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Riddle Of The Jade Jewels Reveals Vast Trade Arena
January 2, 2008 — Analyzing the origins of jade used in ancient jewelery has revealed a trading arena that was active for more than 3,000 years and sprawled over 3,000km in Southeast Asia -- possibly the largest such ... > full story -
Unknown Monumental Building Of Herod The Great (73-4 BC) Unearthed
December 25, 2007 — Excavations are underway in the East Jordan Land. With findings on the mountain Tall adh-Dhahab (West) in the Jabbok Valley the archaeologists could substantiate one assumption: everything points to ... > full story -
Ancient Egyptian Glassmaking Recreated
December 21, 2007 — Archaeologist have reconstructed a 3,000-year-old glassmaking furnace, suggesting that Ancient Egyptian technology was more advanced than previously thought. It was previously thought that the ... > full story -
Whales Descended From Tiny Deer-like Ancestors
December 21, 2007 — Scientists since Darwin have known that whales are mammals whose ancestors walked on land. But one critical step was missing: The identity of the land ancestors of whales. Researchers have now ... > full story -
Stunning Survey Unveils New Secrets Of Caistor Roman Town
December 21, 2007 — On the morning of Friday July 20, 1928, the crew of an RAF aircraft took photographs over the site of the Roman town of Venta Icenorum at Caistor St. Edmund in Norfolk, a site which now lies in open ... > full story -
Captain Kidd's Shipwreck Of 1699 Discovered
December 14, 2007 — Resting in less than 10 feet of Caribbean seawater, the wreckage of Quedagh Merchant, the ship abandoned by the scandalous 17th century pirate Captain William Kidd as he raced to New York in an ... > full story -
Most Ancient Case Of Tuberculosis Found In 500,000-year-old Human; Points To Modern Health Issues
December 8, 2007 — Although most scientists believe tuberculosis emerged only several thousand years ago, new research reveals the most ancient evidence of the disease has been found in a 500,000-year-old human fossil ... > full story -
Gene Study Supports Single Main Migration Across Bering Strait
November 28, 2007 — A new analysis of genetic variation among more than two dozen native populations bolsters the theory that the ancestors of modern native peoples across the Americas came via a northwest land bridge ... > full story -
Remains Of Ancient Synagogue With Unique Mosaic Floor Found In Galilee
November 27, 2007 — Remains of an ancient synagogue from the Roman-Byzantine era have been revealed in excavations carried out in the Arbel National Park in the Galilee. A unique feature of the synagogue is the design ... > full story -
Digging Biblical History At 'The End Of The World'
November 21, 2007 — Archaeologists are studying Tel Megiddo, the New Testament location of "Armageddon," and are unearthing truths about King Solomon. Researchers theorize that ancient rulers such as David and Solomon ... > full story -
Earliest Chocolate Drink Of The New World
November 20, 2007 — The earliest known use of cacao -- the source of our modern day chocolate -- has been pushed back more than 500 years thanks to new chemical analyses of pottery excavated at an archaeological site at ... > full story -
Cultic City And Fortress Unearthed In Southern Turkey
November 5, 2007 — New excavations in southern Turkey have revealed the remains of a massive bastion fortification dating to the Hittite Imperial Period (ca. 1300 BC). Sirkeli Höyük, one of the largest ... > full story
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