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| A blue mystery Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EDT |
(Washington University in St. Louis) As one of the "generic geologists" on a dig called the Dakhleh Oasis Project, associate professor Jennifer Smith was asked to sample the alum from ancient mines and to determine whether it could be the source of the blue in the "blue painted pottery" found at sites dating from the New Kingdom. It was a small question but an intriguing one. |
| Rare armor-plated creature discovered in Canada's capital Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EDT |
(Wiley-Blackwell) Scientists have unearthed the remains of one of the world's rarest fossils -- in downtown Ottawa, reports the journal Palaeontology. |
| Jaws -- 4 million B.C. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EDT |
(Wiley-Blackwell) Palaeontologists have discovered evidence of how an extinct shark attacked its prey, reconstructing a killing that took place 4 million years ago, reports the journal Palaeontology. |
| When did the first 'modern' human beings appear in the Iberian Peninsula? Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EDT |
(Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona) Research carried out by a group of archaeologists from the Centre for Prehistoric Archaeological Heritage Studies of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona at the Cova Gran site has contributed to stirring up scientific debate about the appearance of the first "modern" human beings on the Iberian Peninsula and their possible bearing on the extinction of the Neanderthals. |
| Pottery leads to discovery of peace-seeking women in American Southwest Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST |
(University of Missouri-Columbia) University of Missouri researcher Todd VanPool believes pottery found throughout the North American Southwest comes from a religion of peace-seeking women in the violent, 13th-century American Southwest. These women sought to find a way to integrate newly immigrating refugees and prevent the spread of warfare that decimated communities to the north. |
| Research reveals massive extent of slavery between Muslims, Christians for three centuries Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST |
(Ohio State University) Although most people think of slavery as a matter of racial oppression, new research has suggested that, between 1500 and 1800, human bondage was often based on religion rather than on race. Long-running hostilities between Muslims and Christians in Europe, Africa and the Middle East during these three centuries resulted in the enslavement of at least 3 million people of both faiths. |
| Khirbet Qeiyafa identified as biblical 'Neta'im' Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST |
(University of Haifa) Has another mystery in the history of Israel been solved? Prof. Gershon Galil of the Department of Bible Studies at the University of Haifa has identified Khirbet Qeiyafa as "Neta'im", which is mentioned in the book of Chronicles. "The inhabitants of Neta'im were potters who worked in the king's service and inhabited an important administrative center near the border with the Philistines," explains Prof. Galil. |
| Bringing bison back to North American landscapes Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST |
(University of Calgary) The next 10 to 20 years could be extremely significant for restoring wild populations of American bison to their original range, including the Canadian Rockies, according to a new international study on the species released by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. |
| Field Museum archaeologists amend the written history of China's first emperor Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST |
(Field Museum) Two Field Museum scientists and their Chinese collaborator have integrated textual information with archaeological research in order to further understand the impact of the reign of China's first emperor. |
| New dinosaur discovered head first, for a change Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST |
(Brigham Young University) Paleontologists have discovered a new dinosaur species that they've named Abydosaurus. The discovery includes the rare recovery of four sauropod skulls. |
| Hebrew University archaeologist discovers Jerusalem city wall from tenth century B.C.E. Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST |
(The Hebrew University of Jerusalem) A section of an ancient city wall of Jerusalem from the 10th century B.C.E. -- possibly built by King Solomon -- has been revealed in archaeological excavations directed by Dr. Eilat Mazar and conducted under the auspices of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. |
| Ancient DNA reveals caribou history linked to volcanic eruption Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST |
(Wiley-Blackwell) DNA recovered from ancient caribou bones reveals a possible link between several small unique caribou herds and a massive volcanic eruption that blanketed much of the Alaskan Yukon territory in a thick layer of ash 1,000 years ago, reports research published today in Molecular Ecology. |
| DNA evidence tells 'global story' of human history Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST |
(Cell Press) In recent years, DNA evidence has added important new tools for scientists studying the human past. Now, a collection of reviews published by Cell Press in a special issue of Current Biology published online on Feb. 22 offers a timely update on how new genetic evidence, together with archaeological and linguistic evidence, has enriched our understanding of human history on Earth. |
| Pitt-led study debunks millennia-old claims of systematic infant sacrifice in ancient Carthage Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST |
