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Archaeology
Archaeologists Discover Ancient Ochre Mine that Unlocks the lives of Early Americans
Researchers have determined that the cave system was inhabited from between 12,000-10,000 years ago, predating the rise of Maya culture and was occupied for around 2,000 years.
Archaeology
Ancient Underwater Aboriginal Sites Discovered off Australian Coast
The first underwater Aboriginal archaeological sites have been discovered off northwest Australia dating back thousands of years ago when the current seabed was dry land.
Archaeology
Did Corn Fuel Cahokia’s Rise?
A new study suggests that corn was the staple subsistence crop that allowed the pre-Columbian city of Cahokia to rise to prominence and flourish for nearly 300 years.
Archaeology
Natural Cave Detected Beneath the Pyramid of the Moon at Teotihuacán
Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History in Mexico City has detected the existence of a natural cave beneath the Pyramid of the Moon at Teotihuacán in Mexico.
Archaeology
Ancient Maya Reservoirs Were Contaminated with Toxic Levels of Mercury and Algae
A study by the University of Cincinnati has found that the drinking water in the reservoirs in Maya city was polluted with toxic levels of mercury and algae.
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The millenial pre-colonial cultural influence is evident in the Amazon forest
More than ten years ago, large geometric earthworks found in the southwestern parts of the Amazon, called geoglyphs, were reported in the global scientific news.
Archaeology
Archaeologists Exhume Child Burials with Obul Coins Placed in Mouths
Archaeologists excavating a mass grave site from the 16th century have discovered remains of children that were buried with coins in their mouths.
Archaeology
Police Recover 4,600 Archaeological Treasures from International Crime Gang in Bulgaria
Police in Bulgaria have arrested members of an organised crime gang in Bulgaria and have recovered over 4,600 archaeological items during a sting operation.
Archaeology
Diets of Bronze-Age People in Southern Poland was Largely Vegetable Based
New study suggests that ancient Neolithic and Bronze Age people living in the southern parts of modern-day Poland survived mainly on a vegetable-based diet.
Archaeology
Sunken Temple Resurfaces in Mahanadi River
Archaeologists from the Indian National Trust for Art (INTACH) have announced the appearance of a submerged temple in the Odisha region of India.
Archaeology
Study Suggests Cosmic Body Destroyed Ancient Village 12,800 Years Ago
A study submitted in Scientific Reports suggests that the debris stream from a short-period comet may have destroyed the archaeological site of Tell Abu Hureyra.
Archaeology
Archaeologists Find Large Neolithic Structure at Durrington Walls
Archaeologists from the University of Bradford have announced the discovery of a large prehistoric site at Durrington Walls near Stonehenge in England.
