Moon May Be Relic Scar from Ancient Impact
October 28, 2012 — The huge Procellarum basin on the nearside of the Moon may be a relic scar from an ancient impact event that shaped the lunar surface, reports a new ... > full story -
Most Ancient Pottery Prehistoric Figurine of the Iberian Peninsula Found in Begues
October 26, 2012 — In the course of the excavation process in Can Sadurní cave (Begues), archeologists found the torso, with one complete arm and the initial part of the other, of a human figurine made of ... > full story -
Complete Mitochondrial Genome Sequences of Ancient New Zealanders
October 22, 2012 — Scientists have sequenced complete mitochondrial genomes for members of what was likely to be one of the first groups of Polynesians to settle New Zealand and have revealed a surprising degree of ... > full story -
Want the Shortest Path to the Good Life? Try Cynicism
October 22, 2012 — A classics professor sheds new light on the philosophy of the ancient Cynics. They actually held values they viewed as a shortcut to ... > full story -
Archaeologists to Mount New Expedition to Troy
October 15, 2012 — Troy, the palatial city of prehistory, sacked by the Greeks through trickery and a fabled wooden horse, will be excavated anew beginning in 2013 by a cross-disciplinary team of archaeologists and ... > full story -
Spanish Researchers Find the Exact Spot Where Julius Caesar Was Stabbed
October 10, 2012 — Several ancient Roman texts describe the assassination of Julius Caesar in Rome, at the Curia of Pompey in 44 BC, which was the result of a plot among a group of senators to eliminate the General. ... > full story
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