http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/fossils_ruins/lost_treasures/ Lost treasures of the world. Read about ancient treasures, Roman coins, shipwrecks and more. Photos and articles. en-us Thu, 16 Feb 2012 04:05:01 EST Thu, 16 Feb 2012 04:05:01 EST 60 http://www.sciencedaily.com/images/logosmall.gif http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/fossils_ruins/lost_treasures/ For more science articles, visit ScienceDaily. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120111113725.htm Anthropologists and other scientists have used ultra-modern chemical analysis technology to analyze ancient Mayan pottery for proof of tobacco use in the ancient culture. They discovered the first physical evidence of tobacco in a Mayan container. Their discovery represents new evidence on the ancient use of tobacco in the Mayan culture and a new method to understand the ancient roots of tobacco use in the Americas. Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:37:37 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120111113725.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120103135448.htm The existence of brucellosis, an infectious disease still prevalent today, has now been confirmed in ancient skeletal remains. Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:54:54 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120103135448.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111212124606.htm Scientists have connected evidence about diet with other cultural and anatomical clues to conclude that the disappearance of the elephants led to the emergence of Homo sapiens in the Middle East much earlier than first suspected. The findings set the stage for a new, revolutionary understanding of human history. Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:46:46 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111212124606.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111201105407.htm An archaeological research team has found one of the most diverse collections of prehistoric non-native animal remains in the Caribbean, on the tiny island of Carriacou. The find contributes to our understanding of culture in the region before the arrival of Columbus, and suggests Carriacou may have been more important than previously thought. Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:54:54 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111201105407.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111130171049.htm A series of new archaeological discoveries in the Sultanate of Oman, nestled in the southeastern corner of the Arabian Peninsula, reveals the timing and identity of one of the first modern human groups to migrate out of Africa, according to new research. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:10:10 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111130171049.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111117154645.htm Human domestication of soybeans is thought to have first occurred in central China some 3,000 years ago, but archaeologists now suggest that cultures in even earlier times and in other locations adopted the legume. Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:46:46 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111117154645.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111114112314.htm Archeologists have discovered the first prehistoric bronze artifact made from a cast ever found in Alaska, a small, buckle-like object found in an ancient Eskimo dwelling and which likely originated in East Asia. Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:23:23 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111114112314.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111114093411.htm The Greeks were not always in such dire financial straits as today. German archeologists have discovered a very large commercial area from the ancient Greek era during excavations on Sicily. Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:34:34 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111114093411.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111103081343.htm Scientists are in a race against time to help save the last remaining intact World War II German light bomber Dornier Do-17, known as The Flying Pencil (Fliegender Bleistift), which lies underwater in the English Channel off the Kentish coast in the UK. Thu, 03 Nov 2011 08:13:13 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111103081343.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111024153407.htm Humans may have undergone a gradual rather than an abrupt transition from fishing, hunting and gathering to farming, according to a new study of ancient pottery. Researchers in the UK analyzed cooking residues preserved in 133 ceramic vessels from the Western Baltic regions of Northern Europe to establish whether these residues were from terrestrial, marine or freshwater organisms. Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:34:34 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111024153407.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111020145100.htm The tip of a bone point fragment found embedded in a mastodon rib from an archaeological site in Washington state shows that hunters were present in North America at least 800 years before Clovis, confirming that the first inhabitants arrived earlier to North America than previously thought, says a team of researchers. Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:51:51 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111020145100.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111020084819.htm A reconstruction based on the skull of Norway’s best-preserved Stone Age skeleton makes it possible to study the features of a boy who lived outside Stavanger 7,500 years ago. Thu, 20 Oct 2011 08:48:48 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111020084819.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111020025756.htm An archaeological excavation at Poggio Colla, the site of a 2,700-year-old Etruscan settlement in Italy's Mugello Valley, has turned up a surprising and unique find: two images of a woman giving birth to a child. Researchers who oversee the Poggio Colla excavation site some 20 miles northeast of Florence, discovered the images on a small fragment from a ceramic vessel that is more than 2,600 years old. Thu, 20 Oct 2011 02:57:57 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111020025756.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111012113552.htm Scientists are reporting development of the first fast and reliable scientific method to determine the age and authenticity of priceless silk tapestries and other treasures -- such as Civil War General Phillip Sheridan's famous red-and-white battle flag -- in museums and other collections around the world. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:35:35 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111012113552.