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Category Archives: Archaeology
Prehistoric humans not wiped out by comet, say researchers
Comet explosions did not end the prehistoric human culture, known as Clovis, in North America 13,000 years ago, according to research published in the journal Geophysical Monograph Series. Researchers from Royal Holloway university, together with Sandia National Laboratories and 13 … Continue reading
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Tagged archaeology, Clovis, Comet, Pseudo Science
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Aztec Conquest Altered Genetics among Early Mexico Inhabitants
AUSTIN, Texas — For centuries, the fate of the original Otomí inhabitants of Xaltocan, the capital of a pre-Aztec Mexican city-state, has remained unknown. Researchers have long wondered whether they assimilated with the Aztecs or abandoned the town altogether. According … Continue reading
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Tagged archaeology, Aztecs, Genetics, Mexico
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Mexican archaeologists find petroglyphs in Nayarit
TEPIC, NAYARIT.- Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH-Conaculta) recently found a complex panel of petroglyphs that must have been carved between 850 and 1350 AD (some of which are over 1,000 years old), in a site … Continue reading
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Remains of Richard III appear to have been found
IN the next couple of weeks, there will be a plate of hat-shaped biscuits in front of archaeologist Richard Buckley. Late last year, he was standing in the car park of the Leicester City Council social services unit in a … Continue reading
Colosseum cleaning yields old frescos/graffiti
ROME —A long-delayed restoration of the Colosseum’s only intact internal passageway has yielded ancient traces of red, black, green and blue frescoes — as well as graffiti and drawings of phallic symbols — indicating that the arena where gladiators fought … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancient Rome, archaeology, Colosseum, Rome
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The Gladiator Tomb
AArrrghh… it’s just maddening! In 2008 archaeologists discover the 2nd century tomb of a wealthy senator, distinguished consul, and highly decorated battle-hardened general who led 20 years worth of Roman military campaigns for Emperor Marcus Aurelius against the Germanic tribes. … Continue reading
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Tagged archaeology, gladiator, Rome, Site Preservation, Tomb
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Archaeology of the ‘heroic age’ of Antarctic exploration
A National Science Foundation-funded research team working on the slopes of the world’s southernmost active volcano appears to have found the remains of a camp used by explorers of the so-called “Heroic Age” of Antarctic exploration, a century after the … Continue reading
Cheese making in Northern Europe in the 6th millennium BC
Chemical analysis reveals first cheese making in Northern Europe in the 6th millennium BCThe first unequivocal evidence that humans in prehistoric Northern Europe made cheese more than 7,000 years ago is described in research by an international team of scientists, … Continue reading
Archaeologists identify oldest spear points
Archaeologists Identify Oldest Spear Points: Used in Hunting Half-Million Years Ago ScienceDaily (Nov. 15, 2012) — A collaborative study involving researchers at Arizona State University, the University of Toronto, and the University of Cape Town found that human ancestors were … Continue reading
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Pottery Prehistoric Figurine
Most Ancient Pottery Prehistoric Figurine of the Iberian Peninsula Found in Begues November, 09 2012 Via. Science Daily Its chronostratigraphic unit makes it, until now, the most ancient human figurine of the Prehistory in Catalonia. it is dated 6500 years … Continue reading
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Archaeological Evidence of 650 AD Solar Eclipse
Archaeologists find burnt stucco floor related to astronomical event 1,350 years ago… November, 09 2012 During the excavations in Panhu, an archaeological zone which will soon open its doors to the public in the municipality of Tecozautla, Hidalgo, archaeologists registered … Continue reading
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Ancient Thracian gold hoard unearthed in Bulgaria – Yahoo! News
Ancient Thracian gold hoard unearthed in BulgariaReuters – Fri, Nov 9, 2012 Email Share726 3 PrintRelated Content Gold artefacts are seen after they were unearthed from an ancient Thracian tomb near the village of Sveshtari, some 400km 248 miles north-east … Continue reading
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New deglaciation data opens door for earlier First Americans migration
CORVALLIS, Ore. – A new study of lake sediment cores from Sanak Island in the western Gulf of Alaska suggests that deglaciation there from the last Ice Age took place as much as1,500 to 2,000 years earlier than previously thought, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bering Land Bridge, First Americans, Migration
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Prehistoric artists left mysterious marks | Reno Gazette-Journal | rgj.com
There’s a mystery to be solved in the Great Basin Desert. The clues date back thousands of years and are found in the form of petroglyphs and pictographs — rock art left by people living on the shores of Lake … Continue reading
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Tagged archaeology, Great Basin, rock art
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Panther Cave: Rock Art in Danger
Panther Cave: Rock Art in Danger Carolyn Boyd, executive director of the SHUMLA School, and noted expert on the rock art of the Lower Pecos, offers new interpretations of the region’s rock art based on the extensive research by the … Continue reading