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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 -
The Evolution of Fins to Limbs in the Land Invasion Race
July 5, 2013 — Why did animals with limbs win the race to invade land over those with fins? A new study comparing the forces acting on fins of mudskipper fish and on the forelimbs of tiger salamanders can now be ... > full story -
Farming Started in Several Places at Once: Origins of Agriculture in the Fertile Crescent
July 5, 2013 — For decades archaeologists have been searching for the origins of agriculture. Their findings indicated that early plant domestication took place in the western and northern Fertile Crescent. In a ... > 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 -
Earliest Evidence of Using Flower Beds for Burial Found in Raqefet Cave in Mt. Carmel
July 4, 2013 — The earliest evidence of using flower beds for burial, dating back to 13,700 years ago, was discovered in Raqefet Cave in Mt. Carmel in northern Israel. In four different graves from the Natufian ... > full story -
Great Ape Genetic Diversity Catalog Frames Primate Evolution and Future Conservation
July 3, 2013 — A catalog of great ape genetic diversity, the most comprehensive ever, elucidates the evolution and population histories of great apes from Africa and Indonesia. The resource will aid in conservation ... > full story
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