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Ancient Blood Found On Sculptures From Kingdom Of Mali
December 3, 2007 — Scientists are reporting for the first time that sculptors from the fantastically wealthy ancient Empire of Mali -- once the source of almost half the world's gold -- used blood to form the beautiful ... > full story -
How Precious Metals May Move From Core To Mantle Of Earth
November 28, 2007 — The boundaries between grains of rock could be a pathway for metals to move between Earth's core and mantle. New experiments revealed that some elements could move up to 100 kilometers through the ... > full story -
Remains Of Ancient Synagogue With Unique Mosaic Floor Found In Galilee
November 21, 2007 — Remains of an ancient synagogue from the Roman-Byzantine era have been revealed in excavations carried out in the Arbel National Park in the Galilee. A unique feature of the synagogue is the design ... > full story -
Secrets In Rare Cartography
November 20, 2007 — Quietly housed at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee since 1978 is a collection of more than a million items acquired by the American Geographical Society since its inception in 1851. Half of the ... > full story -
Digging Biblical History At 'The End Of The World'
November 20, 2007 — Archaeologists are studying Tel Megiddo, the New Testament location of "Armageddon," and are unearthing truths about King Solomon. Researchers theorize that ancient rulers such as David and Solomon ... > full story -
Earliest Chocolate Drink Of The New World
November 19, 2007 — The earliest known use of cacao -- the source of our modern day chocolate -- has been pushed back more than 500 years thanks to new chemical analyses of pottery excavated at an archaeological site at ... > full story -
Filling In The Blanks Of Southeast Asian Prehistory
October 24, 2007 — As archaeologists in the last half century have set about reconstructing the prehistory of Southeast Asia, data from one country--centrally located Laos--was conspicuously missing. Little archaeology ... > full story -
Aswan Obelisk Quarry More Than Meets The Eye
October 16, 2007 — The unfinished Obelisk Quarry in Aswan, Egypt, has a canal that may have connected to the Nile and allowed the large stone monuments to float to their permanent locations, according to an ... > full story -
Deep Sea Discoveries Off Canada's East Coast
October 15, 2007 — An underwater exploration of the chilly waters off the eastern coast of Canada revealed that life in these waters is much more diverse than previously realized. Researchers captured over 3,000 high ... > full story -
Imperiled Reefs In Florida Keys Under Study
September 17, 2007 — Scientists and educators from NOAA's National Marine Sanctuary Program embarked on a nine-day mission to the world's only undersea scientific facility on Sept. 17. While living underwater in the ... > full story
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