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Archaeology find sheds new light on family pets
A University of Leicester archaeologist has discovered a bone belonging to a late19th-century tortoise from Stafford Castle, Staffordshire - believed to be the earliest archaeological evidence of a tortoise kept as a family ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jul 12, 2010 |
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Prehistoric man went to the movies, say researchers
Prehistoric man enjoyed a primitive version of cinema, according to Austrian and British researchers, who are currently seeking to recreate these ancient visual displays.
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Jun 29, 2010 |
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Lake Michigan shipwreck found after 112 years
(AP) -- A great wooden steamship that sank more than a century ago in a violent Lake Michigan storm has been found off the Milwaukee-area shoreline, and divers say the intact vessel appears to have been perfectly ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 25, 2010 |
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The ultimate cold case: Anthropologist 'bones up' on site of ancient invasion
The body was found in a small, graffiti-stained tunnel. Robbery was likely not the motive, as his possessions and cash were found with him.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 21, 2010 |
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Radar reveals extent of buried ancient Egypt city
An Austrian archaeological team has used radar imaging to determine the extent of the ruins of the one time 3,500-year-old capital of Egypt's foreign occupiers, said the antiquities department Sunday.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 21, 2010 |
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The Thunderstone Mystery
(PhysOrg.com) -- What's a Stone Age axe doing in an Iron Age tomb? The archaeologists Olle Hemdorff at the University of Stavanger's Museum of Archaeology, Norway, and Eva Thate are researching older objects ...
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Jun 15, 2010 |
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Anthropologists Look to Early Evidence of Salmon for Global Warming Insight
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Maine anthropologist Brian Robinson and colleagues are looking at archaeological evidence of Atlantic salmon to better understand the effects of global warming.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 01, 2010 |
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NDE methods for evaluating ancient coins could be worth their weight in gold
Demonstrating that chemistry sometimes can inform history, researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Colorado College and Mount Saint Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Md., have shown that sensitive ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
May 27, 2010 |
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Advanced geographical models bring new perspective to study of archaeology
Computational modeling techniques provide new and vast opportunities to the field of archaeology. By using these techniques, archeologists can develop alternative computerized scenarios that can be compared ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
May 14, 2010 |
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The joke is on us: A new interpretation of bared teeth in archaeological artifacts
Bared teeth are a prominent and eye-catching feature on many historical and archaeological artifacts, and are commonly interpreted as representing death, aggression and the shamanic trance. But a study in ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
May 12, 2010 |
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Space technology revolutionizes archaeology, understanding of Maya
A flyover of Belize's thick jungles has revolutionized archaeology worldwide and vividly illustrated the complex urban centers developed by one of the most-studied ancient civilizations -- the Maya.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 11, 2010 |
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Maya plumbing, first pressurized water feature found in New World
A water feature found in the Maya city of Palenque, Mexico, is the earliest known example of engineered water pressure in the new world, according to a collaboration between two Penn State researchers, an ...
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May 04, 2010 |
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Classic Maya history is embedded in commoners' homes
They were illiterate farmers, builders and servants, but Maya commoners found a way to record their own history - by burying it within their homes. A new study of the objects embedded in the floors of homes ...
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Apr 14, 2010 |
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Dogs likely originated in the Middle East, new genetic data indicate
Dogs likely originated in the Middle East, not Asia or Europe, according to a new genetic analysis by an international team of scientists led by UCLA biologists. The research, funded by the National Science ...
Mar 17, 2010 |
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When did the first 'modern' human beings appear in the Iberian Peninsula?
Research carried out by a group of archaeologists from the Centre for Prehistoric Archaeological Heritage Studies of the Universitat Autňnoma de Barcelona (Spain) has contributed to stirring up scientific debate about ...
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Mar 15, 2010 |
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