All posts tagged "archaeology blog"
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7.5KBiologyNew research sheds light on prehistoric human migration in europe
Two University of Wyoming researchers contributed to a new study in which DNA of ancient skeletal remains of people from southeastern Europe...
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15.1KArchaeologySpiral circle of linked human skeletons discovered at Pre-Aztec burial site in Mexico
A spiral formation of human remains has been unearthed in an ancient burial pit during excavations at a Pre-Aztec village in the...
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7.9KArchaeologyEarly example of ancient ochre crayon discovered near prehistoric lake
One of the earliest known examples of a ‘crayon’ used by our our ancestors from approximately 10,000 years ago has been unearthed...
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8.1KPalaeoanthropologyModern humans left Africa 50,000 years earlier than previously thought
An international team that includes Tel Aviv University, Binghamton University and the University of New York has announced the discovery of the...
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19.6KArchaeologyDiscoveries from dawn of the Cycladic Bronze Age on remote Greek Island
Excavations by the University of Cambridge on the island of Keros, an uninhabited Greek island in the Cyclades southeast of Naxo has...
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18.7KArchaeologyArchaeologists uncover Byzantine Monastery and Church
Remains of a 1500-year-old monastery and church dating from the Byzantine period has been uncovered by archaeologists at an archaeological site in...
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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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7.3KArchaeology2500 year old cave paintings discovered on Indonesian island
Cave paintings on an unexplored Indonesian island has been discovered by researchers from The Australian National University (ANU).
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62.3KArchaeologyTop 10 Archaeological Discoveries of 2017
A round up of HeritageDaily's top ten archaeological discoveries from 2017
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9.2KArchaeologyVenezuelan rock art mapped in unprecedented detail
Rock engravings located in Western Venezuela - including some of the largest recorded anywhere in the world - have been mapped in...
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10.2KAnthropologyFirst-of-its-kind mummy study reveals clues to girl’s story
Who is she, this little mummy girl? Northwestern University scientists and students are working to unravel some of her mysteries, including how...
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11.1KArchaeologyWild sheep grazed in the Black Desert 14,500 years ago
Excavations of architecture and associated deposits left by hunter-gatherers in the Black Desert in eastern Jordan have revealed bones from wild sheep...
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7.1KHeritageCitrus: From luxury item to cash crop
New research from Tel Aviv University reveals that citrons and lemons were clear status symbols for the ancient Roman ruling elite and...
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13.6KBiologyAncient DNA used to track Mesa Verde exodus in 13th century
Ancient DNA used to track the mass exodus of Ancestral Pueblo people from Colorado's Mesa Verde region in the late 13th century...
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17.6KArchaeologyArchaeologists uncover 3,000-year-old female statue at citadel gate complex in Turkey
The remains of a majestic female statue uncovered at the archaeological site of Tayinat in Turkey may challenge our understanding of the...
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6.6KAnthropologyAncient pottery reveals insights on Iroquoian population’s power in 16th century
An innovative study published today in the journal Science Advances demonstrates how decorations on ancient pottery can be used to discover new evidence for...
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8.1KBiologyNew look at archaic DNA rewrites human evolution story
Hundreds of thousands of years ago, the ancestors of modern humans diverged from an archaic lineage that gave rise to Neanderthals and...
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7.9KBiologyDNA from Viking cod bones suggests 1,000-year history of European fish trade
Norway is famed for its cod. Catches from the Arctic stock that spawns each year off its northern coast are exported across...
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15.0KNatural HistoryModern domestic dog has a single geographic origin
By analyzing the DNA of two prehistoric dogs from Germany, an international research team led by Krishna R. Veeramah, Ph.D., of Stony...
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6.0KHeritageGuide to the classics: Homer’s Iliad
Homer’s Iliad is usually thought of as the first work of European literature, and many would say, the greatest. It tells part...
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7.2KArchaeologyEvidence of Babylonian Destruction of Jerusalem Found at the City of David
Evidence of the destruction of Jerusalem at the hands of the Babylonians is currently being unearthed in the City of David in...
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8.3KArchaeologyAncient Devon community had a taste for exotic food and drink
Devon farmers who made their home in the same remote location for 1,200 years had a taste for exotic imported food and...
