WikiLoot aims to use crowdsourcing to track down stolen ancient artefacts
Man behind WikiLoot hopes crowdsourcing experiment will help to find some of the world's oldest and most valuable treasures
The Arid Zone of Australia : Part Three : Parnkupirti
Parnkupirti is located along the border of the Great Sandy Desert in Western Australia and represents rare circumstances where alkaline freshwater meets the arid desert; juxtaposing two very distinct environments (Bowler, Wyrwoll & Lu, 2001; Veth, et al., 2009).
Humans’ love/hate relationship with environment began long before the Industrial Revolution
Human/environment interactions have a history as long as the existence of our species on the planet. Our hominid ancestors began polluting their environment nearly 700,000 years ago with the control of fire. Humans have never looked back.
Earliest Archaeological Evidence of the Existence of the City of Bethlehem already in the First Temple Period
The first ancient artifact constituting tangible evidence of the existence of the city of Bethlehem, which is mentioned in the Bible, was recently discovered in Jerusalem.
Scrambling to Preserve Afghanistan’s Heritage
Scrambling to Preserve Afghanistan's Heritage, Professor documents efforts to save Buddhist site in heart of Taliban country
Gold and Silver Hoard discovered in Israel
A Spectacular 2,000 Year Old Gold and Silver Hoard was uncovered in an Archaeological Excavation by the Israel Antiquities Authority Conducted in the Qiryat Gat Region.
Homo heidelbergensis was only slightly taller than the Neanderthal
The reconstruction of 27 complete human limb bones found in Atapuerca (Burgos, Spain) has helped to determine the height of various species of the Pleistocene era. Homo heilderbergensis, like Neanderthals, were similar in height to the current population of the Mediterranean.
UH research team uses airborne LiDAR to unveil Honduran archaeological ruins
Research team's results mark the successful completion of the first light detection and ranging survey of Honduras' Mosquitia region, one of the world's least-explored virgin rainforests
New secrets from ‘Bay of the Pirates’ warship that sunk 2,300 years ago
A new study puts some finishing touches on the 2,300-year history of the beak-like weapon that an ancient warship used to ram enemy ships in the First Punic War, the conflict between ancient Rome and Carthage.
The extraordinary 2,000-year-old computer that you’ve never heard of…
The Antikythera mechanism was designed to predict movements of the sun, moon and planets. Why isn't it better known?
Ceramics Tell the Story of an Ancient Southwest Migration
Another look at a nearly 80-year-old pottery collection at the Arizona State Museum is yielding new information about migrants who abandoned the Four Corners region.
The Heritage Case for the Preservation of HMS Plymouth
HMS PLYMOUTH (1959-88) is a vessel of notable historic interest. This paper provides the compelling heritage case for preservation, in addition to supporting her inclusion in the National Register of Historic Vessels.
Historic Warship under threat from Scrap Heap
The HMS Caroline, a WW1 C Class light Cruiser of the British Royal Navy and last remaining survivor of the Battle of Jutland is under threat from the scrap heap, destined for a future as razor blades.
People, population and diseases in the Middle Ages
Interreg-Project “Bones4Culture“: the first analyses of 700 skeletons from the city of Schleswig
Proof of a Thousand Years’ Use of a Sicilian Farmland
Archaeological excavations have provided the first substantiation that a farmland estate in Sicily boasts a history which reaches back over a thousand years. Numerous finds demonstrate the continuous use of the land complex as a nexus of settlement and economic and religious life between the 5th and 16th century.
