
Obsidian 'Trail' Provides Clues To How Humans Settled, Interacted In Kuril Islands
Archaeologists have used
stone tools to answer many
questions about human
ancestors in both the
distant and near past and
... > full story

New Insights Into Iran's Past: Landlord Villages Of The Tehran Plain
A British archaeologist has
just returned from a period
of fieldwork in Iran,
working on the first
archaeological project in
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Underground Cave Dating From The Year 1 A.D. Exposed In Jordan Valley
An artificial underground
cave, the largest in Israel,
has been exposed in the
Jordan Valley in the course
of a new survey.
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Maya Intensively Cultivated Manioc 1,400 Years Ago
Archeologists have uncovered
an ancient and previously
unknown Maya agricultural
system -- a large manioc
field intensively cultivated
as a staple crop that was
... > full story
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Underwater Exploration Seeks Evidence Of Early Americans
July 9, 2009 Where the first Americans came from, when they arrived and how they got here is as lively a debate as ever, only most of the research has focused on dry land excavations. Last summer's pivotal ... > full story -
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Computer Recognizes Archaeological Material And Fake Van Goghs
July 3, 2009 People find it very easy to recognize a face, even under very different circumstances. For a computer, on the other hand, it is extremely difficult. Researchers have developed a new analytical ... > full story -
Paleolithic Bone Flute Discovered: Earliest Musical Tradition Documented In Southwestern Germany
June 25, 2009 Researchers in Germany have unearthed new evidence for Paleolithic music in the form of the remains of one nearly complete bone flute and isolated small fragments of three ivory flutes. The discovery ... > full story -
New 'Molecular Clock' Aids Dating Of Human Migration History
June 22, 2009 Researchers have devised a more accurate method of dating ancient human migration -- even when no corroborating archaeological evidence ... > full story -
Archeological Evidence Of Human Activity Found Beneath Lake Huron
June 9, 2009 More than 100 feet deep in Lake Huron, on a wide stony ridge that 9,000 years ago was a land bridge, researchers have found the first archeological evidence of human activity preserved beneath the ... > full story -
Neolithic Age: Prehistoric Complex Including Two 6,000-year-old Tombs Discovered In Britain
June 9, 2009 A prehistoric complex including two 6,000-year-old tombs representing some of the earliest monuments built in Britain has been discovered by archaeologists. The researchers found the previously ... > full story -
Archaeologists Locate Confederate Cannons, Naval Yard
June 8, 2009 Archaeologists have located two large cannon from a sunken Confederate gunboat in the Pee Dee River and have identified where the Mars Bluff Naval Yard once stood on the east side of the river in ... > full story -
Lessons From The Past: Research Examines How Past Communities Coped With Climate Change
May 29, 2009 Research suggests people today and in future generations should look to the past in order to mitigate the worst effects of climate change. The dangers of rising sea levels, crop failures and extreme ... > full story -
Oldest Evidence Of Leprosy Found In India
May 27, 2009 Anthropologists have recently reported on the analysis of a 4000-year-old skeleton from India bearing evidence of leprosy. This skeleton represents both the earliest archaeological evidence for human ... > full story -
Race To Preserve The World’s Oldest Submerged Town: Pavlopetri, Greece
May 13, 2009 The oldest submerged town in the world is about to give up its secrets -- with the help of equipment that could revolutionize underwater archaeology. The ancient town of Pavlopetri lies in three to ... > full story
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