Ancient Civilization News

Posted November 11, 2003:

• Ancient Maya Stone Altar Recovered In Guatemala; Unparalleled Investigation Leads To Looters’ Haven And Arrests

Posted October 10, 2003:

• Mysterious Rock Markings Discovery Baffles Archaeologists

Posted October 9, 2003:

• Remnants Of Ancient Synagogue In Albania Revealed

Posted October 8, 2003:

• Prehistoric Footpaths In Costa Rica Indicate Intimate Ties With Villages, Cemeteries

Posted September 30, 2003:

• On The Antiquity Of Pots: New Method Developed For Dating Archaeological Pottery

Posted May 21, 2003:

• Research Recreates Ancient Roman Virtual Reality With 21st Century 3-D Technology

Posted March 7, 2003:

• What's Lost Is Found Again: 'Virtually' Rebuilding Native American Monuments

Posted January 2, 2003:

• Scholar Develops New System For Overlooked Wares Of Ancient Greece

Posted December 23, 2002:

• Archaeological Dig Resumes In Egypt -- And Online

Posted October 29, 2002:

• Ceremonial Burial At Moon Pyramid Shows Teotihuacan Rulers Had Mayan Connection

Posted September 23, 2002:

• Casket Resurrects New Vision Of Ancient Jerusalem

Posted July 5, 2002:

• Can The Sphinx Keep Its Feet Dry?

Posted July 1, 2002:

• The Romans Preferred Small-Scale Solutions To Aqueducts And Sewers

Posted June 26, 2002:

• UC San Diego Archaeologists Discover Largest Bronze Age Metal Factory In Middle East

Posted May 23, 2002:

• Prehistoric Human Footpaths Lure Archaeologists Back To Costa Rica

Posted May 14, 2002:

• Archaeologists Help Restore Precious Pigments On Rare Sarcophagus

Posted January 3, 2002:

• University Of Pennsylvania Archaeologist Asserts That Enigmatic Ivory Statuette May Be Part Of The Throne Of The Famed King Midas

Posted December 27, 2001:

• Archaeologists Rewrite Timeline Of Bronze And Iron Ages

Posted November 21, 2001:

• Largest Fossil Cockroach Found; Site Preserves Incredible Detail

Posted August 6, 2001:

• Discovery Of Ax Heads Furthers Understanding Of Cahokian Society

Posted August 3, 2001:

• Artifact Analyses Dispute Assumptions About A Prehistoric Society

Posted July 31, 2001:

• Researchers Work To Prevent Decay Of Egyptian Antiquities

Posted July 6, 2001:

• Destruction In Mesopotamia: Ancient Mysteries Fall Prey To Looters In Iraq, Science Feature Reveals

Posted June 21, 2001:

• Evidence Of Ancient El Ninos And Cultural Development

Posted June 20, 2001:

• University Of Cincinnati Archaeologist To Launch Excavations At Bronze Age Harbor Town In Cyprus

Posted May 16, 2001:

• Engineering Techniques Help Answer Questions On Ancient Egyptian Artwork

Posted March 7, 2001:

• Archaeologists Head To Albania For Cultural Rescue Mission

Posted January 23, 2001:

• Classics Doctoral Student Finds Bones That Prove Homer Was Right About Sacrifices

Posted January 12, 2001:

• New Fossil Study Rejects "Eve Theory" And Supports Diverse Ancestry Of Modern Humans

Posted December 25, 2000:

• Scientists, Archaeologists And Historians Will Unravel The Mystery Of Egypt's Sunken Cities

Posted November 2, 2000:

• After 5,000 Year Voyage, World's Oldest Built Boats Deliver -- Archeologists' First Look Confirms Existence Of Earliest Royal Boats At Abydos

Posted October 3, 2000:

• Archaeologists Discover Ancient Untouched Tomb In Syria

Posted September 11, 2000:

• Vanderbilt Archaeological Team Unearths Buried Maya Royal Palace

Posted July 27, 2000:

• Ancient Mediterranean Port City May Have Been Holy Land Way Station

Posted January 21, 2000:

• Dutch Archaeologists Uncover Earliest Egyptian Temple

Posted November 23, 1999:

• Alphabet Originated Centuries Earlier Than Previously Thought

Posted September 21, 1999:

• Discoveries At Teotihuacan's Pyramid Of The Moon Help Unlock Mysteries Of Western Hemisphere's First Major Metropolis

Posted April 26, 1999:

• Grant Awards Announced For International Archeological Program

Posted January 27, 1999:

• Technology Historian Takes Students To "Eighth Wonder Of The World:" Las Vegas

Posted October 28, 1998:

• ASU Archaeologist Discovers Possible Key To Mysteries Of The Western Hemisphere's First Metropolis

Posted October 26, 1998:

• Ancient Human Hair May Be Key To Understanding Diet Of Ancient Civilizations
• World's Oldest Known Fossil Reptile Nests Discovered In Arizona's Petrified Forest

Posted October 9, 1998:

• Cradle Of Chocolate? Cacao Craving May Explain 3000-Year Occupation Of Honduran Village, Archaeologists Say

Posted October 8, 1998:

• Conservation Plans Under Development To Preserve Prehistoric Salvadoran Village

Posted September 29, 1998:

• Jurassic Beetle: CSIRO Entomologist Discovers Living Fossil

Posted September 12, 1998:

• 14,000 Years Of Atmospheric Lead Emissions Recorded In Swiss Peat Bog

Posted August 19, 1998:

• Researchers Discover Church Submerged In Ancient Port City

Posted April 3, 1998:

• Oldest Astronomical Megalith Alignment Discovered In Egypt By Science Team

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