Monday, October 26, 2009

Malawi is the cradle of humankind, scientist says

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The latest discovery of pre-historic tools and remains of hominids (pictured: periodic table) in Malawi's remote northern district of Ka...

Modern man had sex with Neanderthals

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Modern man and Neanderthals had sex across the species barrier, according to leading geneticist Professor Svante Paabo. Professor Paabo, who...

World's Oldest Known Granaries Predate Agriculture

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A new study coauthored by Ian Kuijt, associate professor of anthropology at the University of Notre Dame, describes recent excavations in Jo...
Sunday, October 18, 2009

Orkney Venus to face the public

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The earliest human figure to be found in Scotland is to go on temporary display at Edinburgh Castle. The Orkney Venus, which was discovered ...

Understanding Ancient Hominin Dispersals Using Artefactual Data: A Phylogeographic Analysis of Acheulean Handaxes

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Background Reconstructing the dispersal patterns of extinct hominins remains a challenging but essential goal. One means of supplementing fo...

Historian finds bronze age relic

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A KEEN historian is delighted to have discovered a rare bronze age arrowhead in Rutland. Charles Haworth, of Barleythorpe Road, Oakham, was ...

£10m investment for Stonehenge visitor centre

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THE planned visitor centre for Stonehenge has received a £10m boost from the Government. The move has been confirmed today by the Secretary ...

Sea gives up secrets to experts

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With shafts of sunlight shimmering through a few metres of crystal clear water, you can pick out the cornerstones of an ancient civilisation...

World's Oldest Submerged Town Dates Back 5,000 Years

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Archaeologists surveying the world’s oldest submerged town have found ceramics dating back to the Final Neolithic. Their discovery suggests ...
Thursday, October 15, 2009

Embattled Stonehenge visitor center seeks planning approval

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English Heritage has submitted plans for approval for the Stonehenge visitor center, designed by Australian architectural practice Denton Co...

Bronze Age burial site unearthed at former rugby club

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A BRONZE Age burial site has been unearthed by archaeologists excavating the former home of a Suffolk rugby club. The two fields which serve...
Wednesday, October 14, 2009

TAU archaeologists shed light on life, diet and society before the delicatessen

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Contestants on TV shows like Top Chef and Hell's Kitchen know that their meat-cutting skills will be scrutinized by a panel of unforgivi...
Sunday, October 11, 2009

5000-year-old tombs under study in Kercem

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Studies are underway on two tombs believed to be 5000 years old, which have been discovered in an excavation site in Kercem, Gozo. The tombs...

Ardi on the Discovery Channel

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Tonight, the Discovery Channel features a special on Ardipithecus ramidus called "Discovering Ardi". Although I haven't seen t...
Saturday, October 10, 2009

Irish farming in 3000 BC

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BALLYCASTLE, Ireland--It took 40 years, but Seamas Caulfield finally solved the puzzle of his father's peat bog, and in the process unea...

Scientists Stonehenge discovery

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For decades archaeologists have puzzled over not just how Stonehenge was built, but why, and what for. Now a team from Bristol University ha...
Wednesday, October 7, 2009

History Cookbook

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Welcome to the history cookbook. Do you know what the Vikings ate for dinner? What a typical meal of a wealthy family in Roman Britain consi...

Mini-Stonehenge Found: Crematorium on Stonehenge Road?

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Sorry, Spinal Tap fans—though a newfound stone circle in England is being called a mini-Stonehenge, it was never in danger of being crushed ...
Monday, October 5, 2009

Profile: Ardi: Our 4.4 million-year-old granny

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PICTURE the scene. It's the African savanna of Ethiopia, 4.4 million years ago. Tuesday, to be exact, somewhere around tea-time. There i...

Mini-Stonehenge find 'important'

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Archaeologists have discovered a mini-Stonehenge, a mile from the site of Wiltshire's famous stone circle. "Bluehenge", named ...