http://dsc.discovery.com/news/news.html News on archaeology from Discovery en-us 2007 Discovery Communications Inc. Tue, Nov 3 2009 08:07:55 EST 60 http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-schedules/gallery/logos/dsc.gif http://dsc.discovery.com 60 46 When the Nazca people cleared forests to grow crops, their fields washed away leaving desert. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/11/02/nazca-collapse-trees.html After the Nazca people cleared their forests to grow crops, their fields washed away during an El Nino event. Civilization Collapsed After Cutting Key Trees Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20091102114500 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:45:00 EST Alex Chepstow-Lusty | The remains of a pliosaur, a ferocious predator that lived 150 million years ago, have been found. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/10/27/sea-monster-skull.html The remains of a pliosaur, a ferocious predator that lived 150 million years ago, have been found off England's southern coast. Giant Sea Monster Skull Unearthed in U.K. Associated Press archaeology 20091027180000 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:00:00 EST Chris Ison/PA Wire | Legendary aviator Amelia Earhart mostly likely died on an tropical island in the southwestern Pacific. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/10/23/amelia-earhart.html Legendary aviator Amelia Earhart mostly likely died on an tropical island in the southwestern Pacific. Earhart's Final Resting Place Believed Found Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20091023143000 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:30:00 EST AP Photo | A fossilized jawbone reveals stark differences in the diets of extinct beavers and their modern cousins. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/10/23/beavers-wood.html A fossilized jawbone reveals stark differences in the diets of extinct beavers and their modern cousins. Ancient, Giant Beavers Didn't Have a Taste for Wood Sid Perkins, Science News archaeology 20091023123030 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:30:30 EST Getty Images | NASA tries to debunk fears spread by the marketing campaign for the apocalyptic film, "2012." http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/10/22/nasa-debunks-2012.html NASA tries to debunk fears spread by the marketing campaign for the apocalyptic film, "2012." World Not Ending in 2012, Says NASA Irene Klotz, Discovery News archaeology 20091022141500 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:15:00 EST AP Photo/Gero Breloer | Ida, the fossil discovery announced last May, appears to have been a distant relative of humans. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/10/21/ida-primate-fossil.html Ida, the fossil discovery announced last May, appears to have been a distant relative of humans. 'Missing Link' Primate Fossil Debunked Malcolm Ritter, Associated Press archaeology 20091021150000 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:00:00 EST AP Photo/Mary Altaffer | Footprints said to be 1,700 years old have emerged from one of Israel's largest and finest mosaics. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/10/19/mosaic-footprints.html Foot and sandal prints said to be 1,700 years old have emerged from one of Israel's largest and finest mosaics. Ancient Mosaic Reveals Artisans' Footprints Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20091019121500 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:15:00 EST Niki Davidov, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority | Researchers mummify a body part using an Ancient Egyptian salt drying process. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/10/15/salt-mummification.html Researchers in Switzerland manage to mummify a body part using the same salt drying process used by the ancient Egyptians. Body Part Mummified With Egyptian Recipe Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20091015091500 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:15:00 EST Getty Images | Crushed bones reveal that some dinosaurs were trampled by their own kind. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/10/14/dino-stomping-ground.html Crushed bones reveal that some dinosaurs were trampled by their own kind. Dinosaur 'Stomping Ground' Found in Utah Mike Stark, Associated Press archaeology 20091014111500 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:15:00 EST Brigham Young University | A new, prehistoric, flying reptile provides fresh evidence for a controversial type of evolution. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/10/13/pterosaur-evolution.html A new, prehistoric, flying reptile provides fresh evidence for a controversial type of evolution. New Dino-Eating Pterosaur Evolved in Unusual Way Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20091013190100 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:01:00 EST Mark Witton/University of Portsmouth | Mayans emphatically deny that 2012 marks the end of the world. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/10/12/2012-doomsday.html Mayans emphatically deny that 2012 marks the end of the world. 2012 Doomsday Not Likely, Mayans Insist Mark Stevenson, Associated Press archaeology 20091012141500 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:15:00 EST AP Photo/Moises Castillo | Five relics stolen from Luxor's Valley of the Kings will be returned to Egypt. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/10/09/stolen-relics-egypt.html Five relics stolen from Luxor's Valley of the Kings will be returned to Egypt. Stolen Egyptian Relics On Their Way Home Pascale Mollard-Chenebenoit, AFP archaeology 20091009140000 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EST Getty Images | A 123-million-year-old chipmunk-sized mammal may explain how human hearing evolved. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/10/08/ear-evolution.html A 123-million-year-old chipmunk-sized mammal may explain how human hearing evolved. Prehistoric Mammal Hints at Ear's Evolution AFP archaeology 20091008160000 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:00:00 EST Mark A. Klingler/Carnegie Museum of Natural History | The mysterious monument dubbed "Bluehenge" may have been used as a massive burial site. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/10/07/blue-stonehenge.html The mysterious monument dubbed "Bluehenge" may have been used as a massive burial site. 'Blue Stonehenge' May Be Funeral Complex Gregory Katz, Associated Press archaeology 20091007190000 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:00:00 EST Getty Images | The world's largest dinosaur tracks have been excavated by French researchers. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/10/06/dino-footprints.html The world's largest dinosaur tracks have been excavated by French researchers. Dino Footprints Set New Record AFP archaeology 20091006173000 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:30:00 EST CNRS Phototheque/Hubert Raguet | The Shroud of Turin was a fake, according to a group that reproduced the revered cloth. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/10/05/shroud-turin.html The Shroud of Turin was a fake, according to a group that reproduced the revered cloth. Shroud of Turin Replica Casts Doubt on Original Ariel David, Associated Press archaeology 20091005170000 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:00:00 EST AP Photo/Antonio Calanni | A 'mini-Colosseum' that lies beneath an airport may have hosted Roman emperors. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/10/02/mini-colosseum.html A 'mini-Colosseum' that lies beneath an airport may have hosted Roman emperors. 'Mini-Colosseum' Excavated in Rome Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20091002130000 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:00:00 EST University of Southampton | A fungus likely ravaged dead trees and plants following the world's worst extinction. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/10/02/fungus-mass-extinction.html Forget meteor impacts, a fungus likely ravaged dead trees and plants following the world's worst extinction event, research shows. Fungus Feasted Off World's Worst Extinction Michael Reilly, Discovery News archaeology 20091002092000 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:20:00 EST iStockPhoto | "Ardi" dates to 4.4. million years and may be the oldest human ancestor ever found. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/10/01/ardi-human-ancestor.html The world's oldest and most complete skeleton of a potential human ancestor is unveiled, representing the closest researchers have come to finding the last common ancestor of chimps and humans. 'Ardi,' Oldest Human Ancestor, Unveiled Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20091001103000 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:30:00 EST Getty | Tyrannosaurus rex and its relatives suffered from a potentially life-threatening disease. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/09/30/trex-parasite.html Tyrannosaurus rex and its relatives suffered from a potentially life-threatening disease. T. Rex Likely Cut Down by Tiny Parasite AFP archaeology 20090930163000 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:30:00 EST Chris Glen/University of Queensland | A piece of skull thought to belong to Adolf Hitler actually came from a woman. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/09/30/hitler-skull.html A piece of skull thought to belong to Adolf Hitler actually came from a woman. Hitler Skull Fragment Actually Belonged to Female Pat Eaton-Robb, Associated Press archaeology 20090930110000 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:00:00 EST AP Photo | A massive tsunami has claimed at least 100 lives on islands off the South Pacific. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/09/30/tsunami-earthquake.html A massive tsunami hurled by a powerful earthquake has claimed at least 100 lives on islands off the South Pacific. South Pacific Coasts Reeling From Tsunami Keni Lesa and Fili Sagapolutele, Associated Press archaeology 20090930101500 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:15:00 EST AP Photo/Ardie Roque | A magnitude 8.3 earthquake struck Samoa, triggering a tsunami. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/09/29/earthquake-tsunami-samoa.html A magnitude 8.3 earthquake struck Samoa, triggering a tsunami as coastal residents fled to higher ground. Massive Earthquake Triggers Tsunami Near Samoa AFP archaeology 20090929160000 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:00:00 EST Getty Images | The breeding ground of the world's largest, prehistoric predator, Megalodon, has been found. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/09/29/megalodon-nursery.html The breeding ground of the world's largest, prehistoric predator, Megalodon, has been found. Prehistoric Shark Nursery Spawned Giants Michael Reilly, Discovery News archaeology 20090929070000 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST Catalina Pimiento/University of Florida | Fossils of a feathered dinosaur may help scientists' understanding of bird evolution. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/09/28/feathered-dino.html Fossils of a feathered dinosaur may help scientists' understanding of bird evolution. Feathered Dino Predates Oldest Bird Sid Perkins, Science News archaeology 20090928113000 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:30:00 EST AP Photo/Hu Dongyu, Bristol University England | Italy's Blue Grotto sea cave was once decorated by statues of sea gods, surveys reveal. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/09/28/blue-grotto-statues.html Italy's famed Blue Grotto sea cave was once decorated by Roman statues of sea gods, surveys reveal. Roman Statues Found in Blue Grotto Cave Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20090928090000 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:00:00 EST Vasco Fronzoni | Ash from an ancient supereruption would have made it difficult for human and animals to eat. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/09/25/supervolcano-teeth.html Ash from an ancient supervolcano eruption would have made it difficult for human and animals to chew their food. Supervolcano Eruption Was Tough on Teeth Michael Reilly, Discovery News archaeology 20090925160000 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:00:00 EST Getty Images | Gold and silver artifacts from the Dark Ages were discovered by an amateur treasure-hunter. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/09/25/treasure-trove.html Gold and silver artifacts from the Dark Ages were discovered by an amateur treasure-hunter. Treasure Trove Found in Farmer's Field Raphael G. Satter, Associated Press archaeology 20090925110000 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:00:00 EST AP Photo | Finger digit analysis suggests Neanderthals were promiscuous while Australopithecus, less so. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/09/24/human-monogamy.html A study of the ratios of finger digits in ancient skeletons suggests Neanderthals may have been promiscuous while Australopithecus, less so. Human Ancestors Conflicted on Monogamy Michael Reilly, Discovery News archaeology 20090924094500 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:45:00 EST Getty | The comet impact that wiped out the dinosaurs had little effect on life in Europe. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/09/23/mass-extinction.html The comet impact that wiped out the dinosaurs had little effect on life in Europe. Mass Extinction Event Spared Europe (Mostly) Michael Reilly, Discovery News archaeology 20090923162000 Mon, 23 Sep 2009 16:20:00 EST NASA | The excavated jaw bone of a tyrannosaur reveals that it was attacked by its own kind. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/09/21/tyrannosaur-mauled.html The excavated jaw bone of a tyrannosaur reveals that it was attacked by its own kind. Tyrannosaur Found Mauled by Kin Michael Reilly, Discovery News archaeology 20090921163000 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:30:00 EST Ed Gerken | A youthful, sexy gemstone portrait of Alexander the Great is found in Israel. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/09/17/alexander-portrait.html A gemstone engraved with a youthful, sexy portrait of Alexander the Great is found in Israel. 'Alexander the Sexy' Seen in New Portrait Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20090917110000 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:00:00 EST University of Haifa | Computer scans of fossils from an ancient, giant raptor reveal that it may have preyed on people. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/09/11/extinct-eagle.html Computer scans of fossils from an ancient, giant raptor reveal that it may have preyed on people. Extinct Eagle May Have Hunted Humans Michael Casey, Associated Press archaeology 20090911183000 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:30:00 EST iStockPhoto | Archaeologists find one of the earliest depictions of a menorah in a Jerusalem synagogue. