DNA Analysis Identifies Japanese Ancestors
DNA Analysis Identifies Japanese Ancestors Researchers have rewritten Japanese history after uncovering a third, and a previously unknown, group of ancestors that migrated to Japan around 2,000 years ago, of modern-day Japanese populations. Ancient Japan can be split into three key time periods: the Jomon period (13,000 B.C. to 300 B.C.), a time when a …
Dinosaur fossils found in Argentina could belong to the largest creature ever to have walked the Earth
Dinosaur fossils found in Argentina could belong to the largest creature ever to have walked the Earth A team of researchers with Naturales y Museo, Universidad de Zaragoza and Universidad Nacional del Comahue has found evidence that suggests the remains of a dinosaur discovered in Argentina in 2012 may represent a creature that was the …
Researchers discover four dinosaurs in Montana
Researchers discover four dinosaurs in Montana A team of palaeontologists from the University of Washington and its Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture excavated four dinosaurs in northeastern Montana this summer. All fossils will be brought back to the Burke Museum where the public can watch palaeontologists remove the surrounding rock in the fossil …
Possible Grave of Medieval Christian Hermit Excavated in Spain
Possible Grave of Medieval Christian Hermit Excavated in Spain This summer, a tomb embedded in the rock by the main entrance to the San Tirso and San Bernabé Hermitage situated in the karst complex of Ojo Guareña (Merindad de Sotoscueva, Burgos) was excavated; its structure of slabs holds the skeleton of an adult individual in …
Burned Layer at Jamestown Linked to Bacon’s Rebellion
Burned Layer at Jamestown Linked to Bacon’s Rebellion While placing lights at the front of Historic Jamestowne’s memorial church ahead of its 2019 reopening, Jamestown Rediscovery’s Senior Staff Archaeologist Sean Romo made an interesting discovery: burn deposits buried just below the surface. With several recorded accounts of open fires at the settlement, Romo said there …
Rare 6,000-year-old mussel shell reveals insights into First Nations technology
Rare 6,000-year-old mussel shell reveals insights into First Nations technology New research by archaeologists has described rare shell artefacts discovered at Calperum Station and Murrawong (Glen Lossie) on the Murray River in South Australia. The artefacts were found in sites known to archaeologists as shell middens during field trips by Flinders and Griffith University scientists, …
Three Phases of Wooden Wagon Way Uncovered in Scotland
Three Phases of Wooden Wagon Way Uncovered in Scotland BBC News reports that three layers of wooden tracks constructed for the horse-drawn Tranent Waggonway have been uncovered in East Lothian by researchers from the 1722 Waggonway Project. The Tranent Waggonway in East Lothian was first constructed in 1722. It was initially built for hauling coal from …
They rebuild the faces of Egyptian mummies from their 2,000-year-old DNA
They rebuild the faces of Egyptian mummies from their 2,000-year-old DNA Three ancient Egyptians’ faces have been brought to life using 2,000-year-old DNA. Scientists have used DNA dating back over 2,000 years to bring the faces of three ancient Egyptian males to life. The trio of samples, estimated to be between 2,023 and 2,797 years …
Gold mask among 3,000-year-old relics unearthed in southwest China
Gold mask among 3,000-year-old relics unearthed in southwest China Earlier this year, archaeologists were awed when they discovered the partial remains of a 3,000-year-old gold mask at the Sanxingdui dig in China’s Sichuan province. Weighing in at half a pound, the mask was considered unprecedented. But, this month, experts’ expectations were bested once again when …
Mᴀss grave of 25 Christian soldiers who were decapitated during a 13th century Crusade is unearthed in Lebanon
Mᴀss grave of 25 Christian soldiers who were ”decapitated” during a 13th century Crusade is unearthed in Lebanon A pair of mᴀss graves containing 25 Crusaders who were slaughtered during a 13th-century war in the Holy Land have been unearthed in Lebanon. A team of international archaeologists uncovered the gruesome scene at Sidon Castle on …