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'Amino Acid Time Capsule': New Way to Date the Past
August 4, 2011 — British scientists are using an 'amino acid time capsule' to date the Quaternary period, stretching back nearly three million years. It is the first widespread application of refinements of the ... > full story -
What Is War Good For? Sparking Civilization, Suggest Archaeology Findings from Peru
July 25, 2011 — Raiding, triggered by political conflict in the 5th century BC, likely shaped the development of the first settlement that would classify as a civilization in the Titicaca basin in southern Peru, ... > full story -
Heavy Metal Hardens Battle: Body Armor Hindered Medieval Warriors
July 19, 2011 — The French may have had a better chance at the Battle of Agincourt had they not been weighed down by heavy body armor, say researchers. A new study shows that soldiers carrying armor in Medieval ... > full story -
Separated for 20 Million Years: Blind Beetle from Bulgarian Caves Clarifies Questions
July 13, 2011 — One of the smallest ever cave-dwelling ground beetles has recently been discovered in two caves in the Rhodopi Mountains, Bulgaria, and described under the name Paralovricia beroni. The beetle is ... > full story -
Best-Preserved House from the Period of the Kingdom of Israel Is Uncovered at Tel Shikmona
July 5, 2011 — Exceptional detective-archaeological work at the first season of archaeological digs at Tel Shikmona, on the southern edge of Israel's city of Haifa, has uncovered the remains of a house dating back ... > full story -
Hidden Lives of Baltimore's Irish Immigrants Unearthed for First Time
June 24, 2011 — Archaeologists are unearthing a unique picture of early Irish immigrants in the Baltimore area -- of city children taught at home to read and write before widespread public education or child labor ... > full story -
Ancient Mycenaean Fortress Uncovered
June 20, 2011 — New research in Cyprus reveals the remnants of a Late Bronze Age (1500-750 B.C.) fortress that may have functioned to protect an important urban economic center in the ancient ... > full story -
Dawn of Agriculture Took Toll on Health
June 15, 2011 — When populations around the globe started turning to agriculture around 10,000 years ago, regardless of their locations and type of crops, a similar trend occurred: the height and health of the ... > full story -
Cave Researchers Explore Stream-Filled Cavern at Entrance to Jerusalem
June 14, 2011 — Researchers have conducted an initial survey of what appears to be an important, ancient water source in a cave that was been discovered during excavation work for a new train station being ... > full story -
Silver from the Americas May Have Entered the Spanish Economy Later Than Thought
June 8, 2011 — European metal dominated Spanish silver coinage up until the reign of Philippe III (1578-1621) and it was only in the 18th century that it was completely replaced by Mexican metal. Using mass ... > full story -
Population Genetics Reveals Shared Ancestries: DNA Links Modern Europeans, Middle Easterners to Sub-Saharan Africans
May 24, 2011 — More than just a tool for predicting health, modern genetics is upending long-held assumptions about who we are. A recent study casts new light on the intermingling and migration of European, Middle ... > full story -
Ancient Egyptian Princess Now Known to Be First Person in Human History With Diagnosed Coronary Artery Disease
May 17, 2011 — Researchers have used whole body computerized tomography (CT) scanning to visualize the coronary arteries of the Egyptian princess Ahmose-Meryet-Amon, who lived in Thebes (Luxor) between 1580 and ... > full story
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