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/09/11/menora-archaeology.html Archaeologists find one of the earliest depictions of a menorah in a synagogue by the Sea of Galilee. Earliest Menora Depiction Found Amy Teibel, Associated Press archaeology 20090911150000 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:00:00 EST Israeli Antiquities Authority | Fiber technology first emerged in hunter-gatherer societies as early as 32,000 years ago. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/09/11/stone-age-twine.html Fiber technology first emerged in hunter-gatherer societies as early as 32,000 years ago. Oldest Twine Dates Back to Stone Age Bruce Bower, Science News archaeology 20090911122000 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:20:00 EST Science/AAAS | The ancient mystery of the distinctive red hats atop the Easter Island statues has been solved. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/09/08/easter-island-red-hat.html The ancient mystery of the distinctive red hats atop the Easter Island statues has been solved. Easter Island Red Hat Mystery Revealed AFP archaeology 20090908111500 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:15:00 EST Robert Harding | A rare, massive statue -- one of a dozen or so in existence -- of Apollo has been found. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/09/08/apollo-statue.html A rare, massive statue -- one of a dozen or so in existence -- of the Greek god Apollo has been found. Colossal Apollo Statue Unearthed in Turkey Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20090908070000 Mon, 08 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST Francesco D'Andria | Scientists have dated what could be the oldest hand axes in Europe. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/09/03/prehistoric-hand-axes.html Scientists have dated what could be the oldest hand axes in Europe. Prehistoric Hand Axes Older Than Once Thought Bruce Bower, Science News archaeology 20090903110000 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:00:00 EST Michael Walker | A brachiosaur, part of a family of large, plant-eating dinosaurs, is found in China. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/09/02/dinosaur-giraffe.html An Early Cretaceous brachiosaur, part of a family of large, plant-eating dinosaurs, is found in China. 'Giraffe of the Mesozoic' Dinosaur Unearthed in China Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20090902070000 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST Getty Images | The Iron Age butter is one of the earliest examples of packaged food. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/08/31/iron-age-butter.html The Iron Age butter is one of the earliest examples of packaged food. Iron Age Butter Discovered in Ireland Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20090831121500 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:15:00 EST National Museum of Ireland | An ancient, indecipherable text is slowly being unraveled by modern science. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/08/27/computers-language.html An ancient, indecipherable text is slowly being unraveled by modern science. Computers Help Decode Ancient Texts Eric Bland, Discovery News archaeology 20090827133000 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:30:00 EST J. M. Kenoyer/Harappa.com | An enormous prehistoric animal swung its spiked tail like athletes swing bats or rackets. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/08/25/glyptodont-tail.html An enormous prehistoric animal swung its spiked tail like athletes swing bats or rackets. Prehistoric Animals Swung Tails Like Baseball Bats Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20090825190000 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:00:00 EST Rudemar Ernesto Blanco | A paleontologist claims he can reproduce dinosaur anatomy from chicken embryos. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/08/25/chicken-dinosaur.html A Canadian paleontologist claims he can reproduce dinosaur anatomy from chicken embryos. Could Chicken Embryos Produce Dinosaurs? AFP archaeology 20090825164500 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:45:00 EST iStockPhoto | Dinosaur hunters say that the once war-torn Angola holds a bevy of rare fossils. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/08/21/angola-fossils.html Dinosaur hunters say that the once war-torn Angola holds a bevy of rare fossils that are just waiting to be found. War's End Opens Up Angolan 'Jurassic Park' Louise Redvers, AFP archaeology 20090821121500 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:15:00 EST PaleoAngola | Lesions on the bones of an ancient hominin resulted from an acute infection. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/08/20/earliest-infection.html Lesions on the bones of an ancient hominin resulted from an acute infection. Earliest Known Bacterial Infection Found Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20090820080000 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 08:00:00 EST Ruggero D'Anastasio | If the tomb remains open to tourists, the statues and paintings inside will be damaged. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/08/19/pharoah-tomb.html If the tomb remains open to tourists, the statues and paintings inside will be damaged. Pharaohs' Tombs May Disappear, Egypt Warns Riad Abu Awad, AFP archaeology 20090819121500 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:15:00 EST iStockPhoto | A muscular, plant-eating hadrosaur may have been the world's last dinosaur. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/08/17/last-dinosaur.html A plant-eating hadrosaur with muscular limbs may have been among the world's last dinosaurs. Muscular Hadrosaur Was One of Last Dinosaurs Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20090817090100 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:01:00 EST Carmelo Lopez Gomez | Human forged stone weapons and tools much earlier than once thought. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/08/13/stone-tools.html Human forged stone weapons and tools much earlier than once thought. Early Humans Shaped Stone Tools with Fire AFP archaeology 20090813170000 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:00:00 EST iStockPhoto | An underground complex of caves is allegedly found beneath the pyramid field at Giza. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/08/13/caves-giza.html A British research says he has found a massive underground complex of caves and passageways beneath the pyramid field at Giza. Cave Complex Allegedly Found Under Giza Pyramids Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20090813130000 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:00:00 EST Strictly copyright Andrew Collins, 2009/Giovanni Caviglia | A gene found in Neanderthal bone would have made Brussels sprouts taste bitter. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/08/13/brussel-neanderthal.html Researchers find a gene from Neanderthal bone that would have made Brussels sprouts taste bitter. Neanderthals Likely Didn't Like Brussels Sprouts Denholm Barnetson, AFP archaeology 20090813111500 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:15:00 EST Getty Images | Silver nanoparticles help scientists uncover the original colors of ancient art. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/08/13/nanoparticles-art.html Silver nanoparticles are helping scientists uncover the original colors of art from as far back as ancient Egypt. Nanoparticles Reveal Ancient Artwork Eric Bland, Discovery News archaeology 20090813091500 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:15:00 EST National Academy of Sciences, PNAS | Ancient castle moats served functions that were not always related to defense. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/08/12/castle-moat.html Ancient castle moats served functions that were not always related to defense. Castle Moats: Holy for Some, Sewer for Others Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20090812083000 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:30:00 EST iStockPhoto | The prehistoric house gives a glimpse of domestic life 4,000 years before Stonehenge. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/08/11/stone-age-house.html The prehistoric house gives a glimpse of domestic life 4,000 years before Stonehenge. Pre-Stonehenge House Reveals Domestic Life Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20090811170000 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:00:00 EST Mike Pitts/British Archaeology | The summer home of the emperor who built the Colosseum has been discovered. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/08/06/vespasian-villa.html The summer home of the emperor who built the Colosseum has been discovered. Roman Emperor Vespasian's Villa Found Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20090806123000 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:30:00 EST Pierluigi Feliciangeli | The oldest known paralyzed man survived in a subsistence economy despite his condition. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/08/06/paralyzed-human.html The oldest known paralyzed man survived in a subsistence Neolithic economy despite his condition. Oldest Known Paralyzed Human Discovered Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20090806090000 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:00:00 EST Lorna Tilley | The pterosaur's wings, claws and hair are unlike any creature found on Earth today. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/08/04/pterosaur-features.html The pterosaur's wings, claws and hair are unlike any creature found on Earth today. Pterosaur Features Defy Comparison Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20090804190100 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:01:00 EST iStockPhoto | The first known tree-dwelling vertebrate was a distant relative of modern mammals, including humans. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/07/28/first-tree-dweller.html The first known tree-dwelling vertebrate was a distant relative of modern mammals, including humans. Early Human Relative Predates Dinosaurs Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20090728190100 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:01:00 EST Diane Scott | A 400-year period of warming helped to usher in the largest empire ever to exist in the New World -- the Inca. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/07/28/global-warming-inca.html A 400-year period of warming helped to usher in the largest empire ever to exist in the New World -- the Inca. Incan Empire Aided by Global Warming Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20090728090000 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:00:00 EST iStockPhoto | A graveyard of five ancient Roman shipwrecks are discovered off Italy's coast. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/07/24/shipwrecks-italy.html A graveyard of five pristine ancient Roman shipwrecks are spotted some 400 feet under the sea off the Italian coast. Five Roman-Era Shipwrecks Found Off Italy Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20090724133000 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:30:00 EST Aurora Trust | A massive altar to a cult deity is found during excavations of a Roman fort in England. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/07/24/roman-cult-alter.html A carved stone relic showing a god-like figure standing on the back of a bull, with a thunderbolt in one hand and a battle axe in the other offers a rare glimpse of a mysterious eastern cult deity worshipped by ancient Romans. Altar to Mysterious Deity Found at Roman Fort Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20090724093000 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:30:00 EST Adam Sanford Aerial-Cam 2009 | Tattoos on the 5300-year-old Oetzi iceman were made from fireplace soot. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/07/17/iceman-tattoos.html Analysis of tattoos on the Tyrolean iceman, a 5300-year-old mummy, reveal that his were made from fireplace soot that contained sparkly rock and gem crystals. Oetzi Iceman's Tattoos Came from Fireplace Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20090717111500 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:15:00 EST Leopold Dorfer | Long-hidden photographs and treasures from a King Tut tomb explorer are revealed. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/07/16/carnavon-king-tut.html Long-hidden expedition photographs and Egyptian treasures from the home of Lord Carnarvon are revealed. King Tut Explorer's Photos, Treasures Revealed Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20090716110000 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:00:00 EST courtesy of Highclere Castle | The giant new dinosaur offers fresh insights into the evolution of dinosaurs' eating habits. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/07/14/sickle-claw-dinosaur.html The giant new dinosaur offers fresh insights into the evolution of dinosaurs' eating habits. Giant Clawed Dinosaur Unearthed in Utah Desert Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20090714190100 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:01:00 EST Victor Leshyk | Archaeologists uncover what is said to be the largest fortress in the Eastern Delta. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/07/14/egypt-fortress-city.html Archaeologists have uncovered what is believed to be the largest fortress in the Eastern Delta. Ancient Fortress City Unearthed in Egypt Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20090714084500 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:45:00 EST Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities | The ancient ointment was found in the cosmetic case of an aristocratic woman. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/07/10/ancient-ointment.html The ancient ointment was left almost intact in the cosmetic case of an aristocratic woman. Ancient Etruscan Ointment Discovered in Italy Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20090710140000 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:00:00 EST Courtesy of Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici della Toscana, Firenze (Archaeological Superintendency of Tuscany, Florence) | Geneticists identify Copernicus' remains, which reveal that he had light blue eyes. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/07/09/copernicus-blue-eyes.html Geneticists identify Copernicus' remains, which reveal that the astronomer had light blue eyes. Copernicus Had Blue Eyes Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20090709094500 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:45:00 EST Getty Images | A new road could cut through an ancient site in Afghanistan. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/06/29/afghanistan-gorge.html A new road could cut through an ancient site in Afghanistan. Road Threatens Site of Ancient Afghan City Marc Bastian, AFP archaeology 20090629151500 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:15:00 GMT AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool | Tiny models suggest the world's earliest wheeled vehicles were pulled by camels and bulls. