Archaeology
The plague may have caused the downfall of the Stone Age farmers
Ancient DNA from bones and teeth hints at a role of the plague in Stone Age population collapse. Contrary to...
Desert-loving fungi and lichens pose deadly threat to 5,000-year-old rock art
The Negev desert of southern Israel is renowned for its unique rock art. Since at least the third millennium BCE,...
New study adds to mystery of Cahokia exodus
Nine hundred years ago, the Cahokia Mounds settlement just across the Mississippi River from present-day St. Louis bustled with roughly 50,000 people...
Layers of carbonate provide insight into the world of the ancient Romans
Archaeologists face a major challenge when they intend to acquire information about buildings or facilities of which only ruins remain....
Archaeology: Occupational hazards for ancient Egyptian scribes
Repetitive tasks carried out by ancient Egyptian scribes — high status men with the ability to write who performed administrative...
Easter Island’s ‘population crash’ never occurred, new research reveals
MEDIA: Check out a Q&A with researcher Carl Lipo here.Credit: "Easter Island, Ahu Tongariki" by Arian Zwegers is licensed under...
Updated radiocarbon dates for the Greek shipwreck Kyrenia
Updated radiocarbon calibration techniques provide improved date estimates for Greek shipwrecks, according to a study published June 26 in the...
Rare Sāmoan discovery offers clues to origins of inequality
The discovery of ancient rock walls and high mounds and ditches in dense jungle in the Falefa Valley on ʻUpolu...
STUDY: Sourcing genomically diverse seedlings to create climate-change resilient forests brings optimism for partnerships between science and practice
The roots of the project formed during a CASRI conference in 2018 when experts from various organizations learned about red...
After ISIS bombs, an urgent call to preserve an ancient Syrian temple
The Temple of Bel stands in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, adjoining a desert oasis with palm trees and...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Warm seawater speeding up melting of ‘Doomsday Glacier,’ scientists warn
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Probiotics during pregnancy shown to help moms and babies
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