News tagged with archaeological site
Whale population size, dynamics determined based on ancient DNA
Estimates of whale population size based on genetics versus historical records diverge greatly, making it difficult to fully understand the ecological implications of the large-scale commercial whaling of the 19th and early ...
May 09, 2012 |
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The Viking journey of mice and men
House mice (Mus musculus) happily live wherever there are humans. When populations of humans migrate the mice often travel with them. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology h ...
Mar 19, 2012 |
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Stanford archaeologist questions the role of human rights in site preservation
In the arid, rural plains of central Turkey sits one of the most important archaeological sites on earth. Sheltered by an expansive glass canopy, dozens of archaeologists and students work year-round to unearth ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jan 02, 2012 |
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Irikaitz archaeological site -- host to a 25,000-year-old pendant
The recent discovery of a pendant at the Irikaitz archaeological site in Zestoa (in the Basque province of Gipuzkoa) has given rise to intense debate: it may be as old as 25,000 years, which would make it the oldest found ...
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Dec 27, 2011 |
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Viking boat burial find is UK mainland first
The UK mainland's first fully intact Viking boat burial site has been discovered by archaeologists working in the Scottish Highlands.
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Oct 19, 2011 |
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Archaeologists find blade production earlier than originally thought
Archaeology has long associated advanced blade production with the Upper Palaeolithic period, about 30,000-40,000 years ago, linked with the emergence of Homo Sapiens and cultural features such as cave art. ...
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Oct 17, 2011 |
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Seeing beneath the soil to uncover the past
Archaeology is no longer just about digging holes. New research by a team led from the University of Leeds promises to improve the investigation of our heritage from the air.
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Sep 13, 2011 |
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Scanning antiquity underfoot
According to rough estimates, there are some 20,000 undiscovered archaeological sites in Israel waiting to be explored. Currently buried under highways or beneath cities, some could reveal historic monuments from the biblical ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 08, 2011 |
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Neanderthal faces were not adapted to cold
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research into Neanderthal skulls suggests that facial features believed for over a century to be adaptations to extreme cold are unlikely to have evolved in response to glacial periods ...
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Jan 17, 2011 |
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Lost civilization under Persian Gulf?
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 an article published today in Current Anthropology.
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Dec 08, 2010 |
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New technology gives on-site assessments in archaeology
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 ...
Nov 17, 2010 |
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Archaeological sites threatened by rising seas, urban development
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.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 12, 2010 |
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Scientists issue call to action for archaeological sites threatened by rising seas
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 ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 27, 2010 |
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Iraq displays hundreds of recovered artifacts
(AP) -- Iraqi officials displayed hundreds of recovered artifacts Tuesday that were among the country's looted heritage and span the ages from a 4,400-year-old statue of a Sumerian king to a chrome-plated ...
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Sep 07, 2010 |
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What the locals ate 10,000 years ago
BYU archaeologists find a Utah site occupied by humans 11,000 years ago.The researchers documented a variety of dishes the people dined on back then.Grind stones for milling small seeds appeared 10,000 years ...
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Aug 23, 2010 |
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