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111008130348.htm Movie industry computer graphics and the very latest digital marine technology have brought the world's oldest submerged city back to life in a new documentary. Just a few metres under the sea, off the southern coast of Greece, lies Pavlopetri -- the oldest submerged city in the world. A team of archaeologists has spent the last three years surveying the site which was first discovered in the late 1960's. This summer the city, which dates back over 5,000 years, became the first underwater city to be fully digitally mapped and recorded creating a highly detailed stone by stone plan in photo-realistic 3-D. Sat, 08 Oct 2011 13:03:03 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111008130348.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111006162535.htm Ancient structures uncovered in Turkey and thought to be the world's oldest temples may not have been strictly religious buildings after all, according to a new article. Archaeologists argue that the buildings found at Gobekli Tepe may have been houses for people, not the gods. Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:25:25 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111006162535.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111005110748.htm More than 100 artifacts from the First World War have been uncovered in an archaeological fieldwork survey on the Gallipoli battlefield, leading to some interesting theories about life on the frontline. Wed, 05 Oct 2011 11:07:07 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111005110748.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110923125414.htm Archaeologists are investigating three island groups around Britain to help understand why people changed from a lifestyle of hunting and gathering to farming the land. Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:54:54 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110923125414.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110923095014.htm Norway's rugged coast has perhaps no better analogue than the glacially scoured shoreline of Patagonia, 13,000 kilometers away and a hemisphere apart. The two countries' similarities, isolated from each other, make them perfect natural laboratories for archaeologists interested in how early man lived in and adapted to marine environments. Fri, 23 Sep 2011 09:50:50 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110923095014.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110922093730.htm Archaeologists, excavating Portus - the ancient port of Rome, believe they have discovered a large Roman shipyard. The team has uncovered the remains of a massive building close to the distinctive hexagonal basin or 'harbor', at the center of the port complex. Thu, 22 Sep 2011 09:37:37 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110922093730.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110915131559.htm A researcher found treasure trove of Cretaceous feathers trapped in tree resin. The resin turned to resilient amber, preserving some 80 million-year-old protofeathers, possibly from non-avian dinosaurs, as well as plumage that is very similar to modern birds, including those that can swim under water. Thu, 15 Sep 2011 13:15:15 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110915131559.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110915084156.htm Researchers have said that a Roman-influenced bath house at the fortress of Yavneh-Yam, located on a peninsula near present-day Tel Aviv, indicates that Arabic rulers maintained control of the site until the 12th century A.D. Military officers in the fortress, he suggests, were responsible for hostage negotiations between Arabic powers and Christian Crusaders, and the harbor itself was used for prisoner exchange. Thu, 15 Sep 2011 08:41:41 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110915084156.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110825123835.htm In the waters off the North Carolina coast, historically-significant World War II submarines and shipwrecks rest on the seafloor, a testament to a relatively unknown chapter in US history. According to a new report, the shipwrecks are not only important for their cultural value, but also as habitat for a wide diversity of fishes, invertebrates and algal species. Additionally, due to their unique location within an important area for biological productivity, the shipwrecks are potential sites for examining community change. Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:38:38 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110825123835.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110809104309.htm Archaeologists in southeastern Turkey have unearthed the remains of a monumental gate complex adorned with stone sculptures, including a magnificently carved lion. The gate complex provided access to the citadel of Kunulua, capital of the Neo-Hittite Kingdom of Patina (ca. 950-725 BCE), and is reminiscent of the citadel gate excavated by British archaeologist Sir Leonard Woolley in 1911 at the royal Hittite city of Carchemish. Tue, 09 Aug 2011 10:43:43 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110809104309.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110801111526.htm When Robert Burns Woodward passed away in 1979 he left 699 pages of handwritten notes. Because R.B. Woodward was a Nobel Laureate (Chemistry, 1965) his family had carefully preserved his notes for posterity. An extensive study has now uncovered hidden treasures in these notes. Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:15:15 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110801111526.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110725162529.htm Raiding, triggered by political conflict in the 5th century BC, likely shaped the development of the first settlement that would classify as a civilization in the Titicaca basin in southern Peru, suggests a new study. Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:25:25 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110725162529.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110722132823.htm Fool's gold is providing scientists with valuable insights into a turning point in the Earth's evolution, which took place billions of years ago. Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:28:28 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110722132823.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110720085511.htm New technology which makes it possible to study the finer details of some of the world’s greatest historical artifacts has been developed by computer scientists and archaeologists. Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:55:55 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110720085511.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110705104305.htm Exceptional detective-archaeological work at the first season of archaeological digs at Tel Shikmona, on the southern edge of Israel's city of Haifa, has uncovered the remains of a house dating back to the period of the Kingdom of Israel. Upon re-exposing the structure, archaeologists were amazed to find that it had remained well preserved and is in fact one of the best-preserved "Four-Room House" dating back to that period known today. Tue, 05 Jul 2011 10:43:43 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110705104305.