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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 -
New Dig at Richard III Site Could Uncover a Group of Headless Friars
July 9, 2013 — Archaeologists digging at Grey Friars could unearth a group of Leicester friars who were beheaded for treason by Henry ... > 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 -
The Origin of the Turtle Shell: Mystery Solved
July 9, 2013 — Biologists have finally solved the riddle of the origin of the turtle shell. By observing the development of different animal species and confirming their results with fossil analysis and genomic ... > 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 -
Archaeologists Unearth Carved Head of Roman God in Ancient Rubbish Dump
July 4, 2013 — An 1,800-year-old carved stone head of what is believed to be a Roman god has been unearthed in an ancient rubbish dump in Northern ... > 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 -
New Low-Cost, Transparent Electrodes
June 27, 2013 — A durable, multilayered thin film is a possible replacement for expensive indium-based electrodes in devices such as liquid crystal displays and solar ... > full story
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