All posts tagged "archaeologist"
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13.1KPalaeoanthropologyNeanderthals and Homo sapiens coexisted for less than 1000 years in the Cantabrian Region
Neanderthals and Homo sapiens could not have coexisted for more than a millennium in the Cantabrian Region, which reduces significantly the possibilities for interaction...
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10.3KArchaeologyMysterious head of a pharaoh discovered by Swansea Egyptologist
Swansea University Egyptology lecturer Dr Ken Griffin has found a depiction of one of the most famous pharaoh's in history Hatshepsut (one...
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8.1KArchaeologyArchaeology: Pots, people and knowledge transfer
In the Late Neolithic, a new style of pottery appears among the grave goods buried with the dead in many parts of...
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33.5KHeritage Lists10 Roman Forts from Britannia
In the Roman Empire, the Latin word castrum was a building or area of land used as a fortified military camp. A...
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12.7KTravelTop 10 places to visit in Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire is a county of Wales that is home to some of the most picturesque castles, historic monuments and ancient coastline found...
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7.7KNatural HistoryEurope’s lost forests
More than 50% of Europe’s forest coverage has vanished over a period of 6,000 years due to agricultural demands and the burning...
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16.6KAnthropology4000-year-old Ancient Egyptian Mummy mystery solved
Researchers from the University of Manchester have discovered that the famous “two brothers” Khnum-Nakht and Nekht-Ankh were actually half-brothers thanks to advanced...
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35.8KArchaeologySwiss archaeologist discovers the earliest tomb of a Scythian prince
Deep in a swamp in the Russian republic of Tuva, SNSF-funded archaeologist Gino Caspari has discovered an undisturbed Scythian burial mound.
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20.0KArchaeologyPrehistoric Paradise discovered at Jaljulia
Archaeologists have discovered a prehistoric site dating from 500,000 years ago at Juljulia near Tel Aviv.
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7.1KArchaeologyStudy of stone hats suggests supportive communities
A study by researchers from Binghamton University on the giant stone hats of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) has suggested that the long-held...
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15.9KArchaeologyHieroglyphic Inscriptions Illuminate the Demise of the Hittites
The political geography of Western Asia Minor at the end of the Bronze Age (ca. 1200 BCE) has finally been established.
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16.1KArchaeologyViking imported finds discovered in cemetery works
Expansion works of Byneset Cemetery at Steine Church in Trondheim, Norway has led to the discovery of an imported clasp or brooch dating...
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13.4KBiologyGenetics of ancient resistance to Inca Rule
The fate of indigenous populations was only noted down from Spanish records based largely on Inca oral histories. Writings by the major chroniclers...
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9.3KArchaeologyMore than 1,000 ancient sealings discovered
Classical scholars from the Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics" of the University of Münster discovered a large number of sealings in...
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8.9KAnthropologyCould ancient bones suggest Santa was real?
Was St Nicholas, the fourth century saint who inspired the iconography of Santa Claus, a legend or was he a real person?
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3.9KPoliticsHadrian’s Wall and Great Wall of China to sign unique agreement as Minister launches new heritage strategy
Hadrian’s Wall and The Great Wall of China will sign a unique collaboration agreement to increase the historical and cultural understanding of...
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6.5KArchaeologyDig Hill 80 – The final push to record a WW1 Battlefield site
An archaeology Kickstarter campaign is trying to raise the funds to preserve the unique archaeology of a WW1 Battlefield site.
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3.8KHeritageScientists show how Himalayan rivers influenced ancient Indus civilization settlements
The Indus or Harappan Civilisation was a Bronze Age society that developed mainly in the northwestern regions of South Asia from 5300...
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2.8KArchaeologyAdornments told about the culture of prehistoric people
Vladislav Zhitenev, a Russian archaeologist from MSU, studied bone jewelry found at Sungir Upper Paleolithic site. A group led by Vladislav Zhitenev...
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14.4KArchaeologyBronze Age artifacts used meteoric iron
You may already be surprised to hear there are iron objects dating back to the Bronze Age, but their meteorite origin is...
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4.5KArchaeologySea-level rise predicted to threaten >13,000 archaeological sites in southeastern US
Sea-level rise may impact vast numbers of archaeological and historic sites, cemeteries, and landscapes on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the...
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7.2KArchaeology AppMixing the ancient and the new – preserving rock art at the touch of a button
Some of the world’s most ancient art could be protected with a new app designed by Newcastle University heritage and software experts.
