The words HARN STE engraved in the neck roll of the helmet could indicate the place of origin of the first owner, perhaps the town of Aharnam, the current Civitella d'Arna, near Perugia
Study titled "Isotopic evidence for geographical heterogeneity in ancient Greek military forces" demonstrates the power of archaeological remains to test the claims of historical texts and reveals a potential bias in ancient writings. Archaeological…
A prehistoric woman with a child have left behind the world’s longest trackway. The footprints were spotted in a dried-up lakebed known as a playa, which contains literally hundreds of thousands of footprints dating from the end of the last ice age…
Archaeologists, developed methods for the enrichment and analysis of nuclear DNA from sediments, and applied them to cave deposits in western Europe and southern Siberia dated to between approximately 200,000 and 50,000 years ago.
Neolithic Anatolian communities often buried their dead beneath domestic buildings,2 household composition and social structure can be studied through these human remains. Scientists, describe genetic relatedness among co-burials associated with…
Ethnographic evidence reveals the use of boomerangs as retouchers in Australia. Use-marks on boomerangs comparable with stigmata on Palaeolithic bone retouchers.
Some scientists think that XNA evolved into RNA, which then evolved into DNA forming the very beginnings of life. Scientists showed that L-aTNA fragments could interlink on complementary L-aTNA, RNA and DNA templates without the need for enzymes.…
UOW Ph.D. student Conor McAdams said for an experimental microarchaeological study of guano-driven diagenesis in tropical cave sediments; "Our bat poo experiment might seem like mad science, but it is helping to fill gaps in the story of the peopling…
It is the one who creates life against the destruction of drought. In the ancient Egyptian pantheon, Hapi is the god who represents the Nile river. Just like the Nile, he is the god of life, fertility and abundance.
The British Council tells the inspiring stories of 80 women to mark its 80th Anniversary in Turkey.
The combination of chemistry and archaeology shows how hallucinogens shaped prehistoric cave art
Radiocarbon Dating And CT Scans Reveal Bronze Age Tradition Of Keeping Human Remains. While the findings, may seem eerie or even gruesome by today's convention, they indicate a tangible way of honouring and remembering known individuals between close…
Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a gymnasium and an adjoining bathhouse at the ancient Greek city of Smyrna, in the western Turkish province of Izmir.
New Fossil Discovery Shows How Ancient 'Hell Ants' Hunted With Headgear. Researchers discover a worker of the hell ant Ceratomyrmex ellenbergeri grasping a nymph of Caputoraptor elegans (Alienoptera) preserved in amber dated to 99-million-year-old.
Scientists in Southampton believe four bones recently found on the Isle of Wight belong to a new species of theropod dinosaur The dinosaur was named Vectaerovenator inopinatus.
Early plant use by humans is not well studied because of poor preservation over time, however Border Cave's unique ecosystem has allowed for excellent preservation of this material - providing further insight into the lives of early humans in these…