Almost 30 years ago, the specimen of a weird tree collected in the southern part of Kakadu National Park was packed in my luggage. It was on its way to the mecca of botanical knowledge in London, the Royal Botanic Gardens ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 26, 2019
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Prehistoric rock paintings are a source of fascination across the world. Aside from their beauty, there's deep meaning in these strokes, which depict ancient rituals and important symbols. To learn more about these murals, ...
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 1, 2019
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It's been nearly 50 years since geologist and author Dorothy Vitaliano coined the term "geomythology". This refers to the study of oral traditions from around the world that explain geological and other natural phenomena ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Jan 29, 2019
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Archaeologists from The University of Western Australia working with Traditional Custodians from the Birriliburru Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) have recovered evidence that people lived in the Australian arid zone 50,000 ...
Archaeology
Sep 20, 2018
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Open air rock paintings in the world's driest desert pay testament to the importance of the llama to millennia-old cultures that traversed the inhospitable terrain.
Archaeology
Jul 31, 2018
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Egypt says archaeologists have unearthed 3,500-year-old rock art depicting bulls, donkeys and sheep in the Eastern Desert.
Archaeology
Jun 13, 2018
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The acoustic qualities of a rock shelter may have been a key factor in its selection as a site for rock art and indicate a spiritual significance to the practice, according to a recent study, while scientists are also looking ...
Archaeology
Mar 1, 2018
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Squinting in the Saudi desert, Hussain al-Khalifah points at his unprecedented archaeological discovery—camels carved on russet-hued rocky spurs that could shed new light on the evolution of rock art.
Archaeology
Feb 27, 2018
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At a remarkable site in northwest Saudi Arabia, a CNRS archaeologist and colleagues from the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) have discovered camelid sculptures unlike any others in the region. They ...
Archaeology
Feb 13, 2018
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The British and Irish countryside is often celebrated for its wealth of unique places of heritage, significance and interest. But not many people know that this heritage includes thousands of ancient panels of neolithic art, ...
Archaeology
Dec 20, 2017
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