Links Between Asians and the Earliest Native Americans
February 1, 2012 | University of Pennsylvania
“A tiny mountainous region in southern Siberia may have been the genetic source of the earliest Native Americans, according to new research by a University of Pennsylvania-led team of anthropologists.” Quoted from the NSF press release. |
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World War II Bombs in the Rhine
December 6, 2011 | ABC.net.au
Water in the Rhine River is at a very low level from an extended drought. This exposed two huge bombs that have been in the river since World War II. Experts are disposing of the bombs while thousands of local residents have been evacuated. |
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The First Humans in Arabia?
November 30, 2011 | ScienceMag.org
Stone tools found in Oman suggest that humans may have crossed from Africa to Arabia much earlier than previously believed. |
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Petroglyphs of Stone Age Horses
November 8, 2011 | Wired Science
Petroglyphs found in over 100 caves of France and Spain depict hundreds of horses. Because the petroglyphs were rendered in color researchers believe that they provide evidence on the color of horses in the stone age. |
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Iceland Spar as a Navigational Aid for Vikings?
November 4, 2011 | Proceedings of the Royal Society
An article in the Proceedings of the Royal Society speculates that Vikings might have used Iceland spar (clear calcite) to detect the position of the sun while sailing in thick fog. |
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Humans in Europe 45,000 Years Ago?
November 2, 2011 | CNN
Researchers in southern Italy have found teeth associated with shell beads and other ornaments that date to between 43,000 and 45,000 years ago. These are older than any other physical remains found anywhere in Europe. |
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Pre-Clovis People in North America
October 23, 2011 | New York Times
A bone point lodged in a mastodon rib found near Manis, Washington has been dated to 13,800 years ago – making it the earliest hunting weapon found in North America. |
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Cave Art from 100,000 Years Ago?
October 13, 2011 | Discovery News
Archaeologists in South Africa have found a cave where they believe that humans used tools and heat to manufacture pigments from ochre about 100,000 years ago. |
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Recovering 20 Tons of Silver Under One Mile of Water
October 13, 2011 | New York Times
British Marine Exploration has identified the British Ship, Mantola, that was torpedoed in 1917 and went down in over one mile of water with 20 tons of silver on board. |
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Ancient Road Covered by Volcanic Ash Discovered
October 6, 2011 | University of Colorado at Boulder
“A University of Colorado Boulder-led team excavating a Maya village in El Salvador buried by a volcanic eruption 1,400 years ago has unexpectedly hit an ancient white road that appears to lead to and from the town, which was frozen in time by a blanket of ash.” Quoted from the University of Colorado at Boulder news release. |
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Climate Fluctuations and Human Evolution?
September 28, 2011 | University of Liverpool
“Research at the University of Liverpool has found that periods of rapid fluctuation in temperature coincided with the emergence of the first distant relatives of human beings and the appearance and spread of stone tools.” Quoted from the University of Liverpool news release. |
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Evidence of Large Ancient Shipyard Near Rome
September 26, 2011 | University of Southampton
“University of Southampton and British School at Rome archaeologists, leading an international excavation of Portus – the ancient port of Rome, believe they have discovered a large Roman shipyard.” Quoted from the University of Southampton news release. |
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Recovering 240 Tons of Silver from the S.S. Gairsoppa
September 25, 2011 | New York Times
The S.S. Gairsoppa was sunk by a Nazi submarine in 1941. It went down in deep water with 240 tons of silver. Recovering the silver could set several ocean salvage records. |
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Hunley: Confederate Submarine Restoration
September 25, 2011 | Yahoo! News
Work continues on restoration of the H.L. Hunley, the Confederate submarine which was the first to ever sink an enemy warship in 1864. |
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Gladiator School Discovered
September 11, 2011 | The Independent
Archaeologists have discovered a “gladiator school” about 24 miles east of Vienna, Austria using ground-penetrating radar. This article describes the school and what it has revealed about the life of a gladiator. |
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Recovering Captain Henry Morgan’s Pirate Ship
August 8, 2011 | LA Times
After discovering six cannons believed to be part of Captain Henry Morgan’s pirate fleet, university and government researchers ran out of funds needed to sustain their marine archaeology work off the coast of Panama. However, Captain Morgan USA, the rum maker named after the 17th century pirate, kicked in enough money for a magnetometer survey and continued work. |
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Aboriginal Rock Art: The Extinct Thylacine
August 2, 2011 | New York Times
The thylacine went extinct on the Australian mainland about 3000 years ago. It was a powerful dog-like predator about the size of a Doberman. A thylacine is illustrated in a rock painting made by Aboriginal people in the Kakadu area of Western Australia. |
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Digital Maps and “Spatial Humanities”
July 27, 2011 | New York Times
Computer mapping programs ranging from Google Earth to complex geographic information systems are increasingly used to study the geographic patterns of human actions over time. A new interdisciplinary field known as “spacial humanities” is developing. This New York Times article uses the Battle of Gettysburg (in which geology was a factor) as an example. |
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Field School Recruits Enthusiastic Workers to an Archaeology Project
July 14, 2011 | Jacksonville.com
The University of North Florida’s anthropology department is working a dig on Black Hammock Island. They are taking advantage of the general public’s enormous interest in archaeology by offering a field school that brings enthusiastic workers to their project.
Another project at the Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site in Maine needs a large number of volunteers for a dig. |
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Romans Transported Live Fish Around the Mediterranean?
June 23, 2011 | UPI.com
Archaeologists working off the coast of Italy have found a ship that might have been carrying live fish in a tank that received oxygenated water through pumps. |
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