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Cold Case Techniques Bring Mummy’s Face To 'Life'
Thanks to the skills of
artists who work on cold
case investigations, people
have a chance to see what
the mummy Meresamun may have
looked like in real life. ... > full story
Underground Cave Dating From The Year 1 A.D. Exposed In Jordan Valley
An artificial underground
cave, the largest in Israel,
has been exposed in the
Jordan Valley in the course
of a new survey.
... > full story
Fossil Teeth Of Three-toed Browsing Horse Found In Panama Canal Earthworks
Rushing to salvage fossils
from the Panama Canal
earthworks, a paleontology
intern unearthed a set of
fossil teeth. Experts
... > full story
Archeological Evidence Of Human Activity Found Beneath Lake Huron
More than 100 feet deep in
Lake Huron, on a wide stony
ridge that 9,000 years ago
was a land bridge,
researchers have found the
... > full story
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Computer Recognizes Archaeological Material And Fake Van Goghs
July 3, 2009 — People find it very easy to recognize a face, even under very different circumstances. For a computer, on the other hand, it is extremely difficult. Researchers have developed a new analytical ... > full story -
Secrets Of Caistor Roman Town
June 24, 2009 — New investigations have shown that rather than simply being a provincial Roman town, Caistor may represent the development of a major settlement from the Iron Age until the 9th century AD. Crucially, ... > full story -
New 'Molecular Clock' Aids Dating Of Human Migration History
June 22, 2009 — Researchers have devised a more accurate method of dating ancient human migration -- even when no corroborating archaeological evidence ... > full story -
Neolithic Age: Prehistoric Complex Including Two 6,000-year-old Tombs Discovered In Britain
June 9, 2009 — A prehistoric complex including two 6,000-year-old tombs representing some of the earliest monuments built in Britain has been discovered by archaeologists. The researchers found the previously ... > full story -
Lessons From The Past: Research Examines How Past Communities Coped With Climate Change
May 29, 2009 — Research suggests people today and in future generations should look to the past in order to mitigate the worst effects of climate change. The dangers of rising sea levels, crop failures and extreme ... > full story -
Oldest Evidence Of Leprosy Found In India
May 27, 2009 — Anthropologists have recently reported on the analysis of a 4000-year-old skeleton from India bearing evidence of leprosy. This skeleton represents both the earliest archaeological evidence for human ... > full story -
Fire And Water Reveal New Archaeological Dating Method
May 25, 2009 — Scientists have developed a new way of dating archaeological objects -- using fire and water to unlock their "internal ... > full story -
Peruvian Stalagmites Hold Clues To Climate Change
May 16, 2009 — How will the Netherlands, dominated by water, be affected by future climate change? Dutch researcher Martin van Breukelen hopes to answer that question by analyzing stalagmites from the South ... > full story -
Ancient Trading Raft Sails Anew
May 15, 2009 — For the first time in nearly 500 years, a full-size balsa-wood raft just like those used in pre-Columbian Pacific trade took to the water on Sunday, May 10. Only this time, instead of the Pacific ... > full story -
Ivory Venus Figurine From The Swabian Jura Rewrites Prehistory
May 14, 2009 — Archaeologist report that the 2008 excavations at Hohle Fels Cave in the Swabian Jura of southwestern Germany recovered a female figurine carved from mammoth ivory from the basal Aurignacian deposit. ... > full story
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