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Ancient wall found in Iran
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Sep 25, 2007 |
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Archaeologists in northern Iran have uncovered the remains of a 124-mile-long wall, the second longest such structure in Asia after the Great Wall of China.
Image of Minotaur labyrinth found
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Jun 15, 2007 |
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An ancient image of the mythological Minotaur labyrinth has been found in Bulgaria.
Prehistoric mystery organism verified as giant fungus
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Apr 23, 2007 |
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Scientists at the University of Chicago and the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., have produced new evidence to finally resolve the mysterious identity of what they regard as one of the ...
Before 'Lucy,' there was 'Ardi': Oldest hominid skeleton provides new evidence for human evolution (w/ Video)
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Oct 01, 2009 |
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In a special issue of Science, an international team of scientists has for the first time thoroughly described Ardipithecus ramidus, a hominid species that lived 4.4 million years ago in what is now Ethiop ...
Science may hold the clue to an ancient riddle
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Apr 28, 2006 |
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The combination of an international project to enhance carbon dating from archaeological samples, and the remains of an olive tree, may hold part of the clue to resolving an age-old archaeological controversy stemming from ...
Centuries-old Maya Blue mystery finally solved
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Feb 26, 2008 |
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Anthropologists from Wheaton College (Illinois) and The Field Museum have discovered how the ancient Maya produced an unusual and widely studied blue pigment that was used in offerings, pottery, murals and other contexts ...
Neanderthal Man Was An Innovator, Study Says
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Jun 19, 2007 |
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Neanderthal man was not as stupid as has been made out says a new study published by a University of Leicester archaeologist.
Ancient Raptors Likely Feasted on Early Man
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Aug 29, 2006 |
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A new study suggests that prehistoric birds of prey made meals out of some of our earliest human ancestors.
Marine plankton found in amber
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Nov 13, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Marine microorganisms have been found in amber dating from the middle of the Cretaceous period. The fossils were collected in Charente, in France. This completely unexpected discovery will ...
Archeologists Turn to Professional MythBusters for Stone-Age Experiment
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Jun 22, 2007 |
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In the Stone Age, prehistoric peoples created weapons by making stone projectile points and affixing them to arrow and spear shafts. Until now, no one has researched the technological advantage or disadvantage ...
How modern were European Neandertals?
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Aug 25, 2006 |
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Neandertals were much more like modern humans than had been previously thought, according to a re-examination of finds from one of the most famous palaeolithic sites in Europe by Bristol University archaeologist, ...
Molecular analysis confirms T. rex's evolutionary link to birds
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Apr 24, 2008 |
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Putting more meat on the theory that dinosaurs’ closest living relatives are modern-day birds, molecular analysis of a shred of 68-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex protein – along with that of 21 modern ...
New research confirms Indonesian 'Hobbit' was a new species
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Sep 20, 2007 |
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An international team of researchers led by the Smithsonian Institution has completed a new study on Homo floresiensis, commonly referred to as the “hobbit,” a 3-foot-tall, 18,000-year-old hominin skeleton, discovered four ...
New Evidence Suggests Need to Rewrite Bronze Age History
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May 01, 2006 |
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Separated in history by 100 years, the seafaring Minoans of Crete and the mercantile Canaanites of northern Egypt and the Levant (a large area of the Middle East) at the eastern end of the Mediterranean were never considered ...
Brain structure provides key to unraveling function of bizarre dinosaur crests
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Oct 16, 2008 |
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Paleontologists have long debated the function of the strange, bony crests on the heads of the duck-billed dinosaurs known as lambeosaurs. The structures contain incredibly long, convoluted nasal passages ...