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/06/26/wheeled-vehicle-camel.html Tiny models recovered from Turkmenistan suggest one of the world's earliest wheeled forms of transportation was a two-wheeled, camel-pulled cart. Models of Earliest (Camel-Pulled) Vehicles Found Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20090626114500 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:45:00 EST Lyubov Kircho | Marble carvings that once adorned the Parthenon were originally coated in blue. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/06/25/elgin-marbles-parthenon.html Marble carvings that once adorned the Parthenon were originally coated in blue. Blue Paint Traces Found on Elgin Marbles Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20090625200000 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:00:00 GMT British Museum | A 35,000-year-old flute is believed to be the oldest musical instrument ever found. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/06/24/prehistoric-flute.html A 35,000-year-old flute is believed to be the oldest musical instrument ever found. Prehistoric Bird-Bone Flute Unearthed Patrick McGroarty, Associated Press archaeology 20090624200500 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:05:00 EST AP Photo | A marble head of Roman Emperor Titus is among many treasures unearthed near Naples. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/06/24/titus-marble-naples.html A sculpted head of the Roman Emperor Titus is among the many treasures unearthed outside Naples. Marble Head of Emperor Titus Found Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20090624101000 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:10:00 EST Soprintendenza speciale per i beni archeologici di Napoli e Pompei | Compelled by necessity, Neanderthals wore tailored clothes and dried big game meat. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/06/23/neanderthal-mammoth.html Compelled by necessity, Neanderthals wore tailored clothes and dried big game meat. Neanderthals Made Mammoth Jerky Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20090623124500 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:45:00 EST iStockPhoto | A 4,000-year-old untouched tomb was uncovered in Bethlehem. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/06/23/tomb-found-bethlehem.html A 4,000-year-old untouched tomb containing dishes and bones was uncovered in Bethlehem. Untouched Tomb Uncovered in Bethlehem Nasser Shiyoukhi, Associated Press archaeology 20090623103500 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:35:00 EST AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill | Scientists uncover the most complete prehistoric elephant skeleton ever found in the tropics. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/06/23/elephant-fossil.html Scientists uncover the most complete prehistoric elephant skeleton ever found in the tropics. Giant Elephant Fossil Unearthed in Java Niniek Karmini, AP archaeology 20090623150000 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:00:00 GMT AP | Machu Picchu is described not as a true city, but as a pilgrimage destination. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/06/08/machu-picchu-spirit.html Known as the "lost city of the Incas," Machu Picchu is described not as a true city, but as a pilgrimage destination for ancient Incas in new research. Machu Picchu Described as Pilgrimage Site Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20090608112000 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:20:00 EST Giulio Magli | A complete, urine-filled "witch bottle" designed to ward off spells is unearthed in Greenwich. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/06/04/witch-bottle.html A complete "witch bottle" -- designed to ward off spells -- is unearthed in Greenwich with its brew of urine, fingernails and hair still corked inside. Urine, Fingernail-Filled 'Witch Bottle' Found Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20090604092000 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:20:00 EST Mike Pitts, British Archaeology | A roasting pit is found that appears to have last cooked two mammoths. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/06/03/prehistoric-bbq.html A prehistoric roasting pit that appears to have last cooked two mammoths is found with an array of grill tools. Mammoths Roasted in Prehistoric Kitchen Pit Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20090603083000 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 08:30:00 EST Jiri Svoboda and Antiquity | Ancient humans appear to have realized how to maximize their shellfish catch. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/06/01/sustainable-fishing.html By controlling local sea otter populations, ancient humans appear to have realized how to maximize their shellfish catch. Ancient Humans Knew Sustainable Fishing Michael Reilly, Discovery News archaeology 20090601142000 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:20:00 EST iStockPhoto | A 4,000-year-old skeleton from India shows traces of leprosy. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/05/27/leprosy-skeleton.html A 4,000-year-old skeleton from India shows traces of leprosy -- the oldest case of the disease ever found. Skeleton Reveals Oldest Case of Leprosy Randolph E. Schmid, Associated Press archaeology 20090527101500 Wed, 27 May 2009 10:15:00 EST Robbins et al., DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0005669 | New evidence suggests an early human butchered and ate a Neanderthal child. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/05/21/neanderthal-human.html Around 30,000 years ago, a human in what is now France may have eaten a Neanderthal child and made a necklace out of its teeth. Early Human Dined on Young Neanderthal Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20090521093000 Thu, 21 May 2009 09:30:00 EST AP Photo | A tiny mummy found at the feet of a mummified Egyptian was probably his beloved pet. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/05/01/puppy-mummy-egypt.html A tiny mummy found at the feet of a mummified Egyptian man was probably his young, beloved dog, say researchers. Mummified Puppy Found in Egyptian Tomb Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20090501083000 Fri, 01 May 2009 08:30:00 EST University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology | Newly found carvings in the Sinai peninsula may shed light on an obscure period of Pharaonic history. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/04/21/carvings-pharaohs.html Newly found carvings at four ancient temples in the Sinai peninsula may shed light on an obscure period of Pharaonic history. Ancient Carvings Reveal Pharaoh's Dark Age AFP archaeology 20090421131500 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:15:00 EST Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities | Excavation will begin in Egypt to find the tombs of Cleopatra and Mark Antony. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/04/15/cleopatra-anthony-tomb.html Archaeologists will excavate three sites in Egypt that could contain the tombs of Cleopatra and Mark Antony. Search for Antony and Cleopatra's Tombs Begins Rebecca Santana, Associated Press archaeology 20090415140000 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:00:00 EST Mario Tama/Getty Images | A flint toolkit found south of Glasgow offers the oldest evidence of humans in Scotland. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/04/10/scotland-tools.html A toolkit of flint artifacts found south of Glasgow offers the oldest evidence of humans in Scotland. Scotland's First People Left Behind Toolkit Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20090410091500 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:15:00 EST Alan Saville | A stone carving of Nefertiti's face lies beneath the exterior face of the Egyptian queen. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/03/31/nefertiti-face-bust.html A detailed stone carving of Nefertiti's face lies beneath the exterior face of the Egyptian queen in a treasured artwork, imaging shows. Nefertiti Bust Has Two Faces Patrick McGroarty, Associated Press archaeology 20090331124500 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:45:00 EST AP Photo/Radiological Society of North America | Some hunter-gatherer groups likely used shells, not stones, as tools. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/03/30/shell-tools-archaeology.html A lack of stone tools from hunter gatherer remains in Australasia has puzzled some, but a researcher argues they used shells, not stones, as tools. Shells Offer New Take on Human Evolution Anna Salleh, ABC Science Online archaeology 20090330121500 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:15:00 EST iStockPhoto | The grave of five dozen 19th century Irish immigrants is unearthed in Pennsylvania. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/03/25/mass-grave-immigrants.html Nearly five dozen Irish immigrants died of cholera after being brought to Pennsylvania to build a railroad in the 1800's, say researchers who have discovered their grave. Mass Grave of 19th Century Immigrants Found Kathy Matheson, Associated Press archaeology 20090325100000 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:00:00 EST AP Photo/Matt Rourke | The odd arrangement of Egypt's Giza pyramids was no accident, say experts. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/03/24/giza-pyramids.html The odd arrangement of the Giza pyramids in Egypt was no accident, suggests new research. Giza Pyramids Align Toward City of Sun God Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20090324094000 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:40:00 EST Getty Images | Researchers create a computerized version of the epigonion, an ancient Greek harp. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/03/17/epignion-instrument.html Researchers create a computerized version of the epigonion, an ancient Greek harp, using manuscripts and ancient fragments. Ancient Instrument Revived by Computing Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20090317104500 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:45:00 EST EGEE | A new documentary claims Cleopatra was not entirely Greek. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/03/16/cleopatra-african.html A new BBC documentary claims Cleopatra was not entirely Greek. Was Cleopatra Part African? AFP archaeology 20090316110000 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:00:00 EST Getty Images | The positioning of a 16th-century skeleton suggests the woman was believed to be a vampire. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/03/14/vampire-venice-brick.html The positioning of a 16th-century skeleton suggests the woman was believed to be a vampire. Female 'Vampire' Unearthed in Venice Ariel David, Associated Press archaeology 20090314124500 Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:45:00 EST AP Photo | New techniques push back the date of an early hominid fossil by 200,000 years. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/03/11/peking-man.html New techniques push back the date of an early hominid fossil by 200,000 years. 'Peking Man' Endured Frigid Climate Seth Borenstein, Associated Press archaeology 20090311141500 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:15:00 EST AP Photo | Italian artists used milk as a binder for the legendary frescoes of the St. Francis Basilica. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/03/10/francis-basilica-milk.html The soaring ceilings of the upper Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi, Italy, were covered in cow's milk at the time they were frescoed, scientists say. St. Francis Basilica Frescoes Bound With Milk Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20090310104000 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:40:00 EST AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino | A fast-spreading fungus threatens France's prehistoric Lascaux cave drawings. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/02/27/france-cave-fungus.html Scientists discuss how to stop the spread of fungus stains -- aggravated by global warming -- that threaten France's prehistoric Lascaux cave drawings. Fungus Threatens Ancient French Cave Art Jenny Barchfield, Associated Press archaeology 20090227113000 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:30:00 EST AP Photo/Pierre Andrieu | Scholars discover forgotten fragments of a 3,000-year-old Egyptian papyrus. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/02/27/egyptian-papyrus.html Scholars at the Egyptian museum in Turin discover lost fragments of a 3,000-year-old papyrus that lists all the Egyptian pharaohs. Fragments of Ancient Egyptian Papyrus Found Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20090227091500 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 09:15:00 EST Museo Egizio, Torino | More than 80 tools crafted by ice age hunter-gatherers is found buried in a Boulder yard. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/02/26/ice-age-tools.html Landscapers stumble across a buried cache of 83 tools crafted by ice age hunter-gatherers in the front yard of a Boulder home. Ice Age Tool Cache Found in Colorado Yard Alysia Patterson, Associated Press archaeology 20090226151500 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:15:00 EST Glenn J. Asakawa/University of Colorado | A human ancestor developed a modern stride 1.5 million years ago, ancient footprints show. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/02/26/ancient-footprints.html Embedded in African sand, ancient footprints suggest one of our ancestors had developed a modern-like stride by 1.5 million years ago. Ancient Footprints Tell Story of Modern Gait Associated Press archaeology 20090226150000 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:00:00 EST Matthew Bennett, Boumemouth University | A huge cache of Ice Age fossils is found in the heart of Los Angeles. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/02/18/ice-age-fossils.html A huge cache of Ice Age fossils, including bones of saber-tooth cats, mammoths and bison, is found in the heart of Los Angeles. Cache of Ice Age Fossils Found in L.A. Alicia Chang, Associated Press archaeology 20090218134000 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:40:00 EST AP Photo/Reed Saxon | Malta's temples will soon be covered in tents to protect them from the elements. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/02/18/malta-temples.html Malta's heritage agency will be covering the island's megalithic temples in tents to protect them from the elements. Malta Temples to Be Cloaked in Tents Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20090218103000 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 10:30:00 EST iStockPhoto | A 200,000-year-old clump of hyena dung yields the oldest known human hair. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/02/10/oldest-human-hair.html A 200,000-year-old clump of hyena dung yields the oldest known human hair -- the remains of the animal's human meal. Oldest Human Hair Found in Fossilized Dung Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20090210101500 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:15:00 EST Lucinda Backwell | A 2,600-year-old tomb containing 30 mummies was likely a storeroom for sarcophagi. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/02/09/mummies-tomb.html A newly discovered, 2,600-year-old tomb containing 30 mummies was likely some kind of storeroom for mummies. 