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110621131334.htm Researchers have discovered a bone fragment, approximately 13,000 years old, in Florida with an incised image of a mammoth or mastodon. This engraving is the oldest and only known example of Ice Age art to depict a proboscidean (the order of animals with trunks) in the Americas. Tue, 21 Jun 2011 13:13:13 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110621131334.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110620103852.htm New research in Cyprus reveals the remnants of a Late Bronze Age (1500-750 B.C.) fortress that may have functioned to protect an important urban economic center in the ancient world. Mon, 20 Jun 2011 10:38:38 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110620103852.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110523080535.htm Explorers are searching a wild, largely unexplored and forgotten coastline for evidence and artifacts of one of the greatest seafaring traditions of the ancient New World, where Maya traders once paddled massive dugout canoes filled with trade goods from across Mexico and Central America. One exploration goal is to discover the remains of a Maya trading canoe, described in A.D. 1502 by Christopher Columbus' son Ferdinand, as holding 25 paddlers plus cargo and passengers. Mon, 23 May 2011 08:05:05 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110523080535.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110509091603.htm In a new study, an archaeologist says that she's identified beads made from seashells by apprentices in the Chumash Indian bead trade before the arrival of Europeans. Mon, 09 May 2011 09:16:16 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110509091603.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110505170733.htm Nearly three years after the discovery of the shipwreck Quedagh Merchant, abandoned by the scandalous 17th century pirate Captain William Kidd, the underwater site will be dedicated as a "Living Museum of the Sea". Thu, 05 May 2011 17:07:07 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110505170733.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110420125510.htm Scientists seeking to understand the origin of the human mind may want to look to honeybees -- not ancestral apes -- for at least some of the answers, according to a University of Colorado Boulder archaeologist. Wed, 20 Apr 2011 12:55:55 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110420125510.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110414091112.htm Archaeologists have made the first three-dimensional topographic map of the early Maya city "Head of Stone" in Guatemala's Central Lakes region, adding new perspective to the site and its ancient buildings and architectural patterns. Called Holtun in Maya, the never-before-excavated city includes a triadic pyramid, astronomical observatory, ritual ball court, plazas and residential mounds for elites and commoners, say archaeologists. Thu, 14 Apr 2011 09:11:11 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110414091112.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110407101625.htm A new approach to conducting archaeological research is revolutionizing methods of recording history, a field that is steeped in tradition. Thu, 07 Apr 2011 10:16:16 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110407101625.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110328101108.htm An Iron Age man whose skull and brain was unearthed during excavations at the University of York was the victim of a gruesome ritual killing, according to new research. Mon, 28 Mar 2011 10:11:11 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110328101108.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110324153013.htm Researchers in Texas have discovered thousands of human artifacts in a layer of earth that lies directly beneath an assemblage of Clovis relics, expanding evidence that other cultures preceded the Clovis culture in North America. Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:30:30 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110324153013.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110323145753.htm Researchers are examining basketry from northern Peru's Huaca Prieta site. Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:57:57 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110323145753.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110314152917.htm A new study shows clear evidence of the continuous control of fire by Neanderthals in Europe dating back roughly 400,000 years, yet another indication that they weren't dimwitted brutes as often portrayed. But Neanderthal predecessors pushed into cold regions of Europe at least 800,000 years ago without the use of fire. Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:29:29 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110314152917.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110312135018.htm Could the fabled lost city of Atlantis have been located? Using satellite photography, ground-penetrating radar and underwater technology, a team of experts has been surveying marshlands in Spain to look for proof of the ancient city. If the team can match geological formations to Plato's descriptions and date artifacts back to the time of Atlantis, we may be closer to solving one of the world's greatest mysteries. Sat, 12 Mar 2011 13:50:50 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110312135018.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110308101447.htm Scientists have invented a tool that combines advanced analyses from many geophysical methods to "see" below the earth's surface at depths of up to several dozen yards. With this information, archaeologists can decide which sites are significant enough to be "dug" and which sites can remain unexplored until a later date. Tue, 08 Mar 2011 10:14:14 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110308101447.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110220142815.htm An archaeologist says it takes a revolution in thought, along with the newest methods of modeling, to produce a comprehensive picture of the past that can help inform land-use decisions for our future. Sun, 20 Feb 2011 14:28:28 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110220142815.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110214201850.htm New research suggests that "behavioral modernity" is a flawed concept. In truth, early humans were not much different from us, an archaeologist argues. Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:18:18 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110214201850.