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Documentary Brings World's Oldest Underwater City Back to Life
October 8, 2011 — Movie industry computer graphics and the very latest digital marine technology have brought the world's oldest submerged city back to life in a new documentary. Just a few metres under the sea, off ... > full story -
Ancient Road Found at Maya Village Buried by Volcanic Ash 1,400 Years Ago
October 5, 2011 — A research team excavating a Maya village in El Salvador buried by a volcanic eruption 1,400 years ago has unexpectedly hit an ancient white road that appears to lead to and from the town, which was ... > full story -
Excavation of Islands Around Britain to Establish Origins of Neolithic Period
September 23, 2011 — Archaeologists are investigating three island groups around Britain to help understand why people changed from a lifestyle of hunting and gathering to farming the ... > full story -
Aboriginal Australians: The First Explorers
September 22, 2011 — In an exciting development, researchers have, for the first time, pieced together the human genome from an Aboriginal Australian. The results re-interpret the prehistory of our ... > full storyMore: -
Asia Was Settled in Multiple Waves of Migration, DNA Study Suggests
September 22, 2011 — Researchers studying DNA patterns from modern and archaic humans has found that the Denisovans, a recently discovered hominin group, contributed genes to several populations in Asia and that modern ... > full storyMore: -
Archaeologists Uncover Evidence of Large Ancient Shipyard Near Rome
September 22, 2011 — Archaeologists, excavating Portus - the ancient port of Rome, believe they have discovered a large Roman shipyard. The team has uncovered the remains of a massive building close to the distinctive ... > full story -
Continents Influenced Ancient Human Migration, Spread of Technology
September 19, 2011 — New research pieces together ancient human migration in North and South America. Researchers have found that technology spread more slowly in the Americas than in Eurasia. Population groups in the ... > full storyMore: -
Seaside Fortress Was a Final Stronghold of Early Islamic Power
September 15, 2011 — Researchers have said that a Roman-influenced bath house at the fortress of Yavneh-Yam, located on a peninsula near present-day Tel Aviv, indicates that Arabic rulers maintained control of the site ... > full story -
Black Death Bacterium Identified: Genetic Analysis of Medieval Plague Skeletons Shows Presence of Yersinia Pestis Bacteria
August 29, 2011 — A team of German and Canadian scientists has shown that today's plague pathogen has been around at least 600 years. The Black Death claimed the lives of one-third of Europeans in just five years from ... > full story -
2,000-Year-Old Burial Box Could Reveal Location of the Family of Caiaphas
August 29, 2011 — A professor in Israel has authenticated an inscription on an ancient ossuary thought to come from a burial site at the legendary location of the battle between David and Goliath. The unusually ... > full story -
Archaeologists Uncover 3,000-Year-Old Lion Adorning Citadel Gate Complex in Turkey
August 9, 2011 — Archaeologists in southeastern Turkey have unearthed the remains of a monumental gate complex adorned with stone sculptures, including a magnificently carved lion. The gate complex provided access to ... > full story -
Earliest Image of Egyptian Ruler Wearing 'White Crown' of Royalty Brought to Light
August 4, 2011 — The earliest known image of an Egyptian ruler wearing the "White Crown" associated with Egyptian dynastic power has been brought to light by ... > full story
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