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Row over Richard III’s final burial site rumbles on

Leicester cathedral says remains should be reburied under floor but Richard III Society calls for elaborate limestone sarcophagus

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March 13, 2013 1 Comment

Cultic Sexual Symbols Uncovered in a Stone Age Site

The Israel Antiquities Authority conducted an archaeological excavation prior to the construction of the new railroad line to Karmiel by the National Roads Company of Israel. Among the finds: thousands of broad bean seeds and a large number of arrowheads and stone axes.

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It’s all in the way we move

When, how and why modern humans first stood up and walked on two legs is considered to be one of the greatest missing links in our evolutionary history. Scientists have gone to the far ends of the earth – and the wonderful creatures in it – to look for answers to why we walk the way we walk.

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Questions of Doom: The Best We Can Be?

Welcome to Questions of Doom. In this series, we answer your questions about Archaeology and our shared heritage. Today, we

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Neanderthal brains focussed on vision and movement leaving less room for social networking

Neanderthal brains were adapted to allow them to see better and maintain larger bodies, according to new research published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B today.

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4 dinosaur egg species identified in Lleida

A study headed by the Miquel Crusafont Catalan Palaeontology Institute has for the first time documented detailed records of dinosaur egg fossils in the Coll de Nargó archaeological site in Lleida, Spain. Up until now, only one type of dinosaur egg had been documented in the region.

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HAIRSTREAK
March 12, 2013 0 Comments

UF study shows spiders, not birds, may drive evolution of some butterflies

Butterflies are among the most vibrant insects, with colorations sometimes designed to deflect predators. New University of Florida research shows some of these defenses may be driven by enemies one-tenth their size.

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scan1
March 11, 2013 0 Comments

Dimensions of ancient Egypt

The Temple of Amun-Ra at Karnak isn’t the most famous ancient site in Egypt — that honor goes to the Pyramids at Giza — but newly developed reconstructions using 3-D virtual reality modeling make clear its architectural importance and rich history.

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Archae-Facts: A Spoon Full of Sugar…

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Rock engraves, Nadro
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7,000BC: The dawn of cinema brought to life at Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Some of the world’s oldest engravings of the human form – prehistoric rock art from the Italian Alps – have been brought to life by the latest digital technology at Cambridge Unviersity’s Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.

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University of Southern California
March 11, 2013 1 Comment

Mummy CT scans show preindustrial hunter gatherers had clogged arteries

The leading cause of death in the developed world also afflicted our early ancestors, indicating there’s more to it than modern lifestyles

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March 8, 2013 0 Comments

Earth Is Warmer Today Than During 70 to 80 Percent of the Past 11,300 Years

With data from 73 ice and sediment core monitoring sites around the world, scientists have reconstructed Earth’s temperature history back to the end of the last Ice Age.

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March 8, 2013 0 Comments

University of Leicester’s discovery of King Richard III named Research Project of the Year

The archaeological team behind the discovery of the mortal remains of King Richard III after over five hundred years has been honoured by a leading archaeology magazine.

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florida
March 7, 2013 0 Comments

UF scientists discover new crocodilian, hippo-like species from Panama

University of Florida paleontologists have discovered remarkably well-preserved fossils of two crocodilians and a mammal previously unknown to science during recent Panama Canal excavations that began in 2009.

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PHIL1
March 7, 2013 0 Comments

Phil Harding Awarded Archaeologist of the Year

A household name following his appearance on 20 seasons of Channel 4’s Time Team, Phil’s enthusiasm for archaeology has inspired countless others to enter the discipline.

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dingo
March 7, 2013 0 Comments

Siberian fossil revealed to be one of the oldest known domestic dogs

DNA analysis finds 33,000-year old dog ancestor was more related to modern dogs than wolves

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March 6, 2013 0 Comments

A new scientific study proves that there is not any association between facial shape and aggression

There is not significant evidence to support the association between facial shape and aggression in men, according to a study published by the journal PLOS ONE.

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March 6, 2013 0 Comments

The governors of Ancient Egypt suffered from malnutrition and infectious diseases, dying before they were 30 years old

Researchers from the universities of Granada and Jaen take part in the excavation of the Qubbet el-Hawa necropolis, in the Egyptian region of Aswan. After analyzing more than 200 mummies and skeletons found in tomb no. 33, they have come to the conclusion that not even the chief governors lived in such good conditions as was thought up to now

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March 6, 2013 0 Comments

The making of Antarctica’s hidden fjords

Antarctica’s topography began changing from flat to fjord-filled starting about 34 million years ago, according to a new report from a University of Arizona-led team of geoscientists.

Archaeology
res1
March 6, 2013 1 Comment

Neolithic housing discovered at Kingsmead Quarry

Four early Neolithic houses (3700 BC) have been unearthed by archaeologists at CEMEX’s Kingsmead Quarry, Horton in Berkshire. The discovery is unprecedented on a single site in England and challenges our current understanding of how people lived more than 5,700 years ago.

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chromo1
March 6, 2013 0 Comments

Human chromosome much older than previously thought

A newly discovered Y chromosome places the most recent common ancestor for the Y chromosome lineage more 100,000 years before the oldest known anatomically modern human fossils

Natural World
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March 5, 2013 0 Comments

Toxic oceans may have delayed spread of complex life

A new model suggests that inhospitable hydrodgen-sulphide rich waters could have delayed the spread of complex life forms in ancient oceans.

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