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Moles recover artifacts from Roman Fort

May 9th, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

Archaeologists have been finding ancient artifacts in piles of dirt left behind by moles digging through the Roman fort of

April 4th, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

Researchers are estimating that 1,000 species of bird were wiped out when humans migrated into the Pacific region. The first

March 8th, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

A DNA sample taken from a 33,000-year-old canine skull found in Siberia has been found to be a closer match

March 5th, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

Ancient stone sculptures of various animals have been found in the desert of the Arabian Peninsula. Included in the find

February 25th, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

A report published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology reveals how a distaste for horsemeat developed in Britain 1,500 years

November 23rd, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

Researchers in Australia are reporting that 15 million years ago the Nimbadon lavarackorum, basically a human-sized wombat, hugged trees and

November 22nd, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

Happy Thanksgiving to all my visitors from the United States! A researcher from the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute has compared

August 3rd, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

New DNA research has revealed that all chickens descend from a few common ancestors who lived in South East Asia.