Published on May 29th, 2009 | by Sevaan Franks
A new study is examining how people adjusted their settlement structures, food procurement strategies, and household architecture in order to cope with climate change. The international study involvess researchers from Britain, Cuba and Canada. Dr Cooper ... Read More →
Published on May 28th, 2009 | by Sevaan Franks
Looting of the Roman cities in Libya has run rampant since the country opened to the West in 2003. “There’s been an explosion in looting all over the Mediterranean, but in North Africa it’s really becoming ... Read More →
Published on May 28th, 2009 | by Sevaan Franks
An attempt to smuggle a collection of priceless artifacts to the US has been thwarted in Sri Lanka. Director General Archaeological Department Dr. Senarath Dissanayake told the Daily Mirror that out of the 74 items recovered ... Read More →
Published on May 28th, 2009 | by Sevaan Franks
Seventy years after the discovery of a burial mount overlooking the River Deben in Suffolk, England, the debate still rages over who is buried at Sutton Hoo. For many there is no doubt that the ship ... Read More →
Published on May 28th, 2009 | by Sevaan Franks
Two boys playing in a sand pit behind their house have accidentally dug up 100 year-old human remains. State officials are now working to confirm what police suspect: that the remains are those of a Native ... Read More →
Published on May 28th, 2009 | by Sevaan Franks
Through X-Ray Computer Tomography (CT), scientists are able to create highly-detailed 3D models of fossils. The technology has vastly increased the range of samples that can be studied and the information gleaned from them. Many fossils ... Read More →
Published on May 28th, 2009 | by Sevaan Franks
A family in Kursk, Russia, has found a 4,000 year old tomb in their garden. It is interesting that last year during earthworks the same family came across a clay pot, which is about 4 thousand ... Read More →
Published on May 28th, 2009 | by Sevaan Franks
A Mayan river port of Moral-Reforma was almost unknown until a group of archaeologists began excavating it three months ago. When one climbs up the first 15 steps of the pyramid, one can see a series ... Read More →