Super volcanic eruptions interrupt ozone recovery
Credit: Global Volcanism Program Since the Antarctic ozone hole was detected in 1985, depletion of the ozone layer--the "big umbrella" ...
Tag: Archaeology
Nuclear physics in search of world artifacts
The first 3D images of the oldest Christian church in Russia were obtainedCredit: © NUST MISIS NUST MISIS scientists together ...
Murder in the Paleolithic? Evidence of violence behind human skull remains
Credit: Kranoti et al, 2019 New analysis of the fossilized skull of an Upper Paleolithic man suggests that he died ...
Neurosciences unlock the secret of the first abstract engravings
Credit: Emmanuel Mellet & Francesco d'Errico Long before Lascaux paintings, humans engraved abstract motifs on stones, shells or egg shells. ...
Maize-centric diet may have contributed to ancient Maya collapse
The role of diet in climate change The question of how to best adapt to extreme climate is a critical ...
Academic reviewers to now more easily receive credit for their work
San Francisco, CA., June 26, 2019---PLOS today announced that its collaboration with ORCID now includes credit for reviewers. For more ...
Neanderthals used resin ‘glue’ to craft their stone tools
Archaeologists working in two Italian caves have discovered some of the earliest known examples of ancient humans using an adhesive ...
UTSA to research environmental comfort at the San Antonio Missions
Credit: Photo Courtesy of Marcus Huerta (San Antonio, June 25, 2019) -- Working with local architecture firm Ford, Powell & ...
Stresses from past earthquakes explain location of seismic events
Credit: University of Plymouth The cumulative stresses caused by historic earthquakes could provide some explanation as to why and where ...
Retracing ancient routes to Australia
Modelling reveals First Australians arrived in large groups using complex technologiesCredit: Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity ...
Archaeological mystery solved with modern genetics
Y chromosomes reveal population boom and bust in ancient Japan Researchers at the University of Tokyo conducted a census of ...
Slime travelers
New study proves some of Earth's oldest animals could take tripsCredit: Scott Evans / UCR New UC Riverside-led research settles ...
New study shows how environmental disruptions affected ancient societies
LSU College of the Coast & Environment Distinguished Professor Emeritus John Day has collaborated with archeologists on a new analysis ...
3D reconstruction of craniums elucidates the evolution of New World monkeys
Computed tomography scans of fossils from two extinct species point to evolutionary adaptations and kinship with extant howler, spider and ...
9,000 years ago, a community with modern urban problems
Çatalhöyük had overcrowding, violence, environmental troublesCredit: Scott Haddow COLUMBUS, Ohio - Some 9,000 years ago, residents of one of the ...
Baby pterodactyls could fly from birth
New discovery shows extinct flying reptile had the remarkable ability to fly from birth A breakthrough discovery has found that ...
Breakthrough in the discovery of DNA in ancient bones buried in water
Credit: Anna Wessman 2019 During the Iron Age around 300 AD something extraordinary was initiated in Levänluhta area in Isokyrö, ...
The Neolithic precedents of gender inequality
Researchers from the University of Seville have published an ambitious study of gender inequality in prehistoric Iberia Researchers from the ...
Dramatic change in ancient nomad diets coincides with expansion of networks across Eurasia
Credit: I. Reese and A. R. Ventresca Miller, 2017 A meta-analysis of dietary information recorded in the bones of ancient ...
More mysterious jars of the dead unearthed in Laos
Credit: Image: ANU ANU and Uni of Melbourne Archaeologists have discovered 15 new sites in Laos containing more than one ...