30 Mummies Found in 2,600-Year-Old Tomb Maggie Michael, Associated Press archaeology 20090209090000 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 09:00:00 EST AP Photo | A new test confirms the presence of plague in ancient burial sites for nuns and priests. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/02/06/priest-nun-plague.html A new test confirms the presence of plague in ancient burial sites for nuns and priests of Renaissance France. Caregiving Nuns Wiped Out by Plague Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20090206093000 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 09:30:00 EST Raffaella Bianucci, Gallien/INRAP and Langlois/INRAP | The remains of early settlers reveal a tough life in colonial America. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/02/05/bones-american-history.html The skeletal remains of early settlers around Chesapeake Bay reveal a tough life in early America. Bones Reveal Harsh Life of Colonial America Randolph E. Schmid, Associated Press archaeology 20090205143000 Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:30:00 EST AP Photo/Smithsonian, Chip Clark | An infant mummy is found buried with an emerald, believed to offer protection. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/02/05/child-mummy.html A rare infant mummy is found buried with an emerald green mineral, believed to offer "green magic" protection. 'Green Magic' Protected Egyptian Child Mummies Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20090205084500 Thu, 05 Feb 2009 08:45:00 EST Raffaella Bianucci | Evidence of chocolate dating to 1000 A.D. is found in what is now New Mexico. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/02/03/oldest-chocolate.html Evidence of chocolate dating to between 1000 and 1125 A.D. is found in what is now New Mexico. Oldest Chocolate in U.S. Found Randolph E. Schmid, Associated Press archaeology 20090203113000 Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:30:00 EST American Antiquity | New research on a three-million-year-old human suggests a fondness for nuts. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/02/02/nutcracker-man.html New research on the fossil of a three-million-year-old human fossil suggests a fondness for nuts. Prehistoric 'Nutcracker Man' Built for Foraging Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20090202170000 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:00:00 EST David Strait | Found after more than 250 years at sea, the HMS Victory is renewed in its fame. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/02/02/victory-treasure-quest.html Found after more than 250 years at sea, the HMS Victory is renewed in its fame. The Last Days of the HMS Victory Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20090202090000 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 09:00:00 EST JWM Productions | Persian soldiers gas-bombed a Roman fort 2,000 years ago in a brutal siege. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/01/30/earliest-chemical-warfare.html Persian soldiers gas-bombed a Roman fort 2,000 years ago in the first known case of chemical warfare. Earliest Chemical Warfare Felled Roman Fort Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20090130130000 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:00:00 EST Yale University Art Gallery, Dura-Europos Excavation Archive | New research on a 5,000-year-old mummy paints a brutal picture of his final days. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/01/28/oetzi-iceman-death.html New research on a 5,000-year-old mummy paints a brutal picture of his final days. 'Iceman' Oetzi Attacked Twice, Suggests Study AFP archaeology 20090128153000 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:30:00 EST AP Photo/South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology press office | A tiny, Roman-era bust of a bearded man is unearthed in Jerusalem's Old City. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/01/27/jerusalem-figurine.html A tiny, Roman-era bust of a bearded man is unearthed in Jerusalem's Old City. Rare 1,800-Year-Old Figurine Found in Jerusalem AFP archaeology 20090127150500 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:05:00 EST AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner | The ancient followers of Zeus took worship seriously, suggests new evidence. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/01/26/zeus-cult-greece.html Some of the earliest evidence of cult activity in ancient Greece suggests the followers of Zeus took worship seriously. Zeus Cult Sacrificed Animals on Mountaintop Altar Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20090126091500 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 09:15:00 EST Mt. Lykaion Excavation and Survey Project, Summer 2008 | Ancient quakes and floods once pushed people out of what is now Peru. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/01/20/earthquake-flood-peru.html Ancient earthquakes and floods, followed by blowing sand, once pushed people out of an area that is now in Peru. Natural Disasters Doomed Early Civilization AFP archaeology 20090120133030 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:30:30 EST AP Photo/Field Museum | Around 80,000 years ago, a human invention may have sealed the fate of Neanderthals. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/01/14/neanderthals-weapon.html Around 80,000 years ago, modern humans came up with an important invention that may have forever changed the course of human history and sealed the fate of Neanderthals: projectile weapons. Neanderthal Weaponry Lacked Projectile Advantage Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20090114114530 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:45:30 EST iStockPhoto | Analysis of heads recovered from the Nazca culture show they were taken as sacrifices. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/01/14/nazca-trophy-heads.html Analysis of heads recovered from the ancient Nazca people show the gruesome trophies were taken as sacrifices from their own culture. Nazca's Trophy Heads Culled From Own Culture Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20090114091500 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:15:00 EST Rossella Lorenzi | Newly found tombs reveal the sprawling necropolis south of Cairo is larger than thought. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/12/23/egypt-pharaoh-tombs.html A pair of pharaonic tombs found in Egypt indicate that the sprawling necropolis south of Cairo is even larger than previously thought. 4,300-Year-Old Tombs Unveiled Near Cairo AFP archaeology 20081223113030 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:30:30 EST AP Photo/Nasser Nasser | In a vast human migration 60,000 years ago, men significantly outnumbered women. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/12/22/out-of-africa.html Men significantly outnumbered women in the "out-of-Africa" migration some 60,000 years ago that eventually populated the rest of the world, according to a new study. Males Dominated 'Out-of-Africa' Migration AFP archaeology 20081222130000 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:00:00 EST AFP/File/Kazuhiro Nogi | Fire-cracked rocks found today were once key to the Native American way of life. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/12/22/native-american-oven.html Fire-cracked rocks found across North America were once key to the Native American way of life. Ancient Rock Piles Reveal Early American Cuisine Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20081222103000 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:30:00 EST Alston Thoms | Italian police find 2,600-year-old offering jars in the most unexpected of places. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/12/22/treasure-of-satricum.html Italian police find 2,600-year-old offering jars in the most unexpected of places. Ancient 'Treasure' Found in Farmer's Bookshelf Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20081222094500 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:45:00 EST Comando Carabinieri Tutela Patrimonio Culturale | The demise of the Incas and Aztecs may have sparked global climate change. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/12/22/aztec-climate-change.html The demise of the Aztec and Incan Empires may have sparked one of the first instances of human-induced climate change. Fall of Empires Hastened 'Little Ice Age' Michael Reilly, Discovery News archaeology 20081222090030 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:00:30 EST Getty Images | An ancient Egyptian stone block bears an inscription revealing King Tut's father as Akhenaten. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/12/17/king-tut-father.html A limestone block that was reused in ancient Egyptian times bears an inscription revealing King Tut's father as Akhenaten. King Tut's Father ID'd in Stone Inscription Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20081217081500 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:15:00 EST Getty | British archaeologists unearth an ancient skull encasing an unusually well-preserved brain. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/12/12/human-skull-brain.html British archaeologists unearth an ancient skull encasing an unusually well-preserved brain. Found: 2,000-Year-Old Brain, Preserved Raphael G. Satter, Associated Press archaeology 20081212150000 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:00:00 EST York Archaeological Trust | Researchers piece together a family's last hours after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/12/11/pompeii-vesuvius-escape.html By analyzing skeletons and deposits at a house in Pompeii, researchers piece together a family's last hours after Mount Vesuvius erupted. Pompeii Family's Final Hours Reconstructed Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20081211093000 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:30:00 EST Claudio Scarpati | Archaeologists find remains of workshops that produced oil lamps for the Roman empire. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/12/05/roman-oil-lamps.html Archaeologists stumble upon evidence of ancient workshops that produced oil lamps for the Roman empire. Ancient Roman Oil Lamp 'Factory Town' Found Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20081205103000 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:30:00 EST Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici dell'Emilia-Romagna | A blue-eyed man was buried 2,700 years ago with his stash of marijuana. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/12/03/marijuana-stash.html A light-haired, blue-eyed man was buried 2,700 years ago in China with his stash of 789 grams of dried marijuana, researchers find. Oldest Marijuana Stash Found Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20081203123000 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:30:00 EST David Potter/Oxford University Press | Thanks to poor dental hygiene, researchers detect what Peruvians ate 9,200 years ago. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/12/02/teeth-peru-diet.html Thanks to poor dental hygiene, researchers detect what Peruvians ate 9,200 years ago. Dirty Teeth Reveal Ancient Peruvians Ate Well Associated Press archaeology 20081202101000 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:10:00 EST Getty Images | Archaeologists find the remains of a slave ship that wrecked off the Turks and Caicos Islands. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/11/25/slave-shipwreck.html Marine archaeologists find the remains of a slave ship that wrecked off the Turks and Caicos Islands in 1841. Divers Find Remains of Illegal Slave Ship Randolph E. Schmid, Associated Press archaeology 20081125144500 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:45:00 EST AP Photo/Search for the Slave Ship Trouvadore/NOAA | A newly-found four-wheel chariot dates back to the end of the second century A.D. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/11/21/chariot-bulgaria.html A newly-found, lavishly ornamented four-wheel chariot dates back to the end of the second century A.D. Ancient Chariot Found in Bulgaria Veselin Toshkov, Associated Press archaeology 20081121154500 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:45:00 EST AP photo | DNA studies end a centuries-old hunt for the tomb of astronomer Nicolas Copernicus. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/11/20/copernicus-tomb.html DNA studies on two strands of hair and a tooth have ended a centuries-old hunt for the tomb of Nicolas Copernicus. Copernicus' Tomb Found After 200-Year Hunt AFP archaeology 20081120124500 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:45:00 EST AP Photo/Kronenberg Foundation | Archaeologists find lavish paintings in what may be King Herod's mausoleum. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/11/20/king-herod-tomb.html Archaeologists find lavish paintings in a regal, two-story mausoleum where they believe King Herod was buried. King Herod May Have Been Buried Amid Paintings Steve Weizman, Associated Press archaeology 20081120110000 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:00:00 EST AP photos/Bernat Armangue | A 12,000-year-old skeleton found in a communal grave may be the remains of a shaman. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/11/19/witch-doctor-skeleton.html A 12,000-year-old skeleton found with animal remains in a communal grave may be the remains of a shaman. Witch Doctor Skeleton Unearthed in Israel Shawna Ohm, Associated Press archaeology 20081119090000 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:00:00 EST AP Photo/Hebrew University | Scholars find the world's oldest known Islamic inscription and it holds a key clue. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/11/18/islamic-inscription.html Scholars find the world's oldest known Islamic inscription, which dates to 644-645 A.D., and it holds an important clue. First Islamic Inscription May Solve Qur'an Question Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20081118090000 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:00:00 EST Ali ibn Ibrahim Ghabban and Robert Hoyland | A new pyramid discovered in Egypt is said to belong to Queen Sesheshet. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/11/11/pyramid-egypt.html A new pyramid discovered in Saqqara, Egypt is said to belong to Queen Sesheshet. New Pyramid Found in Egypt Associated Press archaeology 20081111131500 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:15:00 EST AP Photo/Ben Curtis | A pearl earring dating to the time of Christ is found by Jerusalem's old city. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/11/10/earring-jerusalem.html A gold and pearl earring dating to the time of Christ is found under a parking lot next to walls of Jerusalem's old city. Two Thousand-Year-Old Earring Found in Jerusalem Shawna Ohm, Associated Press archaeology 20081110134000 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:40:00 EST AP Photo/IAA | A network of instruments will monitor the 2,500-year-old Acropolis for weaknesses. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/11/03/acropolis-earthquakes.html A network of instruments will monitor the 2,500-year-old Acropolis for vulnerabilities to quakes and storms. Acropolis Gets Quake Monitoring System Elena Becatoros, Associated Press archaeology 20081103094530 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:45:30 EST AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner | Oetzi, the 5,300 year-old frozen mummy, left no living genetic legacy. