Discoveries

Ciudad Perdida: The Greatest Site You've Never Heard Of

Ciudad Perdida: The Greatest Site You've Never Heard Of

by Dan Thompson

Tue, Aug 30, 2011

Colombia's literally breathtaking ancient lost city is coming back to life.

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Ancient Peru: The Origins of Culture

Ancient Peru: The Origins of Culture

by Kimberly Munro

Sun, Aug 28, 2011

New developments in agriculture, architecture and art marked emerging new cultures and a turn toward the country interior.

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Looking Deeper into Cliff Mine

Looking Deeper into Cliff Mine

by James Dau

Mon, Aug 15, 2011

Archaeologists from Michigan Technological University return to the site of a 19th century copper mine in northern Michigan in order to further understand its role in the shaping of American industrial technology.

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6,000-Year-Old Cooking Pots Show Gradual Transition to Agriculture, Study Reveals

6,000-Year-Old Cooking Pots Show Gradual Transition to Agriculture, Study Reveals

Mon, Oct 24, 2011

Ceramic pots excavated at sites dated to 4,000 years BC tell a story of some lingering hunter-gatherer ways in the Baltic regions of Northwest Europe.

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Blackbeard Cannon to be Recovered

Blackbeard Cannon to be Recovered

Fri, Oct 21, 2011

Scientists will raise a large cannon from Blackbeard's sunken flagship, Queen Anne's Revenge, in hopes that it will offer more than the sum of its parts.

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Mastodon Kill Site Shows Human Presence in North America Before 13,000 Years Ago

Mastodon Kill Site Shows Human Presence in North America Before 13,000 Years Ago

by Dan McLerran

Thu, Oct 20, 2011

A 13,800-year-old site in Washington State provides more evidence of early Americans before 'Clovis'.

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The Mysterious Village

The Mysterious Village

by David M. Stothers and Patrick M. Tucker

Wed, Oct 05, 2011

Historical and archaeological investigations reveal the drama of an early American frontier settlement destroyed during the War of 1812, resolving an archaeological cold case.

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Archaeology's New Frontier

Archaeology's New Frontier

by Dan McLerran

Mon, Sep 12, 2011

Archaeology in space? It sounds a bit contradictory. They don't seem to mix. But recent developments show us otherwise, from discovering the outlines of ancient lost cities with the eyes of a satellite to efforts to secure the priceless material heritage of humankind's venture beyond the planet.

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Malapa: A Glimpse into the Ancient Past

Malapa: A Glimpse into the Ancient Past

by Bonita de Klerk

Thu, Sep 08, 2011

A remarkable new hominin species discovery in South Africa may be the best transitional candidate to our earliest human ancestors, new studies say.

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Stones That Speak: New Archaeological Clues to the Kingdoms of David and Solomon

Stones That Speak: New Archaeological Clues to the Kingdoms of David and Solomon

by James Kensington

Thu, Sep 08, 2011

Recent archaeological discoveries may lend new credence to the historicity of the kingdoms of David and Solomon.

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From the Sands of Egypt

From the Sands of Egypt

by Michael Gordon

Wed, Sep 07, 2011

The discovery of the world's largest trove of ancient writings has opened an unparalleled window on a vanished world.

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El Pilar: Archaeology Under the Canopy

El Pilar: Archaeology Under the Canopy

by Anabel Ford and Maggie Knapp

Tue, Sep 06, 2011

Pioneering work at an ancient Maya center advances a new paradigm for sustainability.

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The Bones of Ol Pejeta: Clues to the Past

The Bones of Ol Pejeta: Clues to the Past

by Briana Pobiner and Kris Kovarovic

Mon, Aug 22, 2011

Two scientists relate how bones on an African landscape are giving us clues to our distant past.

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