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Radiocarbon dates show the origins of megalith graves and how they spread across Europe

HeritageDailyFebruary 14, 2019

by HeritageDailyFebruary 14, 201903144

How did European megalith graves arise and spread? Using radiocarbon dates from a large quantity of material, an archaeologist at the University of Gothenburg has

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Biocolonizer species are putting the conservation of the granite at Machu Picchu at risk

HeritageDailyFebruary 13, 2019

by HeritageDailyFebruary 13, 201901296

A study by the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country has evaluated the role of micro-organisms colonizing the Sacred Rock at Machu Picchu in its state

Archaeology Tech & Engineering

‘X-ray gun’ helps researchers pinpoint the origins of pottery found on ancient shipwreck

HeritageDailyFebruary 11, 2019

by HeritageDailyFebruary 11, 201902623

About eight hundred years ago, a ship sank in the Java Sea off the coast of the islands of Java and Sumatra in Indonesia.

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This is how today’s wars resemble the medieval wars in Nordic areas

HeritageDailyFebruary 8, 2019

by HeritageDailyFebruary 8, 201902439

There are many ways in which to understand the new wars of today. One way is to look at the wars that took place in

Palaeoanthropology

Timeline of Denisova Cave occupation revealed

HeritageDailyFebruary 7, 2019

by HeritageDailyFebruary 7, 201903598

The timeline of ancient hominin occupation of Denisova Cave by Denisovans and Neanderthals has been refined by new dates reported in two papers published in

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Prehistoric food globalization spanned three millennia

HeritageDailyFebruary 7, 2019

by HeritageDailyFebruary 7, 201901863

Since the beginning of archaeology, researchers have combed the globe searching for evidence of the first domesticated crops.

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Saint Birgitta of Sweden: paving the way for female writers and philosophers

HeritageDailyFebruary 4, 2019

by HeritageDailyFebruary 4, 201901734

This female saint is the subject of a new research project led by Professor Unn Falkeid of the Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Ideas

Biology

The Caucasus: Complex interplay of genes and cultures

HeritageDailyFebruary 4, 2019

by HeritageDailyFebruary 4, 201903392

An international research team, coordinated by the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History (MPI-SHH) and the Eurasia Department of the German Archaeological

Archaeology

Spanish researchers have identified a new archaeological site with cave art in Andalusia

HeritageDailyFebruary 1, 2019

by HeritageDailyFebruary 1, 201907651

The interdisciplinary work carried out by researchers from the Universities of Seville, Cordoba, Huelva and Murcia on the Las Ventanas cave (Granada) has made it

Archaeology Politics

UK Government announces new plans to protect treasure finds

HeritageDailyFebruary 1, 2019

by HeritageDailyFebruary 1, 201903297

Plans to widen the definition of treasure so more archaeological finds can be protected for the nation have been outlined by the government today.

Archaeology

Aerial Photographs Reveal Hidden Irish Archaeological Sites

HeritageDailyJanuary 30, 2019

by HeritageDailyJanuary 30, 201905630

The National Monuments Service in Ireland is using high resolution aerial photography from Bluesky to map and investigate a giant 4,500 year old Henge.

Biology

Baboons provide new insights into the evolution of the genome

HeritageDailyJanuary 30, 2019

by HeritageDailyJanuary 30, 201901222

Recent studies suggest that closely related species can develop significant genetic and phenotypic differences throughout their evolution despite ongoing gene flow.

Anthropology

Sexing ancient cremated human remains is possible through skeletal measurements

HeritageDailyJanuary 30, 2019

by HeritageDailyJanuary 30, 201902965

Ancient cremated human remains, despite being deformed, still retain sexually diagnostic physical features, according to a study released January 30, 2019 in the open-access journal PLOS

Palaeoanthropology

Ancient Mongolian skull is the earliest modern human yet found in the region

HeritageDailyJanuary 30, 2019

by HeritageDailyJanuary 30, 201901784

A much debated ancient human skull from Mongolia has been dated and genetically analysed, showing that it is the earliest modern human yet found in

Anthropology

Modern humans replaced Neanderthals in southern Spain 44,000 years ago

HeritageDailyJanuary 30, 2019

by HeritageDailyJanuary 30, 201901304

A study carried out in Bajondillo Cave (in the town of Torremolinos, in the province of Malaga) by an international team made up of researchers

