How hunter-gatherers preserved their food sources
A new study of humans on Sanak Island, Alaska and their historical relationships with local species suggests that despite being super-generalist predators, the food gathering behaviors of the local Aleut people were stabilizing for the ecosystem.
Easter Island not destroyed by war, analysis of ‘spear points’ shows
Analysis of artifacts found on the shores of Rapa Nui, Chile (Easter Island) originally thought to be used as spear points reveal that these objects were likely general purpose tools instead, providing evidence contrary to the widely held belief that the ancient civilization was destroyed by warfare.
Drones for research: DePaul University archaeologist to explain UAV use at Fifa
The use of unmanned aerial vehicles -- drones -- to document and monitor a ravaged landscape on the Dead Sea Plain in Jordan for the past three years reveals that looting continues at the site, though at a measurably reduced pace, according to a DePaul University archaeologist.
UWinnipeg uncovers ancient Egyptian treasure
Among the 450 objects related to UWinnipeg’s Hetherington Collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts, UWinnipeg alumnus Luther Sousa was able to identify two wooden artifacts in the collection: one is a miniature hoe, and the other a set of miniature rockers.
200,000 Fish Bones Suggest Ancient Scandinavian People Were More Complex Than Thought
200,000 fish bones discovered in and around a pit in Sweden suggest that the people living in the area more than 9000 years ago were more settled and cultured than we previously thought.
The wreck of the Erebus
When Sir John Franklin and more than 100 sailors from the British Navy set sail in 1845 aboard the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror to discover a Northwest Passage, they had no idea that not one of them would live to tell the story of the expedition.
Light and manganese to discover the source of submerged Roman marble
The Roman Emperors used to spend their summers in the city of Baia, near Naples. With the passage of time, however, the majority of their luxury villas became immersed under water.
Archaeologists discover a network of galleries, shafts and chambers at the foot of the Mycenaean Acropolis of Thorikos
At the foot of the Mycenaean Acropolis of Thorikos, dominating the natural harbor of Lavrio, in Greece, a French team of mining archaeologists has just discovered an inextricable network of galleries, shafts and chambers.
Signs of early settlement in the Nordic region date back to the cradle of civiliation
The discovery of the world's oldest storage of fermented fish in southern Sweden could rewrite the Nordic prehistory with findings indicating a far more complex society than previously thought.
Roman road discovered at Hadrian’s Wall
A Roman road has been discovered during works to extend the visitor centre facilities at Housesteads Roman Fort in Northumberland England.
Researchers Help Capture Lifecycle of Roman Pottery
Why are University of Arkansas researchers studying ancient Roman ceramics at the University of Missouri?
From genes to latrines: Vikings and their worms provide clues to emphysema
In a paper published in Nature: Scientific Reports a group of researchers led by LSTM have found that the key to an inherited deficiency, predisposing people to emphysema and other lung conditions, could lie in their Viking roots.
Lasers reveal ‘lost’ Roman roads
Archaeologists are using Environment Agency laser mapping data to rediscover hundreds of kilometres of 'lost' Roman roads.
1,700-year-old funerary inscriptions uncovered in Zippori
Three 1,700 year old funerary inscriptions written in Aramaic and Greek were recently revealed in the ancient cemetery in Moshav Zippori in the north.
Ornate Roman fresco discovered in London
An ornate Roman fresco has been discovered during archaeological fieldwork for a new office development at 21 Lime Street in London.