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/10/31/oetzi-genetic-legacy.html Oetzi, the 5,300 year-old frozen mummy found in the Alps, left no living genetic legacy, research shows. Iceman Has No Living Relatives AFP archaeology 20081031113000 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:30:00 EST AP Photo | Ancient inscriptions on a 3,000-year-old pottery shard could make history. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/10/31/earliest-hebrew-writing.html Ancient inscriptions on a 3,000-year-old pottery shard could be the oldest known Hebrew writing. Oldest Hebrew Writing Possibly Found Matti Friedman, Associated Press archaeology 20081031103030 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:30:30 EST AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner | Scientists find direct evidence of hallucinogenic drug use among ancient Andeans. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/10/29/andean-drug-mummy.html Scientists find the first direct evidence of hallucinogenic drug use among ancient Andeans. Andean Mummy Hairs Show Hallucinogen Use Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20081029134000 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:40:00 EST Octavio Lagos Flores | Mines uncovered near the Dead Sea may once have supplied an ancient king with copper. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/10/28/king-solomon-mine.html Mines uncovered near the Dead Sea may once have supplied an ancient king with copper. King Solomon-Era Mine Found Associated Press archaeology 20081028103030 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:30:30 EST Photo courtesy of T. E. Levy | Prehistoric people enjoyed something very similar to your morning bowl of cereal. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/10/24/cereal-neolithic.html The next time you pour a bowl of cereal for breakfast, consider that prehistoric people enjoyed something very similar. World's Oldest Cooked Cereal Was Instant Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20081024103030 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:30:30 EST Soultana Maria Valamoti | Scientists find evidence of malaria in mummies dating back 3,500 years. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/10/23/mummies-malaria.html German researchers find the earliest evidence of malaria in Egyptian mummies dating as early as 3,500 years ago. Egyptian Mummies Yield Earliest Evidence of Malaria Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20081023091500 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:15:00 EST Getty Images/DEA / S. VANNINI | Scientists identify the 31,700-year-old remains of what could be the oldest known dog. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/10/17/paleolithic-dog-skull.html Scientists identify the 31,700-year-old remains of what could be the world's oldest known dog from a cave in Belgium. World's First Known Dog Ate Big Game Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20081017113000 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:30:00 EST Matthew D. Potenski/Getty Images | Archaeologists say they have uncovered the tomb of gladiator Marcus Nonius Macrinius. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/10/16/gladiator-tomb-rome.html Archaeologists have found what they believe is the tomb of Marcus Nonius Macrinius, an ancient Roman fighter who inspired the main character in Ridley Scott's movie. Original 'Gladiator's' Tomb Unearthed in Rome Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20081016104500 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:45:00 EST Archivio fotografico Soprintendenza speciale beni archeologici di Roma | The ancient Greeks chose their sacred sites with care -- and an eye for geology. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/10/07/greek-temple-soil.html The ancient Greeks chose their sacred sites with care -- and an eye for geology. In Ancient Greece, Soil Was Sacred Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20081007100000 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:00:00 EST Getty Images | Archaeologists find a pyramid buried intentionally more than 1,700 years ago. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/10/03/peru-cahuachi.html Thanks to remote sensing technology, researchers discover a Peruvian pyramid buried by its inhabitants more than 1,700 years ago. Ancient Peru Pyramid Spotted by Satellite Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20081003133000 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:30:00 EST National Research Council, Italy | The earliest reference to Jesus Christ is found, engraved in Greek on a bowl. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/10/01/jesus-bowl.html The earliest reference to Jesus Christ is found, engraved in Greek on a bowl and the reference describes Christ as a "magician." Earliest Reference Describes Christ as 'Magician' Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20081001093000 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:30:00 EST Franck Goddio/ Hilti Foundation, photos: Christoph Gerigk | Remains of a smelly fish sauce once sold in Pompeii is used to date the Vesuvius eruption. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/09/29/pompeii-fish-sauce.html Remains of a smelly fish sauce once sold in Pompeii is used to date the month and year of the Vesuvius eruption. Fish Sauce Used to Date Pompeii Eruption Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20080929094500 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:45:00 EST Getty Images/Rossella Lorenzi | A new excavation suggests Stonehenge was thought to have healing properties. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/09/22/stonehenge-healing.html The first Stonehenge excavation in 40 years suggests the ancient site was thought to have healing properties. Stonehenge Drew Ailing Pilgrims for Healing Raphael G. Satter, Associated Press archaeology 20080922154530 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:45:30 EST Getty Images | The Cucuteni flourished some 7,000 years ago and expressed themselves in unusual art. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/09/22/cucuteni-neolithic-art.html The mysterious Cucuteni people flourished in Europe some 7,000 years ago and expressed themselves in unusual art forms. Mysterious Neolithic People Made Optical Art Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20080922094500 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:45:00 EST Courtesy of Rosi Fontana/Rossella Lorenzi | The receding waves of Hurricane Ike left behind a mystery -- a Civil War-era shipwreck. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/09/19/hurricane-ike-ship.html The receding waves of Hurricane Ike left behind a mystery -- a ragged, Civil War-era shipwreck. Ike Uncovers Mystery Ship on Ala. Coast Associated Press archaeology 20080919201500 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:15:00 EST AP Photo/Press-Register, Guy Busby | It was competition for wives, not better ships, that set off the violent Viking Age, according to new research. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/09/17/viking-women.html It was competition for wives, not better ships, that set off the violent Viking Age, according to new research. Viking Age Triggered by Shortage of Wives? Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20080917094530 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 09:45:30 EST Getty Images | Neanderthals were savvy hunters with complex brains. So how did they die? http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/09/09/neanderthal-mammoth.html A slew of new studies portray Neanderthals as savvy hunters with complex brains. So how did modern humans drive them to extinction? Neanderthals Conquered Mammoths, Why Not Us? Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20080909125230 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:52:30 EST Getty Images | High in the Swiss Alps, climate change is exposing a long-hidden past. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/09/08/alps-stone-age.html High in the Swiss Alps, climate change is exposing a long-hidden past. Melting Swiss Glacier Yields Neolithic Trove Hui Min Neo, AFP archaeology 20080908090030 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:00:30 EST AP Photo | After 70 years, the Axum obelisk has been painstakingly reconstructed on its native ground. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/09/04/axum-obelisk-ethiopia.html After 70 years, the Axum obelisk has been painstakingly reconstructed on its native ground. Looted Obelisk Returned to Ethiopia Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20080904103030 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:30:30 EST Jose Cendon/AFP/Getty Images | Contrary to popular thought, Neanderthals were sophisticated tool-makers. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/08/26/neanderthal-brain.html Contrary to popular thought, Neanderthals were sophisticated tool-makers. So what drove them to extinction? Neanderthals Matched Brawn With Brains AFP archaeology 20080826143030 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:30:30 EST Getty Images | The earliest known modern human is found, and he resembles Neanderthal. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/08/22/earliest-human-ethiopia.html The earliest known modern human has been found, researchers claim, and he shares some surprising characteristics with Neanderthal fossils. Earliest Known Human Had Neanderthal Qualities Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20080822113000 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:30:00 EST John Fleagle/Michael Day/Osbjorn Pearson | The world's oldest intact human mummy was not a hunter-gatherer, research shows. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/08/22/oetzi-iceman.html In life, the world's oldest intact human mummy was a shepherd, not a hunter-gatherer. 'Iceman' Oetzi's Clothes Suggest Shepherd Life Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20080822093030 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:30:30 EST AP Photo | The two fetuses found in King Tut's tomb were likely the offspring of the boy king. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/08/15/king-tut-fetus.html Scientists have evidence that two fetuses found in King Tut's tomb were the offspring of the boy king and they may shed light on his lineage. Fetus Mummies Were Likely King Tut's Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20080815091500 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:15:00 EST Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities | A family locked in an embrace are among remains found in an ancient Saharan cemetery. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/08/14/sahara-cemetery.html The 5,000-year-old remains of a family locked in an embrace are among the bones found in an ancient Saharan cemetery. Ancient Saharan Cemetery Yields Lost History Randolph E. Schmid, Associated Press archaeology 20080814140030 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:00:30 EST AP Photo | The body of a woman mummified in 300 A.D. is the first of its kind from ancient Greece. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/08/08/greek-mummy.html The mummified body of a 55-year-old woman buried in 300 A.D. is the first of its kind from ancient Greece. First Greek Mummy Once Led Privileged Life Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20080808113030 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:30:30 EST Christina Papageorgopoulou | The Neanderthal mitochondrial genome is sequenced from a 38,000-year-old bone. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/08/07/neanderthal-dna.html The entire Neanderthal mitochondrial genome is sequenced and the results suggest Neanderthal populations never grew very large. Neanderthal Bone Yields Complete Mitochondrial Genome Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20080807120000 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:00:00 EST Wikipedia | The possible remains of a theater where "Romeo and Juliet" debuted is discovered. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/08/07/shakespearean-theater.html The possible remains of a theater where "Romeo and Juliet" may have debuted is discovered in east London. Shakespearean Theater Possibly Found in London Jennifer Quinn, Associated Press archaeology 20080807111500 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:15:00 EST Museum of London | A complete chariot is found at the tomb of an ancient Thracian aristocrat. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/08/07/bulgaria-chariot.html A complete chariot, as well as glass vessels and pottery, are found at the tomb of an ancient Thracian aristocrat in Bulgaria. Nearly 2,000-Year-Old Chariot Unearthed in Bulgaria Veselin Toshkov, Associated Press archaeology 20080807100000 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:00:00 EST AP Photo | A 2,100-year-old calculator tracked celestial events and dates of Olympic games. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/31/olympic-celestial-clock.html A 2,100-year-old calculator tracked phases of the moon, eclipses and other celestial events, as well as dates of Olympic games. Celestial Clock Tracked Olympic Games Derek Gatopoulos, Associated Press archaeology 20080731101500 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:15:00 EST Antikythera Mechanism Research Project | Ancient etchings on the rocks of Australia's Burrup Peninsula are at risk, say experts. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/25/rock-art-australia.html Ancient etchings of men and animals on the rocks of Australia's Burrup Peninsula are at risk, say experts. Aboriginal Rock Art at Risk Madeleine Coorey, AFP archaeology 20080725140000 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:00:00 EST Getty | Planks were buried beside the Great Pyramid to be reassembled, Ikea-style, into a boat. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/25/egyptian-boat.html Ancient planks were buried beside the Great Pyramid to be reassembled, Ikea-style, into a boat for journeys in the afterlife. Pharaonic Boat to Be Excavated, Reassembled Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20080725100000 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:00:00 EST AP Photo/Amr Nabil | An archaeologist unable to travel to war-torn Afghanistan turned to Google. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/21/archaeology-google.html When security concerns prevented an archaeologist from traveling to Afghanistan, he turned to Google Earth. Scholar Finds New Archaeological Sites by Googling Dani Cooper, ABC Science Online archaeology 20080721134500 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:45:00 EST Google Earth | Michelangelo was a master at sculpting male beauty, but he was not so beautiful, himself. