Study Investigates Rate of Parasite Infections in a Medieval City
Study Investigates Rate of Parasite Infections in a Medieval City Research examining traces of parasites in the remains of medieval Cambridge residents suggests that local friars were almost twice as likely as ordinary working townspeople to have intestinal worms – despite monasteries of the period having far more sanitary facilities. One possibility is that the …
Periods of Drought May Be Linked to Fall of Maya Capital
Periods of Drought May Be Linked to Fall of Maya Capital Prolonged drought likely helped to fuel civil conflict and the eventual political collapse of Mayapan, the ancient capital city of the Maya on the Yucatán Peninsula, suggests a new study in Nature Communications that was published with the help of a University at Albany …
Early Medieval Graves Unearthed in Germany
Early Medieval Graves Unearthed in Germany Archaeological treasures, including Stone Age pottery and medieval graves with swords and jewellery, have revealed a long history of human habitation near the Danube River in Germany. At the site, in the Geisingen-Gutmadingen district of Tuttlingen, in southwestern Germany, archaeologists discovered one grave from the Neolithic, or Stone Age, …
Ancient DNA adds to evidence of Native Americans’ east Asian ancestry
Ancient DNA adds to evidence of Native Americans’ east Asian ancestry An ancient woman’s skull from south-west China suggests she was related to a population that migrated from east Asia to North America 14,000 years ago, DNA has shown. Researchers have sequenced the genomes of ancient human fossils from the Late Pleistocene in southern China for …
Ice Age human footprints found in Utah desert, thanks to a chance glance out of a moving car: Lost oasis
Ice Age human footprints found in Utah desert, thanks to a chance glance out of a moving car: “Lost oasis” In total, 88 footprints were discovered, including both adult and child footprints. These footprints provide insight into family life during the Pleistocene. Cornell researcher Thomas Urban discovered footprints on the salt flats of the Utah …
Have Scholars Finally Deciphered a Mysterious Ancient Script?
Have Scholars Finally Deciphered a Mysterious Ancient Script? A mysterious writing system that is nearly as old as cuneiform but used a different set of symbols and that has remained undeciphered for centuries may have finally been deciphered. Based on ancient silver vessels, the researchers propose a new method for decoding the Linear Elamite script, …
Archaeologists uncover the ancient city and hundreds of artefacts close to Baghdad
Archaeologists uncover the ancient city and hundreds of artefacts close to Baghdad An archaeological dig in Al-Suwaira, some 60km south of Baghdad, has revealed an ancient Parthian (247BC to 224AD) city and unearthed more than 200 artefacts. According to a statement from Iraq’s State Board of Antiquities and Heritage (SBAH) the recently completed 150-day mission …
Stone Age discovery shows Homo sapiens survived in the Kalahari
Stone Age discovery shows Homo sapiens survived in the Kalahari Archaeological evidence in a rock shelter at the edge of the Kalahari Desert, South Africa, is challenging the idea that the origins of our species were linked to coastal environments. “Our findings from this rock shelter show that overly simplified models for the origins of …
Remains Of A 2,200-Year-Old Roman Fountain Discovered In ᴀssos, Turkey
Remains Of A 2,200-Year-Old Roman Fountain Discovered In ᴀssos, Turkey Archaeologists have been continuously involved in excavations in the ancient city of ᴀssos for 42 years. ᴀssos ancient site has much to offer. A recent discovery at the ancient site of ᴀssos, a 2,200-year-old Roman fountain, informed the head of archaeological digs on Monday. Located …
First Female Viking Grave Discovered In Swedish Mountains
First Female Viking Grave Discovered In Swedish Mountains Archaeologists in Sweden have every reason to be excited after learning a mountain climber came across an extraordinary 1,200-year-old brooch. Based on recent reports, everything indicates the first female Viking grave was located in the Swedish mountains. It is a unique and surprising find that is believed …