Archaeology News

Posted June 22, 2009:

• New 'Molecular Clock' Aids Dating Of Human Migration History

Posted June 17, 2009:

• Fossil Teeth Of Three-Toed Browsing Horse Found In Panama Canal Earthworks

Posted June 9, 2009:

• Archeological Evidence Of Human Activity Found Beneath Lake Huron
• Neolithic Age: Prehistoric Complex Including Two 6,000-Year-Old Tombs Discovered In Britain

Posted May 29, 2009:

• Lessons From The Past: Research Examines How Past Communities Coped With Climate Change

Posted May 27, 2009:

• Oldest Evidence Of Leprosy Found In India

Posted May 25, 2009:

• Fire And Water Reveal New Archaeological Dating Method

Posted May 16, 2009:

• Peruvian Stalagmites Hold Clues To Climate Change

Posted May 15, 2009:

• Ancient Trading Raft Sails Anew

Posted May 14, 2009:

• Ivory Venus Figurine From The Swabian Jura Rewrites Prehistory

Posted May 13, 2009:

• Race To Preserve The World’s Oldest Submerged Town: Pavlopetri, Greece

Posted May 7, 2009:

• World’s Oldest Manufactured Beads Are Older Than Previously Thought
• Unique Roman Glass Dish Discovered At London Grave

Posted April 30, 2009:

• Ancient Egypt Brought To Life With Virtual Model Of Historic Temple Complex

Posted April 29, 2009:

• Google Earth Aids Discovery Of Early African Mammal Fossils

Posted April 24, 2009:

• Mystery Of Horse Domestication Solved?

Posted April 23, 2009:

• Origins Of Maya Blue In Mexico

Posted April 16, 2009:

• Archaeologists Discover Temple That Sheds Light On So-Called Dark Age

Posted April 11, 2009:

• Was A 'Mistress Of The Lionesses' A King In Ancient Canaan?

Posted April 9, 2009:

• Power Structure Of Bronze Age Societies Was Based On Social Networks

Posted April 6, 2009:

• Archaeological Discovery In Jordan Valley: Enormous 'Foot-Shaped' Enclosures

Posted March 18, 2009:

• What Perfumes Did Ancient Egyptians Use? Researchers Aim To Recreate 3,500-Year-Old Scent
• Mansions In Pompeii: Ideal Measurements Of A Pre-Roman Model

Posted March 16, 2009:

• Young Dinosaurs Roamed Together, Died Together
• Researchers Study Cave’s 'Breathing' For Better Climate Clues
• Burgundy Wine Has Long History In France: Remains Of Gallo-Roman Vineyard Discovered In Gevrey-Chambertin

Posted March 8, 2009:

• Archaeologists Find Earliest Known Domestic Horses: Harnessed and Milked

Posted March 7, 2009:

• Origins Of Pompeii-Style Artifacts Examined

Posted March 4, 2009:

• What The Romans Learned From Greek Mathematics

Posted February 18, 2009:

• Air-Filled Bones Extended Lung Capacity And Helped Prehistoric Reptiles Take First Flight

Posted February 17, 2009:

• Mixed Population Provides Insights Into Human Genetic Makeup
• Virtual Library Of Medieval Manuscripts Created

Posted February 15, 2009:

• Researchers Dig Through Millennia In The Valley Of The Kings

Posted February 5, 2009:

• Ancient Marble Figurine Of Bearded Man, Probably Roman Boxer, Discovered

Posted February 4, 2009:

• Early Whales Gave Birth On Land, Fossil Find Reveals

Posted February 3, 2009:

• New Evidence From Excavations In Arcadia, Greece, Supports Theory Of 'Birth Of Zeus'

Posted February 2, 2009:

• Biodiversity Hotspot Enabled Neanderthals To Survive Longer In South East Of Spain

Posted January 21, 2009:

• 'Hobbit' Skull Study Finds Hobbit Is Not Human
• First Americans Arrived As Two Separate Migrations, According To New Genetic Evidence

Posted January 20, 2009:

• Temporal Relationships Established Within Archaeological Complexes

Posted January 19, 2009:

• Origin Of Jawed Vertebrates: Prehistoric Fish Provides New Piece In Evolution's Jigsaw Puzzle

Posted January 18, 2009:

• Largest-to-Date Genetic Snapshot Of Iceland 1,000 Years Ago Completed

Posted January 17, 2009:

• DNA Testing May Unlock Secrets Of Medieval Manuscripts

Posted January 15, 2009:

• Medieval Walls In Spain Contain Bits Of Bone
• Archeologist Uncovers Evidence Of Ancient Chemical Warfare

Posted January 14, 2009:

• Scientists Bring Painted Warrior 2,000 Years Old To Virtual Life

Posted January 2, 2009:

• Ancient African Exodus Mostly Involved Men, Geneticists Find

Posted December 21, 2008:

• Archaeological Discovery: Earliest Evidence Of Our Cave-Dwelling Human Ancestors

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