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/21/michelangelo-portraits.html Michelangelo Buonarroti was a master at sculpting male beauty, but he was no great beauty, himself. Portraits: Michelangelo Was No Beauty Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20080721103000 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:30:00 EST Casa Buonarroti | A dig turns up a mix of artifacts in the heart of the French Quarter. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/16/new-orleans-cathedral.html An archaeological dig at one of the nation's oldest cathedrals has turned up a mix of artifacts in the heart of the French Quarter. Cathedral Dig Reveals 18th Century New Orleans Janet McConnaughey, Associated Press archaeology 20080716163030 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:30:30 EST AP Photo | Crystal skulls at the British Museum and the Smithsonian Institution are fakes. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/09/crystal-skull-fake.html Crystal skulls at the British Museum and the Smithsonian Institution are found to be carved in modern times. More Crystal Skulls Deemed Fakes Richard Ingham, AFP archaeology 20080709100000 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:00:00 EST AFP/Getty Images | A 500,000-year-old skull suggests a human and Neanderthal ancestor likely had language. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/09/speech-evolution.html A 500,000-year-old skull suggests a human and Neanderthal ancestor likely had language. Neanderthal, Human Ancestor Could Chat Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20080709090000 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:00:00 EST Joan Oates | Rock art in Australia is matched with early documentations of human tattoos. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/03/australia-tattoos-art.html Historians match rock art in Australia with early documentations of human tattoos to track ancient cultures. Early Aussie Tattoos Match Rock Art Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20080703090000 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:00:00 EST Antiquity/Liam Brady | Around 4,000 years ago, a skilled acrobat was killed ceremonially in what is now Syria. But why? http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/02/human-sacrifice-acrobat.html Around 4,000 years ago, a skilled acrobat was killed ceremonially in what is now Syria. But why? Grisly Human Sacrifice Revealed at Syria Dig Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20080702093030 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:30:30 EST Joan Oates | Stone Age cave dwellers painted where acoustic properties were best. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/01/cave-art-music.html Stone Age cave dwellers decorated their homes where acoustic properties were best, suggests new research in France. In Stone Age Caves, Art and Music Mixed Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20080701123030 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:30:30 EST Iegor Reznikoff | A pre-Columbian Aztec skeleton clutching two skull-shaped whistles is unearthed in Mexico. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/06/30/aztec-death-music.html A pre-Columbian Aztec skeleton clutching two skull-shaped whistles is unearthed in Mexico. Aztec Whistles Suggest Musical Funerals Julie Watson, Associated Press archaeology 20080630103030 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:30:30 EST AP Photo | Evidence suggests medieval monks may have been poisoned by toxic red ink. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/06/27/poison-monks-mercury.html New evidence suggests medieval monks may have been poisoned by toxic red ink they used when writing Biblical texts. Biblical Text-Writing May Have Poisoned Monks Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20080627120000 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EST Kaare Lund Rasmussen | The Fertile Crescent's early residents varied genetically depending on lifestyle. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/06/25/fertile-crescent-dna.html The Fertile Crescent's early residents were divided into two genetic groups, depending on their way of life, suggests new research. Early Arabs Followed the Rain, or Didn't Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20080625101530 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:15:30 EST P. Vezirtis, Hellenic Ministry of Culture | Scholars look to the stars to create a timeline of Odysseus' adventures. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/06/24/homer-odysseus.html Scholars look to the stars to create a timeline of Odysseus' adventures. Odysseus' Bloody Homecoming Dated to 1178 B.C. Randolph E. Schmid, Associated Press archaeology 20080624093030 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:30:30 EST AFP/Getty Images | Footprints of a sprinting dinosaur have just been found in Korea. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/06/24/korean-dinosaur.html Footprints of a sprinting, clawed dinosaur have just been found at the edge of a lake in Korea. Korean Dinosaur's Lakeside Run Preserved Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20080624093000 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:30:00 EST Getty Images/Martin Lockley | Ancient artifacts suggest Britain's last Neanderthals were savvy toolmakers. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/06/23/neanderthal-tools.html Artifacts unearthed at a historic estate in England suggest Britain's last Neanderthals were savvy hunters and toolmakers. Last Neanderthals Were Smart, Sophisticated Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20080623093030 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:30:30 EST Getty Images | Jars found on a 2,400-year-old shipwreck bear the traces of ancient olive oils and wines. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/06/20/dna-salad-dressing.html Jars found on a 2,400-year-old shipwreck bear the traces of ancient olive oils and wines. Shipwreck Yields World's Oldest Salad Dressing Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20080620140030 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:00:30 EST P. Vezirtis, Hellenic Ministry of Culture | Riggings from a 4,000-year-old Egyptian seafaring expedition are found. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/06/20/rope-cave-egyptian.html Well-preserved riggings from an Egyptian seafaring expedition in the 12th Dynasty are recovered from a cave at the Red Sea coast. Coils of Ancient Egyptian Rope Found in Cave Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20080620120000 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EST Carlos de la Fuente/University of Naples L'Orientale/Boston University | Bones from six dinosaurs, as well as tree and clam fossils are found in a Utah quarry. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/06/17/dinosaur-utah.html Well-preserved bones from six dinosaurs, as well as tree and clam fossils are found in a Utah quarry. Trove of Dinosaur Fossils Found in Utah Mike Stark, Associated Press archaeology 20080617093000 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:30:00 EST AP Photo/Image Copyright AAAS/Science/Carin L. Cain | Fossils confirm that dwarf dinosaurs once roamed the land of Count Dracula. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/06/13/transylvania-dinosaur.html A baron's theory that dwarf dinosaurs once existed in the land of Count Dracula was once ridiculed, but now fossils confirm the baron's claims. Myth of Dwarf Dinos in Dracula Country Confirmed Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20080613110000 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:00:00 EST Vlad Codrea | A cave in Jordan may be the oldest site of Christian worship. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/06/11/jordan-cave-church.html A cave in Jordan shows evidence of early Christian rituals and is claimed to be the oldest place of Christian worship. Jordan Cave Claimed to Be World's Oldest Church Dale Gavlak, Associated Press archaeology 20080611100000 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:00:00 EST AFP/Getty Images | Remains reveal a fairly prosperous people settled in London earlier than thought. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/06/06/london-settlement.html Remains found in London's Covent Garden district reveal a fairly prosperous people settled there 100 years earlier than thought. Earliest Londoners Arrived Earlier, Had Wealth Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20080606110000 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:00:00 EST AOC Archaeology Group/ Mike Pitts, British Archaeology| Only the base remains of an ancient pyramid just uncovered in Egypt. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/06/05/pyramid-egypt.html Only the base remains of an ancient pyramid just uncovered in Egypt. Egyptian Pharoah's 'Missing' Pyramid Found Katarina Kratovac, Associated Press archaeology 20080605160030 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:00:30 EST AP Photo/Nasser Nasser | Ancient, rat-nibbled nuts help settle a debate over the history of people on New Zealand. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/06/03/maori-new-zealand.html Ancient, rat-nibbled nuts help settle a debate over the history of people on New Zealand. Nuts Confirm Maori Were First N. Zealanders Anna Salleh, ABC Science Online archaeology 20080603093030 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 09:30:30 EST Janet Wilmshurst | Radiocarbon dating proves that burials took place at Stonehenge as early as 3000 B.C. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/05/29/stonehenge-burial.html Radiocarbon dating proves that burials took place at Stonehenge as early as 3000 B.C. when the monument was being built. Stonehenge Used as Cemetery From Its Beginning Randolph E. Schmid, Associated Press archaeology 20080529150000 Thu, 29 May 2008 15:00:00 EST Getty | The first phone book included instructions on how to commence a conversation. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/05/29/first-phone-book.html The first known phone directory included instructions for users on how to commence, and conclude, a conversation. World's First Telephone Book Surfaces Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20080529110030 Thu, 29 May 2008 11:00:30 EST Christie's Images Ltd. 2008 | A new effort is underway to create digital replicas of Iraq's ancient tablets. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/05/29/iraq-cuneiform-tablets.html While many of Iraq's rich antiquities remain closed off from the world, a new effort is underway to create digital replicas of the country's ancient, inscribed tablets. Iraq's Ancient Tablets to Get New, Virtual Life Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20080529100000 Thu, 29 May 2008 10:00:00 EST Paola Negri/Sergio Petronilli/ENEA | A gold tool used for picking both the teeth and ears is recovered. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/05/20/ear-wax-spoon.html A tiny gold grooming tool used for picking both the teeth and ears is recovered on a shipwreck trail in the Florida Keys. Gold Toothpick Doubling as Earwax Spoon Found Associated Press archaeology 20080520110000 Mon, 20 May 2008 11:00:00 EST AP Photo/Florida Keys News Bureau, Bob Care | A newly-found life-sized bust of Caesar with wrinkles dates to 46 B.C. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/05/14/caesar-bust.html A newly-found life-sized bust of Caesar with wrinkles dates to 46 B.C. Bust of Aging Caesar Found in Rhone River Associated Press archaeology 20080514103000 Wed, 14 May 2008 10:30:00 EST AP Photo/Culture Ministry, C. Chary | The first known female figurine is surprisingly sexy, say its discoverers. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/05/13/sexy-female-artifact.html The first known female figurine -- depicting a female form with exaggerated sexual characteristics -- has been unearthed in a German cave. Busty Figurine Likened to 'Paleolithic Playboy' Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20080513130030 Wed, 13 May 2008 13:00:30 EST H. Jensen; Copyright University of Tubingen | Ancient ruins reveal a trademark secret of Roman architects: volcanic ash. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/05/13/roman-ruins-ash.html Ancient ruins reveal a trademark building secret of Roman architects: volcanic ash. Roman Ruins Survive the Ages Thanks to Volcanic Ash Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20080513104530 Wed, 13 May 2008 10:45:30 EST iStockPhoto | Remains of ancient meals may offer the earliest evidence of humans in the Americas. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/05/08/seaweed-monte-verde.html Remains of ancient meals in southern Chile may offer the earliest evidence of humans in the Americas. Ancient Seaweed Tells of Earliest Americans Randolph E. Schmid, Associated Press archaeology 20080508143030 Thu, 08 May 2008 14:30:30 EST AAAS | Neanderthals were a distinct species, not offshoots of Homo sapiens, new research suggests. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/05/05/neanderthal-species.html Neanderthals were a distinct species, not offshoots of Homo sapiens, say the authors of a new study. Neanderthals and Humans: No Kissing Cousins? AFP archaeology 20080505110030 Mon, 05 May 2008 11:00:30 EST Getty Images | Scientists find a shipwreck laden with copper, gold and elephant tusks off Namibia. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/05/02/shipwreck-treasure-africa.html Scientists find a ship laden with copper, gold and elephant tusks that sunk off the African coast some 500 years ago. African Shipwreck Yields Rich Treasures Donna Bryson, Associated Press archaeology 20080502103000 Fri, 02 May 2008 10:30:00 EST AP Photo/Namdeb Diamond Corporation | Nefertiti's husband may have had a gender-bending genetic condition. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/05/02/androgynous-pharaoh.html The pharaoh who married Nefertiti may have had a gender-bending genetic condition. 'Androgynous' Pharaoh Had Feminine Physique Alex Dominguez, Associated Press archaeology 20080502091430 Fri, 02 May 2008 09:14:30 EST Getty Images | A new survey of Egyptian monuments reveals they are packed with animal fossils. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/04/25/pyramids-fossils-egypt.html A new survey of Egyptian monuments reveals they are packed with animal fossils, which may suggest the works were carved from natural stone. Egypt's Pyramids Packed With Seashells Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20080425113000 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:30:00 EST Getty Images | Some 70,000 years ago the number of early humans may have shrunk to 2,000. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/04/24/human-extinction.html Some 70,000 years ago the number of early humans may have shrunk to as low as 2,000. Humans Had Brush With Extincton Randolph E. Schmid, Associated Press archaeology 20080424134500 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:45:00 EST AP Photo/Martin Ruetschi | A tooth found in an ancient cave reveals the red meat-heavy diet of ancient Neanderthals. