Monday, July 1, 2013

Prehistoric cave art in the Dordogne

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Caves in the Dordogne's Vézère valley contain some of the oldest artworks known to man. Robin McKie enjoys the visit both below – and a...
Friday, June 28, 2013

Vandals graffiti Bronze Age standing stone

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A Bronze Age standing stone in the Brecon Beacons National Park has been vandalised. The Maen Llia standing stone, a Scheduled Ancient Monu...
Thursday, June 27, 2013

Horse Fossil Yields Astonishingly Old Genome—Are Similarly Ancient Human Genomes Next?

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Horse fossil dating to around 700,000 years ago has yielded the oldest complete genome yet. Image: D. G. Froese Researchers have recov...

Dig for Iron Age hill fort in Ely, Cardiff

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Archaeologists are starting a dig in Cardiff at what is being classed as a significant Iron Age hill fort. Limited trial excavations at the...

Origins of human throwing unlocked

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Throwing at high speeds is unique to humans and it helped Homo erectus to hunt two millions years ago, scientists have said Early huma...
Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Saving Cleopatra's Needle

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'Eye on the Needle' is a documentary about Cleopatra's Needle on London's Embankment. Currently in pre-production, the fi...
Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Dig starts at Iron Age hill fort in Caerau, Cardiff

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Archaeologists have begun the first dig at an Iron Age hill fort above the Caerau housing estate in Cardiff. Experts say it is one of ...
Monday, June 24, 2013

SHELLFISH AND THE RISE OF MODERN HUMAN BEHAVIOUR

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A rtefacts from the African Middle Stone Age (MSA; ∼200 to ∼50 ka), provide us with the first glimpses of modern human art and culture. A...
Thursday, June 20, 2013

Snail genes reveals human migration to Ireland

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A common garden snail gives insight into human migration to Ireland A genetic similarity between snail fossils found in Ireland and th...
Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Heritage & Science: Working Together in the CARE of Rock Art

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Ancient rock art is under threat due to climate change, and a project has been launched to develop methods to enable everyone to contribute...
Monday, June 17, 2013

Serbia: ancient tombs discovered from 2,500 years ago

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BELGRADE, JUNE 12 - The skeletel remains of ancient warriors with spears and daggers have been uncovered in an archeological site during th...

The Iceman Suffered Brain Damage Before Death

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An injury to the head, not an arrow wound, may have killed Ötzi the Iceman, the 5,300-year-old mummy found in the Italian Alps,...

3,500-year-old house unearthed in central Turkey

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The remains of a house  dating back  3,500 years have been uncovered during excavations in the central Anatolian province of Kırıkkale'...

Ötzis »dunkle« Geheimnisse

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Der Querschnitt durch Ötzis Schädel zeigt das gut erhaltene Gehirn. Markiert sind die Stellen der Probenentnahme. (Quelle: Krankenhaus B...
Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Iceman Mummy Suffered Head Blow Before Death

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Ötzi the Iceman, Europe's oldest mummy, likely suffered a head injury before he died roughly 5,300 years ago, according to a new pro...
Monday, June 10, 2013

Prehistoric henge unearthed in Kent

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An “incredible” prehistoric henge has been unearthed during an archeological dig in Sittingbourne. The Bronze Age find at the Meads in Sono...
Friday, June 7, 2013

Neanderthal clues to cancer origins

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A Neanderthal living 120,000 years ago had a cancer that is common today, according to a fossil study. A fossilised Neanderthal rib found...
Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Archaeologists find evidence French winemaking had roots in Italy

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The earliest evidence of wine in France suggests that it came from Italy, and that it was mixed with basil, thyme and other herbs, accordi...

3000-year-old dolmens throw light on last rites

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In a discovery that is expected to throw light on burial or funeral practices in the Southern parts of the state in the pre-historic era, a...

New Biomolecular Archaeological Evidence Points to the Beginnings of Viniculture in France

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This is an ancient pressing platform from Lattara, seen from above. Note the spout for drawing off a liquid. It was raised off the court...