(University of Pittsburgh) A study led by University of Pittsburgh researchers could finally lay to rest the millennia-old conjecture that the ancient empire of Carthage regularly sacrificed its youngest citizens. An examination of the remains of Carthaginian children revealed that most infants perished prenatally or very shortly after birth and were unlikely to have lived long enough to be sacrificed, according to a Feb. 17 report in PLoS ONE. |
| Queen's helps produce archaeological 'time machine' Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST |
(Queen's University Belfast) Researchers at Queen's University have helped produce a new archaeological tool which could answer key questions in human evolution. |
| Waking the dead Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST |
(University of Copenhagen) For the first time, scientists have reconstructed the nuclear genome of an extinct human being. The innovative technique can help reconstruct human phenotypic traits of extinct cultures. It also allows for finding those contemporary populations most closely related to extinct cultures revealing ancient human expansions and migrations. Finally, the discovery improves our understanding of heredity and the disease risk passed down from our ancestors. The spectacular findings are being published in Nature. |
| Ancient remains put teeth into Barker hypothesis Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST |
(Emory University) Ancient human teeth are telling secrets that may relate to modern-day health: Some stressful events that occurred early in development are linked to shorter life spans."Prehistoric remains are providing strong, physical evidence that people who acquired tooth enamel defects while in the womb or early childhood tended to die earlier, even if they survived to adulthood," says Emory anthropologist George Armelagos, who recently published the first summary of prehistoric evidence for the Barker hypothesis. |
| DNA testing on 2,000-year-old bones in Italy reveal East Asian ancestry Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST |
(McMaster University) Researchers excavating an ancient Roman cemetery were surprised when DNA testing on a set of bones revealed East Asian ancestry. |
| Lost Roman law code discovered in London Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST |
(University College London) Part of an ancient Roman law code previously thought to have been lost forever has been discovered by researchers at UCL's department of history. Simon Corcoran and Benet Salway made the breakthrough after piecing together 17 fragments of previously incomprehensible parchment. The fragments were being studied at UCL as part of the Arts & Humanities Research Council-funded "Projet Volterra" -- a 10-year study of Roman law in its full social, legal and political context. |
| The sea level has been rising and falling over the last 2,500 years Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST |
(University of Haifa) The sea level in Israel has been rising and falling over the past 2,500 years, with a one-meter difference between the highest and lowest levels. This has been shown in a new study supervised by Dr. Dorit Sivan, head of the department of maritime civilizations at the University of Haifa. "Rises and falls in sea level over relatively short periods do not testify to a long-term trend," Dr. Sivan explains. |
| Last Neanderthals died out 37,000 years ago Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST |
(University of Bristol) The last Neanderthals in Europe died out at least 37,000 years ago -- and both climate change and interaction with modern humans could be involved in their demise, according to new research from the University of Bristol published today in PLoS ONE. |
| Sales of green energy to help halt decay of Philippines' legendary rice terraces Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST |
(e8) Philippines officials on Friday receive the symbolic keys to a donated 200 kw mini-hydro project that, in addition to green energy, will start generating money to halt deterioration of the country's fabled ancient rice terraces.The massive, spectacular and iconic Asian rice terraces were created on mountainsides largely by hand by indigenous people of the northern Ifugao province at least two millennia ago, popularly known today as "the stairways to heaven," and the "Eighth Wonder of the World." |
| Study: Animals populated Madagascar by rafting there Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST |
(Purdue University) How did the lemurs, flying foxes and narrow-striped mongooses get to the large, isolated island of Madagascar sometime after 65 million years ago?A pair of scientists say their research confirms the longstanding idea that the animals hitched rides on natural rafts blown out to sea. |
| Oxford University Press launches new librarian newsletter Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST |
(Oxford University Press) Oxford University Press has launched Illuminea, a new quarterly newsletter for academic librarians and information professionals. This publication will keep readers up-to-date with the latest developments at OUP and across the publishing world. |
| Stable climate and plant domestication linked Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST |
(Springer) Sustainable farming and the introduction of new crops relies on a relatively stable climate, not dramatic conditions attributable to climate change. Basing their argument on evolutionary, ecological, genetic and agronomic considerations, Dr. Shahal Abbo, from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, and colleagues, demonstrate why climate change is not the likely cause of plant domestication in the Near East. Their thesis is published online in Springer's journal Vegetation History and Archaeobotany. |
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