Save
Email
Print
Share
RSSBrowse News Stories
391 to 400 of 646 stories
view headlines only
-
Indiana Jones And The Plunder Of Cultural Heritage
May 27, 2008 — As Indiana Jones' fourth adventure hits to the big screen, an international team of archaeologists, anthropologists, museum specialists, ethicists and lawyers is pondering these ethical and legal ... > full story -
Authentic Viking DNA Retrieved From 1,000-Year-Old Skeletons
May 27, 2008 — Although "Viking" literally means "pirate," recent research has indicated that the Vikings were also traders to the fishmongers of Europe. Stereotypically, these Norsemen are usually pictured wearing ... > full story -
Is Indy Chasing A Fake? Two Well-Known Crystal Skulls Did Not, After All, Come From Ancient Mexico
May 23, 2008 — Two well-known crystal skulls, held in the British Museum and the Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, did not come from ancient Mexico as was once thought. Modern scientific techniques suggest ... > full story -
Sulfur In Marine Archaeological Shipwrecks: The 'Hull Story' Gives A Sour Aftertaste
May 16, 2008 — Advanced chemical analyses reveal that, with the help of smart scavenging bacteria, sulfur and iron compounds accumulated in the timbers of the Swedish warship Vasa during her 333 years on the seabed ... > full story -
Perfect, Tiny Golden Nano-Crown Made
May 14, 2008 — Researchers in China have recently made a "golden crown" with a diameter of only a few nanometers, a large ring-shaped molecule containing 36 gold ... > full story -
Archaeologist Uses Satellite Imagery To Explore Ancient Mexico
May 13, 2008 — Satellite imagery obtained from NASA will help archaeologists peer into the ancient Mexican past. In a novel archaeological application, multi- and hyperspectral data will help build the most ... > full story -
New Evidence From Earliest Known Human Settlement In The Americas
May 8, 2008 — New evidence from the Monte Verde archaeological site in southern Chile confirms its status as the earliest known human settlement in the Americas and provides additional support for the theory that ... > full story -
Rare Textiles From Honduras Ruins Suggests Mayans Produced Fine Fabrics
April 30, 2008 — Very few textiles from the Mayan culture have survived, so the treasure trove of fabrics excavated from a tomb at the Copán ruins in Honduras since the 1990s has generated considerable ... > full story -
Newly Discovered Water, Oil And Gas Locations Surveyed In Afghanistan
April 30, 2008 — The USGS recently collected new information to aid in resource and hazards assessments of Afghanistan. This survey presents valuable new information to policymakers, potential private investors, and ... > full story -
Ancient Sunflower Fuels Debate About Agriculture In The Americas
April 29, 2008 — Researchers at the University of Cincinnati and Florida State University have confirmed evidence of domesticated sunflower in Mexico -- 4,000 years before what had been previously ... > full story
Search ScienceDaily
Number of stories in archives: 137,375
more 
