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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 -
'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
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