Australian National University anthropologist Garrick Hitchcock has stumbled across a clue to resolving one of…
Archaeology
Geometrical earthworks found in the Amazon rainforest — dubbed the Geoglyphs of Acre — were…
- Archaeology
Earthquakes May Have Had Great Cultural Significance in Ancient Greek World
by johnsmithby johnsmithThe Ancient Greeks may have built their sacred sites deliberately on land previously affected by…
- Archaeology
Ancient Indian Manuscript Contains Oldest Example of Mathematical Symbol ‘Zero’
by johnsmithby johnsmithThe Bakhshali manuscript, an ancient Indian mathematical manuscript written on more than 70 leaves of…
- Archaeology
Teotihuacan is Unique among Ancient Mesoamerican Cities, Archaeologist Says
by johnsmithby johnsmithArizona State University archaeologist Michael E. Smith has conducted a comparative analysis of Teotihuacan with…
Sorghum was domesticated from its wild ancestor more than 5,000 years ago, according to archaeological…
An ornamented bâton percé, or pierced rod, unearthed at the archaeological site of Gołębiewo in…
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3,180-Year-Old Luwian Hieroglyphic Inscription Tells of Mysterious ‘Sea People’
by johnsmithby johnsmithA team of researchers from Switzerland and the Netherlands has rediscovered and deciphered a 95-foot…
- Archaeology
Israeli Archaeologists Unearth Astonishing Collection of Ancient Seals
by johnsmithby johnsmithArchaeologists digging in the City of David, the Old City of Jerusalem, have found dozens…
- Archaeology
Massive Volcanic Eruptions Linked to Revolts in Ptolemaic Egypt
by johnsmithby johnsmithA Yale University-led study suggests that abrupt shifts in climate caused by massive volcanic eruptions…
- Archaeology
Archaeologists Find Cache of Assyrian Cuneiform Tablets in Iraq
by johnsmithby johnsmithExcavations led by a University of Tübingen archaeologist at the site of a recently-discovered Bronze…
- Archaeology
Cereal Domestication May Have Started 10,000 Years Earlier than Scientists Thought
by johnsmithby johnsmithAccording to a new study published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B,…
In a paper published on October 1 in the journal Astronomy & Geophysics, independent scholar…
- Archaeology
Advanced Dating and Characterization Methods Shed New Light on Caribbean Cave Art
by johnsmithby johnsmithA paper published in the Journal of Archaeological Science presents the first results of the…
An international team of archaeologists, physicists and engineers has found a 100-foot (30 m) long…
An international group of archaeologists led by the University of Cincinnati has found a Minoan…