AI and satellite images come together to discover hidden archaeological sites
The Cultural Landscapes Scanner pilot project will exploit Artificial Intelligence to detect the archaeological heritage of the subsoil. The project ...
Tag: Archaeology
Ancient megafaunal mutualisms and extinctions as factors in plant domestication
Of the vast diversity of plants on Earth, only a few evolved to become prominent agricultural crops. Scholars now suggest ...
Towards a better understanding of societal responses to climate change
Scholars of archaeology, geography, history and paleoclimatology lay out a new framework for uncovering climate-society interactionsCredit: Degroot et al., 2021 ...
Older than expected: Teeth reveal the origin of the tiger shark
Credit: © Michael Vogelsang / www.seapicture.de The tiger shark is one of the largest predatory sharks known today. This shark ...
New evidence in search for the mysterious Denisovans
Credit: Photo supplied by the Trustees of the Natural History Museum. An international group of researchers led by the University ...
Fossils from “Vegetational Pompeii” Resolve Deep Palaeontology Mystery
Credit: NIGPAS A recent study on spectacular fossil plants preserved in a volcanic ash fall deposit--known as China's "vegetational Pompeii," ...
Fossil lamprey larvae overturn textbook assumptions on vertebrate origins
Study shows studies of the origin of vertebrates - including human - were based on incorrect assumptions since the late ...
Fermented wool is the answer
FAU researchers reveal the secret of the famous Pazyryk carpetCredit: FAU/Dr. Andreas Späth The Pazyryk carpet is the world's oldest ...
Prehistoric killing machine exposed
Previously thought of as heavy, slow and sluggish, the 260-million-year-old predator, Anteosaurus, was a ferocious hunter-killerCredit: Alex Bernardini (@SimplexPaleo) Judging ...
New technology allows scientists first glimpse of intricate details of Little Foot’s life
Credit: Copyright Diamond Light Source Ltd In June 2019, an international team brought the complete skull of the 3.67-million-year-old Little ...
Examining the impact of climate change on Siberia’s stores of permafrost
Northumbria University is to play a leading role in a major study to assess the long-term impact of global warming ...
The human brain grew as a result of the extinction of large animals
Researchers from Tel Aviv University propose a new explanation for human evolution:Credit: Dana Ackerfeld A new paper by Dr. Miki ...
Revive the map: 4D building reconstruction with machine learning
Credit: Farella E.M, et al./ MDPI Applied Sciences A research team from Skoltech and FBK (Italy) presented a methodology to ...
42,000-year-old trees allow more accurate analysis of last Earth’s magnetic field reversal
Radiocarbon measurements on the remains of 42.000 years old New Zealand kauri trees provide the basis for better calibration of ...
Wolves, dogs and dingoes, oh my
Credit: Lyn Watson Dogs are generally considered the first domesticated animal, while its ancestor is generally considered to be the ...
Changing livestock in ancient Europe reflect political shifts
Archaeology shows that politics and economics played a major impact in choosing livestockCredit: Ariadna Nieto-Espinet In ancient European settlements, livestock ...
Neanderthals and Homo sapiens used identical Nubian technology
Credit: Amos Frumkin Long held in a private collection, the newly analysed tooth of an approximately 9-year-old Neanderthal child marks ...
On the origin of our species
Credit: Chris Stringer Experts from the Natural History Museum, The Francis Crick Institute and the Max Planck Institute for the ...
Human eye beats machine in archaeological color identification test
Credit: Lindsay Bloch/Florida Museum GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A ruler and scale can tell archaeologists the size and weight of a ...
Nehandertals’ gut microbiota and the bacteria helping our health
Credit: University of Bologna Neanderthals' gut microbiota already included some beneficial micro-organisms that are also found in our own intestine. ...