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/04/23/neanderthal-meal.html A tooth found in an ancient cave reveals the red meat-heavy diet of ancient Neanderthals. Neanderthals at Mealtime: Pass the Meat Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20080423110030 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:00:30 EST Getty Images | The horses and warriors in China's famous Terracotta Army all have egg on the face, but why? http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/04/18/terracotta-army-egg.html The horses and warriors in China's famous Terracotta Army all have egg on the face, but why? China's Terracotta Army Covered in Egg Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20080418123030 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:30:30 EST Getty Images | Ancient bones and buried artifacts help build the seismological record books. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/04/17/earthquake-archaeology.html Ancient bones and buried artifacts help build the seismological record books. 'Earthquake Archaeology' Blends Two Histories Larry O'Hanlon, Discovery News archaeology 20080417093030 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:30:30 EST USGS | After a 30,000-year silence, Neanderthals are speaking once more. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/04/16/neanderthal-language.html After a 30,000-year silence, Neanderthals are speaking once more. Grunt Work: Scientists Re-Create Neanderthal Speech AFP archaeology 20080416120030 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:00:30 EST Getty Images | Are sculptures adorning the Parthenon at risk of severe deterioration? http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/04/14/parthenon-marble.html The remaining sculptures adorning the Parthenon are at risk of severe deterioration, warn archaeologists. Parthenon Marbles Threatened by Pollution Didier Kunz, AFP archaeology 20080414114530 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:45:30 EST Getty Images | Unique jewels found at a special grave may have belonged to a pagan cult leader. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/04/11/anglo-saxon-cult.html The unique jewels found at a special grave at the center of a burial ground may have belonged to a pagan cult leader. Bejeweled Anglo-Saxon Burial Suggests Cult Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20080411093000 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:30:00 EST Stephen Sherlock, Mike Pitts | Tools at least 35,000 years old have been found in a shelter in Australia's remote northwest. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/04/07/ancient-tools-australia.html Tools dating back at least 35,000 years have been unearthed in a rock shelter in Australia's remote northwest. Ancient Knives Unearthed in Australia Associated Press archaeology 20080407160030 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:00:30 EST AP Photo | Newfound fossilized human feces date the first Americans to 14,000 year ago. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/04/03/earliest-americans-feces.html Newly discovered fossilized human feces support the idea that Native Americans were living in North America more than 14,000 years ago. Poop Fossil Pushes Back Date for Earliest Americans Randolph E. Schmid, Associated Press archaeology 20080403144500 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:45:00 EST Dennis LeRoy Jenkins | Archaeologists start digging at Stonehenge to try and learn why it was built. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/04/01/stonehenge-dig.html Archaeologists break out their shovels at the Stonehenge site to try and find out why the monuments were built. Dig Begins at Stonehenge Site Gregory Katz, Associated Press archaeology 20080401103000 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:30:00 EST Chris Ison/PA Wire | An Egyptologist questions the veracity of the lore surrounding Cleopatra's suicide. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/04/01/cleopatra-suicide.html An Egyptologist questions the veracity of the lore surrounding Cleopatra's suicide. Cleopatra's Suicide by Snake a Myth? Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20080401100030 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:00:30 EST Reginald Arthur/Getty Images | The discovery of a nearly 4,000-year-old necklace "shocks" anthropologists. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/04/01/oldest-gold-necklace.html The discovery of a nearly 4,000-year-old gold necklace in southern Peru was a "complete shock" to anthropologists. Oldest Bling Found in Peru Randolph E. Schmid, Associated Press archaeology 20080401100000 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:00:00 EST National Academy of Sciences, Mark Aldenderfer | While Stone Age Africans used bows and arrows, Europeans tackled prey in close combat. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/03/31/earliest-weapon-human.html Stone Age Africans developed bows and arrows early on while ancient Europeans battled prey in close combat, according to new research. Early Weapon Evidence Reveals Bloody Past Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20080331093000 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:30:00 EST Lucinda Backwell | A rough 10-second clip of a woman singing "Au Clair de la Lune" dates to 1860. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/03/28/earliest-audio-recording.html A rough 10-second clip of a woman singing "Au Clair de la Lune" dates to 1860 and is the oldest known recording of a human voice. Earliest Voice Recording Features French Song Jason Dearen, Associated Press archaeology 20080328100000 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:00:00 EST AP Photo/Isabelle Trocheris | An ancient jawbone suggests people lived in Europe much earlier than thought. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/03/26/human-ancestor-europe.html The oldest known fossil of a human ancestor in Europe suggests people lived on the continent much earlier than believed. Oldest Human Ancestor Fossil Found Daniel Woolls, Associated Press archaeology 20080326160030 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:00:30 EST AP Photo | Did humor and spirituality evolve together? Some scholars think so. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/03/25/ancient-humor-joke.html Did humor and spirituality evolve together? Some scholars think so. Ancient Humor: Raunch, Riddles and Religion Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20080325093030 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:30:30 EST Getty Images | An expert questions the original radiocarbon dating of the Shroud of Turin. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/03/21/shroud-turin.html One of the original researchers who performed radiocarbon dating on the Shroud of Turin now says those tests may be flawed. Shroud of Turin's Authenticity Probed Anew Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20080321153030 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:30:30 EST AP Photo | Neanderthals and humans diverged as long as 400,000 years ago. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/03/17/human-neanderthal-split.html Neanderthals and humans diverged as long as 400,000 years ago. The Neanderthal-Human Split: (Very) Ancient History Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20080317154530 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:45:30 EST Wikipedia Commons | The house of Rome's first emperor has reopened after a 40-year restoration project. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/03/14/augustus-rome-house.html The house of Augustus, Rome's first emperor, has reopened after a 40-year restoration project. Roman Emperor's Digs on Public View Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20080314130030 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:00:30 EST Ministero per i Beni e le Attivita Culturali | Did modern humans migrate out of Africa in two great waves? http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/03/14/neanderthal-africa.html Did modern humans migrate out of Africa in two great waves? Out of Africa, Not Once But Twice Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20080314114530 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:45:30 EST Getty Images | Native American roots lie with six ancient women, new research shows. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/03/13/native-american-dna.html Native American roots lie with six ancient women, new research shows. Native Americans Traced to 6 'Founding Mothers' Malcolm Ritter, Associated Press archaeology 20080313160030 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:00:30 EST Getty Images | The skull of a young woman who lived in ancient Greece bears traces of a third-century surgery. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/03/12/ancient-greek-skeleton.html The skull of a young woman who lived in ancient Greece bears traces of a third-century surgery. Skeleton Shows Ancient Brain Surgery Associated Press archaeology 20080312124530 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:45:30 EST AP Photo | Greek workers find 1,000 graves, some filled with ancient treasures. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/03/11/ancient-grave-greece.html Greek workers find 1,000 graves, some filled with ancient treasures. 1,000 Ancient Graves Unearthed in Greece Associated Press archaeology 20080311120030 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:00:30 EST Getty Images | Will an ancient Greek tomb be the key to finding the homeland of Homer's Odysseus? http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/03/06/tomb-greek-island.html Will an ancient Greek tomb be the key to finding the homeland of Homer's Odysseus? Ancient Tomb Found on Greek Isle Nicholas Paphitis, Associated Press archaeology 20080306113030 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:30:30 EST AP Photo | The "hobbit-like" fossils may have belonged to early, stunted humans. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/03/05/hobbit-human.html The latest theory about the "hobbit-like" remains found four years ago is they were early humans who were born without a functioning thyroid, making them small. 'Hobbits' Were Stunted Cave-Dwellers Richard Ingham, AFP archaeology 20080305091500 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:15:00 EST Getty Images | The Shroud of Turin undergoes examination as a high-def digital image. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/02/28/shroud-of-turin.html A high-def image is made of the Shroud of Turin and tests are underway which claim to challenge previous findings that the shroud is a fake. Shroud of Turin Gets High-Def Scrutiny Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20080228100000 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:00:00 EST HALL9000/Performance Films/Rossella Lorenzi | A prion disease linked to cannibalism might have done in Neanderthals. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/02/27/neanderthal-cannibalism.html A type of prion disease linked to cannibalism might have done in Neanderthals, according to research based on cannibalism and disease among a modern group of people. Cannibalism May Have Wiped Out Neanderthals Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20080227143000 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:30:00 EST Time Life Pictures/Getty Images | A 5,500-year-old ceremonial, circular plaza of stones is found in Peru. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/02/27/peru-monument.html A 5,500-year-old circular plaza of stones is found in Peru, suggesting that an ancient civilization once thrived there. Ancient Ceremonial Plaza Unearthed in Peru Andrew Whalen, Associated Press archaeology 20080227110000 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:00:00 EST AP Photo/ El Comercio | The two main pyramids of Giza were planned as a single project, suggests new research. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/02/25/pyramids-giza.html The two main pyramids of Giza were planned as a single project, suggests new research, which takes into account astronomical alignments and the visible landscape. Pyramids of Giza: One Grand Plan Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20080225130000 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:00:00 EST AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris | A people's history of population density may play a role in their heights. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/02/20/height-evolution-ancestor.html Why are some groups of people taller than others? New research says it has to do with population density and survival of the fittest. Feel Short? Blame Your Ancestors Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20080220110000 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:00:00 EST AP Photo/Hans Punz | The oldest oil paintings aren't from Europe, but from ancient Afghani caves. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/02/19/oldest-oil-painting.html It turns out the oldest oil paintings aren't from Europe, as some might expect, but from ancient caves dating as far back as the early 12th century in Afghanistan's Barmiyan Valley. Oldest Oil Paintings Found in Afghanistan Rosella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20080219114500 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:45:00 EST NRICPT-Japan | The first North Americans were long delayed by an icy land mass. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/02/13/beringia-native-american.html Like travelers waiting at an airport, the first North Americans got stuck on an icy land mass that once connected Alaska to Siberia. First Americans Endured 20,000-Year Layover Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20080213130030 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:00:30 EST Getty Images | A 40,000-year-old tooth suggests Neanderthals were more mobile than thought. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/02/11/neanderthal-tooth.html A 40,000-year-old tooth suggests Neanderthals were more mobile than thought. Neanderthal Teeth Reveal Wandering Ways Elena Becatoros, Associated Press archaeology 20080211130030 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:00:30 EST AP Photo | An ancient grave could be the first archaeological evidence for the existence of Druids. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/02/11/druid-grave.html Archaeologists say they have found what could be the first archaeological evidence for the existence of Druids. Druid Grave Unearthed in U.K.? Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20080211094530 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 09:45:30 EST British Archaeology | Newly found toe bones suggest humans started to don footwear 40,000 years ago. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/01/25/shoe-wearing-toe.html The world's oldest shoes likely decayed long ago, but newly found toe bones suggest humans started to don footwear some 40,000 years ago. Earliest Shoe-Wearers Revealed by Toe Bones Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20080125091500 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:15:00 EST Erik Trinkaus| New modeling suggests Neanderthals were simply outcompeted by Cro-Magnon. