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Temple of Mithras comes home | UK news | The Guardian
Temple of Mithras comes home | UK news | The Guardian:
"Construction work forces return of remains of Roman temple to the god Mithras to original London home after 58 years"
New federal regulations have researchers, tribes clashing over bones – USATODAY.com
New federal regulations have researchers, tribes clashing over bones – USATODAY.com:
"Researchers would come to herald the bones — dating back nearly 10,000 years — as a potential treasure trove for understanding the earliest human history of the continental United States. But a local tribal group called the Kumeyaay Nation claimed that the bones, representing at least two people, were their ancestors and demanded them back several years ago."
BBC News - Icelandic rocks could have steered Vikings
BBC News - Icelandic rocks could have steered Vikings:
"Vikings used rocks from Iceland to navigate the high seas, suggests a new study."
The Goddess Goes Home | History & Archaeology | Smithsonian Magazine
The Goddess Goes Home | History & Archaeology | Smithsonian Magazine:
"From the look on Renzo Canavesi’s face, our first encounter was not going to end well. The strapping, barrel-chested octogenarian stared down at me from the second-floor landing of his home in the foothills of the Swiss Alps while a dog barked wildly from behind an iron gate. I had traveled more than 6,000 miles to ask Canavesi about one of the world’s most contested pieces of ancient art: a 2,400-year-old statue of a woman believed to be Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love.
Is This Your Long-Lost Ancestor? | Observations, Scientific American Blog Network
Is This Your Long-Lost Ancestor? | Observations, Scientific American Blog Network:
"In the spring of 2010, the world met Australopithecus sediba, a nearly two-million-year-old human relative whose remains were found at a site just a short drive from Johannesburg, South Africa. By all accounts, it was an extraordinary discovery: two beautifully preserved partial skeletons–a juvenile male and an adult female–with the promise of more individuals to come. "
Mexico archaeologists acknowledge 2nd Mayan reference to 2012 | The Salt Lake Tribune
Mexico archaeologists acknowledge 2nd Mayan reference to 2012 | The Salt Lake Tribune:
"Mexico’s archaeology institute downplays theories that the ancient Mayas predicted some sort of apocalypse would occur in 2012, but on Thursday it acknowledged that a second reference to the date exists on a carved fragment found at a southern Mexico ruin site."
Ice Age paintings from the Swabian Jura, Southwestern Germany document the earliest painting tradition in Central Europe
Ice Age paintings from the Swabian Jura, Southwestern Germany document the earliest painting tradition in Central Europe:
"Recent excavations conducted by the University of Tübingen at Hohle Fels Cave in the Swabian Jura of southwestern Germany have produced new evidence for the earliest painting tradition in Central Europe about 15,000 years ago. This period is referred to as the Magdalenian and is named after the site of La Madeleine in France."
Ancient Tools Point to Early Human Migration Into Arabia - ScienceNOW
Ancient Tools Point to Early Human Migration Into Arabia - ScienceNOW:
"More than 100,000 years ago, a group of early humans stood on the western shore of the Red Sea, gazing across the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait at the Arabian Peninsula. The land was lush and verdant, beckoning them to cross. But did they? A new analysis of stone tools discovered in Oman suggests that they did, indicating that humans may have ventured into Arabia tens of thousands of years earlier than many scientists believed."
Tar Shrank Heads of Prehistoric Californians Over Time?
Tar Shrank Heads of Prehistoric Californians Over Time?:
"A long-term health decline—including a gradual shrinking—among prehistoric Indians in California may be linked to their everyday use of tar, which served as "superglue," waterproofing, and even chewing gum, scientists say."
(Via National Geographic .)
Helping unravel causes of Ice Age extinctions
Helping unravel causes of Ice Age extinctions:
"Did climate change or humans cause the extinctions of the large-bodied Ice Age mammals (commonly called megafauna) such as the woolly rhinoceros and woolly mammoth? Scientists have for years debated the reasons behind the Ice Age mass extinctions, which caused the loss of a third of the large mammals in Eurasia and two thirds of the large mammals in North America."
(Via Science Daily .)
Animals Mummified by the Millions in Ancient Egypt : Discovery News
Animals Mummified by the Millions in Ancient Egypt : Discovery News:
"Millions of animals were ritually slaughtered in ancient Egypt to foster a huge mummification industry that even drove some species extinct. "
Archaeologists clear decades of growth to better reveal 11 prehistoric Native American mounds in Quincy - Canton, IL - Canton Daily Ledger
Archaeologists clear decades of growth to better reveal 11 prehistoric Native American mounds in Quincy - Canton, IL - Canton Daily Ledger:
"Large, very old and now much easier to see, 11 prehistoric Native American mounds in Quincy may be the newest gems for the “Gem City” thanks to the work of local archaeologists and Native American volunteers who cleared decades' worth of growth from the prehistoric earthen structures. "
Nation's Oldest City: When artifacts were simply treasure | StAugustine.com
Nation's Oldest City: When artifacts were simply treasure | StAugustine.com:
"Interest in St. Augustine by the TV reality show, “The Recovery Project” to dig for treasures here reminded me of an event of 130-plus years ago. In 1879 a worker was digging out a pomegranate tree on the west side of Oneida Street in the citrus grove of William and Harriett Keith when he unearthed seven pieces of religious silver hollowware."
Roman cavalry helmet found in Iron Age shrine may prove Britons fought with legions - Telegraph
Roman cavalry helmet found in Iron Age shrine may prove Britons fought with legions - Telegraph:
"A 2,000-year-old Roman cavalry helmet has shed new light on the conquest of Britain after experts pieced it back together 10 years since its discovery in an Iron Age shrine."
Ancient African sculpture discovered after 2,000 years in the mud
Ancient African sculpture discovered after 2,000 years in the mud: "Many incredible works of art have been made using terracotta, including the world famous Terracotta Army created for the first emperor of China. But because terracotta is often simply unglazed clay, many of the finest works were lost long ago."
(Via i09 .)
Googling the past: how I uncovered prehistoric remains from my office
Googling the past: how I uncovered prehistoric remains from my office:
"Archaeology is the study of the remains of the past but has long been predatory on the sciences and their ever-growing technologies. I was brought up as a student in 1970s Britain, when we learned of the wonderful revelations to be made through aerial viewing of almost any human landscape."
(Via The Conversation.)
Pledge to stop crime damaging our history - Latest News - Bury Free Press
Pledge to stop crime damaging our history - Latest News - Bury Free Press:
"HERITAGE criminals are not just stealing artefacts, but robbing Suffolk of the chance to discover its past, the county archaeologist has said.
As Suffolk County Council announced on Tuesday that it had joined the national Alliance to Reduce Crime Against Heritage (Arch), archaeology department head Keith Wade said that thieves digging up archaeological sites closed windows into the past."