Archaeology

Aberdeenshire stone circle initially thought to be thousands of years old identified as modern replica

HeritageDailyJanuary 25, 2019

by HeritageDailyJanuary 25, 201901763

What was thought to be a newly-identified stone circle, thousands of years old, has turned out to be a replica just a couple of decades

Archaeology

Remains of Captain Matthew Flinders discovered at HS2 site in Euston

HeritageDailyJanuary 25, 2019

by HeritageDailyJanuary 25, 201903102

Archaeologists working on the HS2 project in St. James’s burial ground, Euston have discovered the remains of Captain Matthew Flinders, the Royal Navy explorer who

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‘Revealing Greater Cahokia’ details research on ancient North American metropolis

HeritageDailyJanuary 24, 2019January 24, 2019

by HeritageDailyJanuary 24, 2019January 24, 201902724

With a population between 10,000 and 30,000 in its heyday (A.D. 1050-1200) and a sprawling assortment of homes, storage buildings, temples, cemeteries, mounds and other

Palaeoanthropology

A surprisingly early replacement of Neanderthals by modern humans in southern Spain

HeritageDailyJanuary 23, 2019

by HeritageDailyJanuary 23, 201901421

A new study of Bajondillo Cave (Málaga) by a team of researchers based in Spain, Japan and the UK, coordinated from the Universidad de Sevilla,

Palaeoanthropology

Scientists confirm pair of skeletons are from same early hominin species

HeritageDailyJanuary 18, 2019

by HeritageDailyJanuary 18, 201903271

Separate skeletons suggested to be from different early hominin species are, in fact, from the same species, a team of anthropologists has concluded in a

Archaeology

What happened 4,000 years ago in the Urals?

HeritageDailyJanuary 18, 2019

by HeritageDailyJanuary 18, 2019015858

Archaeologists from Goethe University will be returning to the Urals for further research work.

Biology

Artificial intelligence applied to the genome identifies an unknown human ancestor

HeritageDailyJanuary 16, 2019

by HeritageDailyJanuary 16, 201904437

By combining deep learning algorithms and statistical methods, investigators have identified, in the genome of Asiatic individuals, the footprint of a new hominid who cross bred

Tag : Archaeology

Radiocarbon dates show the origins of megalith graves and how they spread across Europe

Biocolonizer species are putting the conservation of the granite at Machu Picchu at risk

‘X-ray gun’ helps researchers pinpoint the origins of pottery found on ancient shipwreck

This is how today’s wars resemble the medieval wars in Nordic areas

Timeline of Denisova Cave occupation revealed

Prehistoric food globalization spanned three millennia

Saint Birgitta of Sweden: paving the way for female writers and philosophers

The Caucasus: Complex interplay of genes and cultures

Spanish researchers have identified a new archaeological site with cave art in Andalusia

UK Government announces new plans to protect treasure finds

Aerial Photographs Reveal Hidden Irish Archaeological Sites

Baboons provide new insights into the evolution of the genome

Sexing ancient cremated human remains is possible through skeletal measurements

Ancient Mongolian skull is the earliest modern human yet found in the region

Modern humans replaced Neanderthals in southern Spain 44,000 years ago

Aberdeenshire stone circle initially thought to be thousands of years old identified as modern replica

Remains of Captain Matthew Flinders discovered at HS2 site in Euston

‘Revealing Greater Cahokia’ details research on ancient North American metropolis

A surprisingly early replacement of Neanderthals by modern humans in southern Spain

Scientists confirm pair of skeletons are from same early hominin species

What happened 4,000 years ago in the Urals?

Artificial intelligence applied to the genome identifies an unknown human ancestor

Roman Sex, Sexuality, Slaves and Lex Scantinia

Archaeologists discover bread that predates agriculture by 4,000 years

Was Cleopatra beautiful? The archaeological evidence

Half the population of the Viking-town Sigtuna were migrants

Georadar detects a Viking ship in Norway

Merging neutron stars

Exceptional new titanosaur from middle Cretaceous Tanzania: Mnyamawamtuka

Biocolonizer species are putting the conservation of the granite at Machu Picchu...

Macaque fossils discovered at the bottom of the North Sea

Research suggests life thrived on Earth 3.5 billion years ago