We often associate virtual reality (VR) with thrilling experiences we may never be able to have in real life – such as flying a jet fighter, exploring the oceans or going on a spacewalk. But researchers are also starting ...
Archaeology
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Rock engravings located in Western Venezuela - including some of the largest recorded anywhere in the world - have been mapped in unprecedented detail by UCL researchers.
Archaeology
Dec 7, 2017
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Ancient carvings recently discovered in caves in the Saudi desert are the first to show dogs on leads.
Archaeology
Dec 1, 2017
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Some of the world's most ancient art could be protected with a new app designed by Newcastle University heritage and software experts.
Archaeology
Nov 23, 2017
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Scientific studies used to monitor the impact of industry on Aboriginal rock art in north west Western Australia are inadequate, potentially exposing more than a million individual artworks to damage, according to a recent ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 22, 2017
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New research by academics from the University of Leicester and the British Museum working with colleagues from the British Geological Survey and Cambridge University, outlines the science behind the largest concentration ...
Archaeology
Oct 30, 2017
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The lone fedora-clad archaeologist armed only with his trusty whip on a swashbuckling adventure to discover ancient relics from lost civilizations makes for a great movie plotline, but archaeology doesn't really work that ...
Archaeology
Oct 26, 2017
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Digital technology has become an integral part of our everyday lives. So it was only a matter of time before the ways people interact with the past and ancient artefacts in museum settings became digital, too.
Paleontology & Fossils
Sep 19, 2017
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Scientists have pioneered a technique to directly date prehistoric rock paintings in southern Africa, which reveals dates much older than previously thought.
Archaeology
Jun 1, 2017
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Egyptologists at the University of Bonn discovered rock art from the 4th millennium BC during an excavation at a necropolis near Aswan in Egypt. The paintings were engraved into the rock in the form of small dots and depict ...
Archaeology
Mar 22, 2017
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