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Excavations In Iran Unravel Mystery Of 'Red Snake'
February 26, 2008 — New discoveries unearthed at an ancient frontier wall in Iran provide compelling evidence that the Persians matched the Romans for military might and engineering prowess. The 'Great Wall of Gorgan'in ... > full story -
Most Detailed Global Study Of Genetic Variation Completed
February 21, 2008 — Scientists have produced the largest and most detailed worldwide study of human genetic variation. Like astronomers who build ever-larger telescopes to peer deeper into space, population geneticists ... > full story -
Cleopatra's Cosmetics And Hammurabi's Heineken: Name Brands Far Predating Modern Capitalism
February 19, 2008 — A pioneering new study in Current Anthropology finds that branding, and our attachment to them, far predates modern capitalism, and indeed modern Western society. Labels on ancient containers, which ... > full story -
Egypt's Earliest Agricultural Settlement Unearthed
February 18, 2008 — Archaeologists have found the earliest evidence ever discovered of an ancient Egyptian agricultural settlement, including farmed grains, remains of domesticated animals, pits for cooking and even ... > full story -
Thousands Of Humans Inhabited New World's Doorstep For 20,000 Years
February 13, 2008 — The human journey from Asia to the New World was interrupted by a 20,000-year layover in Beringia. Furthermore, the New World was colonized by approximately 1,000 to 5,000 people -- a substantially ... > full story -
Viking Blood Courses Through Veins Of Many A Northwest Englander
February 12, 2008 — The blood of the Vikings is still coursing through the veins of men living in the Northwest of England -- according to a new study which has been just published. The population in parts of northwest ... > full story -
Archaeologists Discover Roman Fort In Cornwall, England
February 11, 2008 — Archaeologists have discovered a Roman fort in South East Cornwall. Dating back to the first century AD, this is only the third Roman fort ever to have been found in the county. The team believes its ... > full story -
Mummy Lice Found In Peru May Give New Clues About Human Migration
February 8, 2008 — Lice from 1,000-year-old mummies in Peru may unravel important clues about a different sort of passage: the migration patterns of America's earliest humans, a new study suggests. DNA sequencing found ... > full story -
Globetrotting Black Rat Genes Reveal Spread Of Humans And Diseases
February 6, 2008 — DNA of the common black rat has shed light on the ancient spread of rats, people and diseases around the globe. Studying the mitochondrial DNA of 165 black rat specimens from 32 countries around the ... > full story -
Archaeologist 'Strikes Gold' With Finds Of Ancient Nasca Iron Ore Mine In Peru
February 3, 2008 — An archaeologist discovered an intact ancient iron ore mine in South America that shows how civilizations before the Inca Empire were mining this valuable ore. The Nasca people may have used the ... > full story -
New Discoveries At The Ash Altar Of Zeus Offer Insights Into Origins Of Ancient Greece's Most Powerful God
January 28, 2008 — The Greek traveler, Pausanias, living in the second century, CE, would probably recognize the spectacular site of the Sanctuary of Zeus at Mt. Lykaion, and particularly the altar of Zeus. At 4,500 ... > full story -
Columbus May Have Brought Syphilis To Europe From New World
January 15, 2008 — Did Columbus and his men introduce the syphilis pathogen into Renaissance Europe after contracting it during their voyage to the New World? Or does syphilis have a much longer history in the Old ... > full story
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