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110213212230.htm Maritime heritage archaeologists have found the nationally-significant wreckage of a famous 1800's Nantucket whale ship, Two Brothers, on a reef off French Frigate Shoals, nearly six hundred miles northwest of Honolulu. This rare archaeological discovery is the first discovery of a wrecked whaling ship from Nantucket, Mass., the birthplace of America's whaling industry. Two Brothers was captained by George Pollard Jr., whose previous Nantucket whaling vessel, Essex, was rammed and sunk by a whale in the South Pacific, inspiring Herman Melville's famous book, Moby-Dick. Sun, 13 Feb 2011 21:22:22 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110213212230.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110127141651.htm Artifacts unearthed in the United Arab Emirates date back 100,000 years and imply that modern humans first left Africa much earlier than researchers had expected, a new study reports. The timing and dispersal of modern humans out of Africa has been the source of long-standing debate, though most evidence has pointed to an exodus along the Mediterranean Sea or along the Arabian coast approximately 60,000 years ago. Thu, 27 Jan 2011 14:16:16 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110127141651.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110119084757.htm Researchers in Spain have implemented an innovative system to register archaeological artifacts that eliminates problems in manual markings, such as errors in writing or erosion of data. The system, based on direct labeling using bi-dimensional data matrix (DM) codes, has been used by the research team over the past two years, during which numerous artifacts and bone remains from sites in Spain and Africa were registered. Wed, 19 Jan 2011 08:47:47 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110119084757.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110111133236.htm Scientists have discovered and dated the oldest complete wine production facility ever found, including grape seeds, withered grape vines, remains of pressed grapes, a rudimentary wine press, a clay vat apparently used for fermentation, wine-soaked potsherds and even cups. Dating 1,000 years before the earliest comparable find, the 4100 B.C. discovery was made in the same mysterious Armenian cave complex as an ancient leather shoe announced last summer. Tue, 11 Jan 2011 13:32:32 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110111133236.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101230123554.htm Archaeologists have discovered evidence that places Homo sapiens in Israel as early as 400,000 years ago -- the earliest evidence for the existence of modern humans anywhere in the world. Thu, 30 Dec 2010 12:35:35 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101230123554.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101228094109.htm New archeological research from the Tel Qudadi archaeological dig near Tel Aviv suggests an ancient link between the Israeli city and the Greek island of Lesbos -- a find producing new insights into alliances and trade routes in the ancient world. Tue, 28 Dec 2010 09:41:41 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101228094109.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101208151609.htm A once fertile landmass now submerged beneath the Persian Gulf may have been home to some of the earliest human populations outside Africa, according to a new article. Wed, 08 Dec 2010 15:16:16 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101208151609.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101206101252.htm Naukrtis, a Greek trade city in Egypt's Nile Delta region, has long fascinated archaeologists and historians. Now, archaeologists have found that instead of settling in Naukrtis of their own free will as previously believed, the community consisted of a select group of Greeks commissioned by the empire of Lydia to set up a trade emporium. Mon, 06 Dec 2010 10:12:12 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101206101252.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101117124641.htm The ability to tell the difference between crystals that formed naturally and those formed by human activity can be important to archaeologists in the field. This can be a crucial bit of information in determining the ancient activities that took place at a site, yet archaeologists often wait for months for the results of laboratory tests. Wed, 17 Nov 2010 12:46:46 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101117124641.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/10/101028141753.htm A highly skillful and delicate method of sharpening and retouching stone artifacts by prehistoric people appears to have been developed at least 75,000 years ago, more than 50,000 years earlier than previously thought, according to a new study. Thu, 28 Oct 2010 14:17:17 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/10/101028141753.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/10/101028113622.htm Researchers in Israel have uncovered an ancient royal garden at the site of Ramat Rachel near Jerusalem, and are leading the first full-scale excavation of this type of archaeological site anywhere in the pre-Hellenistic Levant. The dig is an unparalleled look into the structure and function of ancient gardens. Thu, 28 Oct 2010 11:36:36 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/10/101028113622.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/10/101027160955.htm Should global warming cause sea levels to rise as predicted in coming decades, thousands of archaeological sites in coastal areas around the world will be lost to erosion. With no hope of saving all of these sites, archaeologists have issued a call to action for scientists to assess the sites most at risk. Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:09:09 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/10/101027160955.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/10/101026131252.htm The theory that later Neanderthals might have been sufficiently advanced to fashion jewelery and tools similar to those of incoming modern humans has suffered a setback. A new radiocarbon dating study has found that an archaeological site that uniquely links Neanderthal remains to sophisticated tools and jewelery may be partially mixed. Tue, 26 Oct 2010 13:12:12 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/10/101026131252.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/10/101018074612.htm The pre-Columbian Indian societies that once lived in the Amazon rainforests may have been much larger and more advanced than researchers previously realized. Together with Brazilian colleagues, archaeologists from Sweden have found the remains of approximately 90 settlements in an area South of the city of Santarém, in the Brazilian part of the Amazon. Mon, 18 Oct 2010 07:46:46 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/10/101018074612.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/10/101005085505.htm New research by archaeologists in the UK suggests that Neanderthals belied their primitive reputation and had a deep seated sense of compassion. Tue, 05 Oct 2010 08:55:55 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/10/101005085505.htm