All posts tagged "archaeology press releases"
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45.6KAnthropologyBones of the victims at Roman Herculaneum
Are human remains the archaeology of death or the archaeology of life? This strange paradox stated in Pearson (1999), addresses that the...
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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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8.5KBiologyHow Neanderthals influenced human genetics at the crossroads of Asia and Europe
When the ancestors of modern humans migrated out of Africa, they passed through the Middle East and Turkey before heading deeper into...
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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...
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21.4KArchaeologyCan houses die? Iron-age to Viking longhouses were burned and buried
From the Bronze Age until the Viking Age, burial mounds could be placed on top of the remains of three-aisled longhouses. The...
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21.6KArchaeologyAncient “poo” provides earliest evidence of infectious disease being carried on Silk Road
An ancient latrine near a desert in north-western China has revealed the first archaeological evidence that travellers along the Silk Road were...
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11.6KArchaeologyPopulation size fails to explain evolution of complex culture
There is a growing consensus among archaeologists and anthropologists that the size of a population determines its ability to develop as well...
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7.3KArchaeologyBlack Death and self-punishment – remains of medieval whip found at Rufford Abbey
Archaeologists have discovered pieces of what is believed to be a monastic copper scourge in the grounds of Rufford Abbey – one...
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10.6KArchaeologyUncovering the mystery of very early humans in New Mexico
Shaggy, heavy-shouldered bison have grazed the wide open spaces of the American Southwest for thousands of years. They made a tempting target...
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20.6KArchaeologyMost complete Bronze Age wheel to date found at Must Farm near Peterborough
The largest and best-preserved Bronze Age wheel in Britain has been uncovered at Must Farm, a site described as Peterborough’s Pompeii. The...
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Archaeology
Greek and Danish archaeologists excavate the ancient Greek harbour town Lechaion
In Greece, underwater excavations of Lechaion, ancient Corinth’s partially submerged harbour town, reveal the infrastructure of more than a thousand years of...
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Archaeology
New research shows same growth rate for farming, non-farming prehistoric people
Prehistoric human populations of hunter-gatherers in a region of North America grew at the same rate as farming societies in Europe, according...
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Archaeology
Rare spearheads uncovered on Rottnest Island
Staff and students from The University of Western Australia’s School of Indigenous Studies have made a surprise discovery on an excursion to...
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Archaeology
Excavations reveal Bronze Age mystery at Redhayes
Excavations being carried out at Tithebarn Green, Redhayes near Exeter are revealing a complex ancient landscape with occupation dating from the Neolithic...
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Archaeology
Evidence of Ice Age ‘economic migrants’ in Europe to be unearthed
After being hidden for nearly 15,000 years, the lives of Ice Age hunter-gatherers who migrated to Europe to benefit from warmer climes...
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Archaeology
Rise and fall of agrarian states influenced by climate volatility
Climate variability is one of the major forces in the rise and fall of agrarian states in Mexico and Peru, according to...
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Archaeology
Survey reveals new archaeological findings at threatened ancient harbour
An expedition by a team from the School of Archaeology and Ancient History at Dreamer’s Bay, RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus between 10 to...
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Archaeology
New research shows Scotland inhabited 3000 years earlier than previously thought thanks to pigs
Archaeologists from the University of Reading have found the earliest dated evidence for human activity in Scotland - with a helping hand...
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Archaeology
Culinary habits of the Stonehenge builders
A team of archaeologists at the University of York have revealed new insights into cuisine choices and eating habits at Durrington Walls...
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Archaeology
Heritage crime unearthed
An investigation by the BBC Inside Out West Programme and the University of Bristol has uncovered the scale of heritage crime through...
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Archaeology
Secrets of the Second World War revealed in the Great Fen
A week-long excavation, to unearth a Mark 1 Spitfire which crashed at Holme Lode in the Great Fen, on 22 November, 1940.
