Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Galway archaeologist calls for resources to record artefacts uncovered by storms

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Archaeologist Michael Gibbons at the area on Omey Island where prehistoric remains were revealed by Atlantic storms. Photograph: Joe O’Sh...

Visit Stonehenge in 3D on Your iPhone/iPad with Apple Maps

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If you’re strapped for cash but dying to check out Stonehenge up close, there’s now an easy way to visit the prehistoric monument right f...

New Genetic Findings About Stone-Age Scandinavian Farmers and Hunter-Gatherers

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A n international team led by researchers at Uppsala University and Stockholm University reports a breakthrough on understanding the demo...

Genomic diversity and admixture differs for Stone-Age Scandinavian foragers and farmers

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This image shows osteologists Ove och Evy Persson at Ajvide, Gotland, Sweden, 1983. The skeleton from a young woman dated to 2700 BC. ...
Monday, April 28, 2014

Anglesey: Mysterious artefact discovered at Neolithic tomb

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Find at Perthi Duon excavation site near Brynsiencyn could prove existence of a British Copper Age says archeology expert Copper artefa...
Friday, April 11, 2014

Earliest evidence of human presence in Scotland found

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Archaeologists have uncovered the earliest evidence of the presence of humans in Scotland it was announced today.  Examples of te 14,...

Flint tools dated 14,000 years ago

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Primitive tools dug up by archaeologists in South Lanarkshire have been dated at 14,000 years old - making them the earliest evidence of...

Log boat dating back 4,500 years found in Lough Corrib

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A 4,500-year-old log boat is among 12 early Bronze Age, Iron Age and medieval craft that have been located in Lough Corrib, along with s...

Leicester dig unearths Iron Age mint and Roman tile with dog paw prints

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unearthed: The Roman tile with possible dog paw prints Archaeologists believe they might have stumbled across an Iron Age mint which...

Viking artefacts, logboats found in Irish lake

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A 4,500-year-old log boat is among 12 early Bronze Age, Iron Age and medieval craft that have been located in Lough Corrib, along with seve...
Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Researchers say Neanderthals were no strangers to good parenting

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Archaeologists at the University of York are challenging the traditional view that Neanderthal childhood was difficult, short and danger...

The cliff-hanging cists of Arran

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In March 2012, the landowner and a local resident spotted a short stone cist exposed in the cliff face of a disused quarry at Sannox on the...

Farming Changed Human Bones, Suggests Study

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B ecause the structure of human bones can inform us about the lifestyles of the individuals they belong to, they can provide valuable clu...

New method confirms Humans and Neandertals interbred

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Technical objections to the idea that Neandertals interbred with the ancestors of Eurasians have been overcome, thanks to a genome analysis...
Thursday, April 3, 2014

Did Europeans Get Fat From Neandertals?

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Fathead?  Modern humans ( right ) in Europe may have inherited genes from Neandertals that process fat in their brains and bodies. Nea...

Pillage d’une nécropole antique à Prunay-Belleville

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Depuis mi-février, les archéologues de l’Inrap interviennent à Prunay-Belleville, dans l’Aube, avant l’aménagement du gazoduc « Arc de D...

Study Finds Ancient Nomads Spread Earliest Domestic Grains Along Silk Road

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This is a photo of the long-term settlement stratigraphy at the site of Tasbas. Mudbrick/clay oven (visible on right lower portion) cont...

More on Neanderthals’ Genetic Legacy

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SHANGHAI, CHINA—Neanderthals and modern humans are thought to have interbred at least once—probably in the Middle East—after modern human...

'Homo' is the only primate whose tooth size decreases as its brain size increases

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An dalusian researchers, led by the University of Granada, have discovered a curious characteristic of the members of the human lineage, ...
Wednesday, April 2, 2014

PHOENICIAN COLONY IN SOUTHEAST SPAIN RE-EXAMINED

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Cabezo Pequeño del Estany. Image: University of Alicante R esearchers in Spain have applied new remote sensing and aerial imaging to th...