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Chinese Pigs 'Direct Descendants' of First Domesticated Breeds
April 19, 2010 — Modern-day Chinese pigs are directly descended from ancient pigs which were the first to be domesticated in the region 10,000 years ago, a new archaeological and genetic study has ... > full story -
Researchers Shed Light on Ancient Assyrian Tablets
April 8, 2010 — A cache of cuneiform tablets unearthed by a team of archaeologists has been found to contain a largely intact Assyrian treaty from the early 7th century ... > full story -
Archaeologists Uncover Land Before Wheel; Site Untouched for 6,000 Years
April 6, 2010 — A team of archaeologists from the U.S. and Syria is uncovering new clues about a prehistoric society that formed the foundation of urban life in the Middle East prior to invention of the ... > full story -
An Archaeological Mystery in a Half-Ton Lead Coffin
March 29, 2010 — In the ruins of a city that was once Rome's neighbor, archaeologists last summer found a 1,000-pound lead ... > full story -
Religious Beliefs Seen as Basis of Origins of Palaeolithic Art
March 26, 2010 — The idea that palaeolithic art is based in religious beliefs isn't new. But for years, anthropologists, archaeologists and historians of art understood these artistic manifestations as purely ... > full story -
New Research Cuts Into Origins of Iron and Steel in India
March 22, 2010 — Researchers in the UK have returned from a six-week archaeological research expedition to a remote region of rural Andhra Pradesh in India. The team studied the origins of high carbon steel-making in ... > full story -
When Did the First 'Modern' Human Beings Appear in the Iberian Peninsula?
March 15, 2010 — New research has stirred up scientific debate about the appearance of the first "modern" human beings on the Iberian Peninsula and their possible bearing on the extinction of the ... > full story -
Fossil Bird Eggshell Provides Source of Ancient DNA
March 10, 2010 — Scientists have successfully isolated ancient DNA from fossil eggshell remains of extinct birds for the first ... > full story -
Prehistoric Response to Global Warming Informs Human Planning Today
March 10, 2010 — Since 2004, University at Buffalo anthropologist Ezra Zubrow has worked intensively with teams of scientists in the Arctic regions of St. James Bay, Quebec, northern Finland and Kamchatka to ... > full story -
Khirbet Qeiyafa Identified as Biblical 'Neta'im'
March 8, 2010 — Has another mystery in the history of Israel been solved? Researchers have identified Khirbet Qeiyafa as "Neta'im", which is mentioned in the Bible's book of ... > full story -
Archaeologists Amend Written History of China's First Emperor
March 2, 2010 — Researchers have integrated textual information with archaeological research in order to further understand the impact of the reign of China's first ... > full story -
Archaeologist Discovers Jerusalem City Wall from Tenth Century B.C.E.
February 22, 2010 — A section of an ancient city wall of Jerusalem from the tenth century B.C.E. -- possibly built by King Solomon -- has been revealed in recent archaeological ... > full story
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