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/01/09/neanderthal-climate.html New modeling suggests Neanderthals weren't done in by climate but were simply outcompeted by Cro-Magnon populations. Neanderthals: Done in by Competition, Not Climate Emily Sohn, Discovery News archaeology 20080109094500 Thu, 09 Jan 2008 09:45:00 EST Getty Images | Was Stonehenge the "it" venue for Neolithic-era ravers? http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/01/07/stonehenge-trance.html Was Stonehenge the "it" venue for Neolithic-era ravers? Stonehenge Acoustics Ideal for Trance-Like Tunes Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20080107093000 Wed, 07 Jan 2008 09:30:00 EST Getty Images | Gladiators will engage in choreographed mock battles in Rome's famous Colosseum. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/01/06/gladiator-rome.html Modern-day gladiators will engage in choreographed mock battles in Rome's famous Colosseum. Gladiators to 'Fight' Again at Rome's Colosseum Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20080106093000 Tue, 06 Jan 2008 09:30:00 EST Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Napoli e Pompei | An inability to stitch warm clothes may have led to Neanderthal man's demise. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/01/03/neanderthal-clothes.html It wasn't a lack of hunting tools that led to Neanderthal man's demise, but an inability to stitch warm clothes, says new research. Neanderthals Stitched Too Little Too Late http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/default.htm Anna Salleh, ABC Science Online archaeology 20080103110000 Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:00:00 EST Getty Images | The oldest form of human-powered transport was invented around 5,000 years ago. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/01/02/finland-ice-skating.html The oldest form of human-powered transport was ice skating, invented in northern Europe around 5,000 years ago. Ice Skating Born of Necessity? Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20080102121530 Wed, 02 Jan 2008 12:15:30 EST Alberto Minetti | If Santa's reindeer were real, they would've done well to avoid Paleolithic France. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/12/20/reindeer-meat-caveman.html If Santa and his reindeer were real, they would've done well to have avoided Middle and Upper Paleolithic France from around 300,000 to 30,000 years ago. Reindeer: It's What Was For Dinner Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20071220090030 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 09:00:30 EST Martin Frouz | The 300-year-old wreck was found beneath just 10 feet of water. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/12/14/shipwreck-captain-kidd.html The 300-year-old wreck of the notorious buccaneer was found beneath just 10 feet of water. Captain Kidd's Ship Located Off Dominican Island David McFadden, Associated Press archaeology 20071214100000 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:00:00 EST AP Photo/Indiana University, Charles Beeker | And guess what: It's all-natural. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/12/14/romans-glue-helmet.html German archaeologists find traces of a glue made by the Romans has stuck around for more than 2,000 years. Ancient Roman Glue Sticks Around Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20071214090030 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:00:30 EST Axel Thunker | A 14,000-year-old toolkit found in Jordan reveals a surprising division of labor. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/12/13/ancient-toolkit.html A 14,000-year-old toolkit found in Jordan reveals a surprising division of labor. Ancient Toolkit Gives Glimpse of Prehistoric Life Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20071213113030 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:30:30 EST Phillip Edwards | Download our Discovery News widget to get the latest in animals, archaeology, dinos, earth, space, tech and more! http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/12/12/widget.html Download our Discovery News widget to get the latest in animals, archaeology, dinos, earth, space, tech and more! Put Discovery News on Your Blog or Wherever You Want Discovery News Team archaeology 20071212203000 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:30:00 EST DCL | The newly found remains reveal an animal that could weigh as much as two tons. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/12/12/armadillo-fossil.html The newly found remains in the Andes reveal a huge animal that could weigh as much as two tons. Giant Armadillo Relative Found Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20071212090000 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 09:00:00 EST Velizar Simeonovski | The living quarters likely belonged to the family of Queen Helene. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/12/07/queen-helene-mansion.html Archaeologists believe the living quarters belonged to the family of Queen Helene whose clan ruled a region now in Iraq. Ancient Queen's Mansion Found in Israel Matti Friedman, Associated Press archaeology 20071207121500 Fri, 07 Dec 2007 12:15:00 EST AP Photo/Israel Antiquities Authority | The sketch, composed in blood-red chalk, may have been Michelangelo's last. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/12/07/michelangelo-sketch.html The sketch, composed in blood-red chalk, may have been Michelangelo's last. Rare Michelangelo Sketch Found Inside Vatican Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20071207094530 Fri, 07 Dec 2007 09:45:30 EST Getty Images | The throne depicts Greek mythological figures absorbed by Rome's culture. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/12/05/roman-throne-vesuvius.html The throne depicts Greek mythological figures absorbed by Rome's culture and is decorated with images of the gods Attis and Dionysus. Roman Throne Found Amid Volcanic Debris Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20071205124500 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:45:00 EST AP Photo/Italian Culture Ministry | Did modern humans once breed with Neanderthals? http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/12/04/neanderthal-hybrid.html An ancient skull found in Romania is the center of a controversy: Did modern humans once breed with Neanderthals, leading to half-human hybrids? A new study says no. Study Debunks Human-Neanderthal Hybrid Claim Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20071204113030 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:30:30 EST AP Photo/Ben Curtis | People used infected livestock as biological weapons more than 3,000 years ago. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/11/28/biological-warfare-rams.html Evidence reveals that people used infected livestock as biological weapons more than 3,000 years ago. Sick Rams Used as Ancient Bioweapons Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20071128133000 Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:30:00 EST Sean Gallup/Getty Images | Ancient Romans believed the grotto to be the nursery of Romulus and Remus. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/11/20/rome-romulus-remus.html Italian archaeologists unveil an underground grotto where ancient Romans believed a female wolf suckled the city's twin founders Romulus and Remus. Mythical Roman 'She-Wolf' Cave Found Ariel David, Associated Press archaeology 20071120173030 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 17:30:30 EST Giovanni Maria Pala | Thousands of years ago, elite craftsmen worked only with stones from Taiwan. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/11/20/jade-trade-taiwan.html Thousands of years ago, elite jade craftsmen worked only with stones from Taiwan, mineral analysis shows. Taiwan: Trendy Prehistoric Jade Source <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/default.htm" target="_blank">ABC Science Online</a> Dani Cooper, <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/default.htm" target="_blank">ABC Science Online</a> archaeology 20071120130000 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:00:00 EST PNAS/National Academy of Sciences | The 4,000-year-old structure has the marks of a thriving, artistic culture. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/11/13/peru-temple-mural.html A 4,000-year-old temple and mural unearthed in Peru reveals that an early civilization there was more complex than thought. Peru Temple Tells of Complex Civilization Leslie Josephs, Associated Press archaeology 20071113120030 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:00:30 EST Giovanni Maria Pala | Ancient Mesoamericans stumbled upon a drink that would be forever loved. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/11/12/chocolate-aztec.html More than 3,000 years ago, Mesoamericans stumbled upon a drink that would be forever beloved: hot chocolate, with a kick. Earliest Chocolate Delivered Extra Buzz Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20071112170030 Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:00:30 EST Giovanni Maria Pala | An Italian musician finds hidden treasure inside da Vinci's masterpiece. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/11/09/last-supper-da-vinci.html An Italian musician finds a hidden melody and ancient text buried inside the da Vinci masterpiece. Leonardo's 'Last Supper' Hides True Da Vinci Code Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20071109123030 Fri, 09 Nov 2007 12:30:30 EST Giovanni Maria Pala | A New York man hands over the tiny manuscript to scholars. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/11/09/bible-parchment.html A New York man hands over the tiny manuscript to scholars, 20 years after stumbling upon it in a Syrian synagogue. Ancient Bible Parchment Changes Hands Regan E. Doherty, Associated Press archaeology 20071109100030 Fri, 09 Nov 2007 10:00:30 EST AP Photo | Acid rain has worn away at the ancient, 237-foot-tall statue. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/11/07/buddha-facelift.html Acid rain has worn away at the ancient, 237-foot-tall statue, located in southwestern China. Biggest Buddha to Get a Facelift AFP archaeology 20071107103000 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 10:30:00 EST Getty Images | For the first time, the famous pharaoh's face -- overbite and all -- goes on public display. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/11/05/king-tut-mummy.html For the first time, the famous pharaoh's face -- overbite and all -- goes on public display. King Tut's Face: Buck-Toothed and Blackened Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20071105093000 Mon, 05 Nov 2007 09:30:00 EST AP Photo/Ben Curtis | The technique could help archaeologists target their excavations. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/10/31/muon-archaeology.html The revival of a 30-year-old technique to find chambers in delicate, buried sites could help archaeologists target their excavations. Space Particles to 'X-Ray' Hidden Pyramids Sarah Goforth, Discovery News archaeology 20071031103000 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:30:00 EST DCL | Archaeologists unearth a well-preserved ancient plaza in the Caribbean. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/10/29/syria-artifact.html Archaeologists unearth what may be the best-preserved site of its kind in the Caribbean. Pre-Columbian Site Found in Puerto Rico Laura N. Perez-Sanches, Associated Press archaeology 20071029164530 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:45:30 EST DCL | Ancient DNA points to the existence of fair-skinned, red-headed Neanderthals. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/10/25/neanderthal-red-hair.html Ancient DNA suggests Neanderthals had some similarities in appearance to modern humans of Celtic origin. Red-Headed Neanderthals? DNA Says Yes AFP archaeology 20071025160030 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:00:30 EST DCL | A series of 11,000-year-old paintings and statues reveal quite modern design. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/10/23/syria-artifact.html A series of 11,000-year-old paintings and statues reveal quite modern design. Geometric Syrian Artifacts Wow Scientists Talal el-Atrache , AFP archaeology 20071023113030 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:30:30 EST DCL | Neanderthals had the genetics for language. How like us were they? http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/10/18/neanderthal-language-dna.html A new study of Neanderthal DNA suggests the hominids had a key gene that allows modern humans to create language. How like us were they? Neanderthals: Did They Have Language? Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News archaeology 20071018123030 Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:30:30 EST DCL | A cave yields clues to an ancient beach party some 164,000 years ago. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/10/17/makeup-ancient-human.html A South African cave yields clues to an ancient beach party some 164,000 years ago. Early Humans Wore Makeup, Ate Mussels Associated Press archaeology 20071017144500 Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:45:00 EST DCL | The fossilized prints belonged to humans who walked with a free-standing gait. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/10/15/footsteps-hominid-italy.html Anyone visiting southern Italy can now literally follow in the footsteps of some of our earliest ancestors. Footprints made between 325,000 and 385,000 years ago on the slopes of an extinct volcano near Roccamonfina, north of Naples, have been restored and opened to the public. Oldest Human Footprints Opened to Public Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News archaeology 20071015223000 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 22:30:00 EST DCL | The Torrent sank 139 years ago after ramming into a reef. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/10/09/alaska-shipwreck-dive.html The Torrent sank 139 years ago after ramming into a reef, less than a year after Alaska was purchased from Russia. Divers Chart Alaskan Shipwreck Associated Press archaeology 20071009093030 Mon, 09 Oct 2007 09:30:30 EST DCL | New finds suggest some very hardy people settled in Scotland 13,000 years ago. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/10/05/alaska-shipwreck-dive.html The finding of unique spear points in the north of Scotland suggests that very hardy people settled there as early as 13,000 years ago. Earliest Scots Braved Ice Age Conditions Associated Press archaeology 20071005111500 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 11:15:00 EST DCL | Sacrificed children were fed enriched diets up to a year before their deaths. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/10/02/inca-sacrifice.html Analysis of hair from sacrificed children suggest they were fed enriched diets up to a year before they died. Inca Sacrifices 'Fattened Up' Before Death Associated Press archaeology 20071002094500 Tue, 02 Oct 2007 09:45:00 EST DCL | Data from cave formations reveal wet weather pushed early humans out of Africa. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/10/01/africa-exodus-human.html Data from cave formations reveal it was climate, specifically wet weather, that provided the impetus for early humans to leave Africa. Wet Weather Nudged Human Africa Exodus Associated Press archaeology 20071001094500 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 09:45:00 EST DCL |