Archaeology The Aqueduct of Constantinople: Managing the Longest Water Channel of the Ancient World (Archeology) 11 May 202111 May 2021 Double water channels may have been used to maintain the system while enabling constant operation Aqueducts are very impressive examples of the art of construction in the Roman Empire. Even…
Archaeology 18.5M-year-old Vine Fossil Identified As New Species (Archeology) 7 May 2021 An 18.5 million-year-old fossil found in Panama provides evidence of a new species and is the oldest reliable example of a climbing woody vine known as a liana from the…
Archaeology Ancient DNA Reveals Origin Of First Bronze Age Civilizations in Europe (Archeology) 6 May 2021 Finding shed light on role of migration in Neolithic to Bronze Age transition and emergence of Indo-European languages The first civilisations to build monumental palaces and urban centres in Europe…
Archaeology New, Almost Non-destructive Archaeogenetic Sampling Method Developed (Archeology) 6 May 2021 An Austrian-American research team (University of Vienna, Department Evolutionary Anthropology and Harvard Medical School, Department of Genetics), in collaboration with Hungarian experts from Eötvös Loránd University, has developed a new…
Archaeology First Member of Ill-fated 1845 Franklin Expedition is Identified by DNA Analysis (Archeology) 6 May 20216 May 2021 With a living descendant's DNA sample, a team of researchers have identified the remains of John Gregory, engineer aboard HMS Erebus The identity of the skeletal remains of a member…
Archaeology 200-year-old Poop Shows Rural Elites in New England Had Parasitic Infections (Archeology) 3 May 2021 Study finds parasites in fecal samples from the 1830s-1840s in privy on Dartmouth's campus In the early 19th century in North America, parasitic infections were quite common in urban areas…
Archaeology Groundbreaking Kumara Research Marries Scientific Evidence with Matauraka Māori (Archeology) 30 Apr 2021 The discovery of ancient kumara pits just north of Dunedin dating back to the 15th century has shone a light on how scientific evidence can complement mātauraka Māori around how and where…
