Archaeology
Stone tools and the evolution of modern human cognition
By Philip Guelpa, December 18, 2012
A newly reported microlithic technology from a site in South Africa helps close the apparent temporal gap between the biological evolution of modern humans and the archaeological evidence of fully modern cognitive abilities.
The uncertain future of Pompeii’s extraordinary ruins
By Mark Church, March 6, 2012
The ancient Roman town is in great danger due to years of under-funding and over-exploitation, producing widespread degradation and the collapse of ruins.
New hominin fossil finds in South Africa may fill a gap in the record of human evolution
By Philip Guelpa, September 23, 2011
A newly reported fossil discovery from the Malapa, South Africa may provide greater insight into the evolution of the genus Homo from our australopithecine ancestors. The fossils consist of remains of two individuals, an adult female and juvenile male, possibly a mother and son.
Mass Viking grave identified in southern England
By Joan Smith, September 16, 2011
Archaeologists have discovered a mass grave of decapitated Vikings on the southern coast of England dating from AD 910-AD1034. Scientists think they may have been caught and killed by locals.
Scientists find evidence of cannibalism in Palaeolithic Britain
By Joan Smith, April 29, 2011
The alternation of glacial and warmer periods conditioned the prehistory of what is now Britain.
UNESCO Report on Babylon
US occupation caused “major damage” to historic site in Iraq
By Sandy English, August 11, 2009
UNESCO, the United Nations cultural organization, has issued a report outlining the extensive damage caused by US occupation forces in Iraq to the archeological site of ancient Babylon.
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