Category Archives: Archaeology
Study: Our ancestors used fire a million years ago – Yahoo! News
By MALCOLM RITTER | Associated Press – 14 hrs ago Email 1 Print RELATED CONTENT In an undated photo provided by … An undated photo provided by Paul … NEW YORK (AP) — When did our ancestors first use fire? That’s been a long-running debate, and now a … Continue reading
Saints ancient heart stolen from Dublin cathedral – Yahoo! News
By SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Associated Press – 21 hrs ago Email 23 Print RELATED CONTENT Enlarge Photo A tourist gestures at the broken iron cage that housed the heart of St. Laurence … Enlarge Photo The iron cage that housed the heart of St. Laurence … Continue reading
Archaeologists and pagans alike glory in the Brodgar complex
Posted by TANN Ancient, Breakingnews, Destinations, Scotland, Travel, UK 7:30 PM Archaeologists are notoriously nervous of attributing ritual significance to anything (the old joke used to be that if you found an artefact and couldn’t identify it, it had … Continue reading
6,500 year old popcorn and 5 other foods with ancient origins – Yahoo! News
6,500 year old popcorn and 5 other foods with ancient origins By The Week’s Editorial Staff | The Week – 14 hrs ago Email Print Popcorn, ice cream, and the hamburger share something other than being American favorites — they’re all much older than one would … Continue reading
Mysterious Winged Structure from Ancient Rome Discovered – Yahoo! News
Mysterious ‘Winged’ Structure from Ancient Rome Discovered By Owen Jarus | LiveScience.com – 6 hrs ago Click image for more photos A recently discovered mysterious “winged” structure in England, which in the Roman period may have been used as a temple, presents a puzzle for … Continue reading
Ethicist: 18th century ‘giant’ should be buried – Yahoo! News
By JILL LAWLESS | AP – Thu, Dec 22, 2011 [ ~ copied for research purposes via WordPress’ “Press This” application. ~ ] In this undated image provided by the Royal College of Surgeons, the skeleton, left, … LONDON (AP) — … Continue reading
Origin of Stonehenge rocks discovered | The Sideshow – Yahoo! News
By Eric Pfeiffer | The Sideshow – Cross posted using WordPress “Press This” Application: Preserved for academic study. The origin of some of Stonehenge’s ancient stones have been discovered Researchers in the United Kingdom have finally solved a major piece … Continue reading
The earth mother of all neolithic discoveries – Europe – World – The Independent
Suggested Topics Biology French archaeologists have discovered an extremely rare example of a neolithic “earth mother” figurine on the banks of the river Somme. The 6,000-year-old statuette is 8in high, with imposing buttocks and hips but stubby arms and a … Continue reading
Bronze age man’s lunch: a spoonful of nettle stew | Science | The Observer
Archaeological dig reveals hundreds of objects, from six oak-tree boats to a bowl of food Dalya Alberge, The Observer, Sunday 4 December 2011 Crossposted on this site by WordPress “Press This” application Article history The smallest of six oak boats … Continue reading
‘Alien’ Skull Discovery Tops South American Bone Finds – Yahoo! News
By Tammy Lee Morris | Yahoo! Contributor Network – Tue, Nov 22, 2011 cross-posted for academic research from Yahoo! (see link at end of article for original article) via WordPress’ “Press This” app … It wasn’t discovered by Indiana Jones … Continue reading