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‘I am horrified’: Archaeologists are fuming over ancient human relative remains sent to edge of space
The fossilized bones of the ancient human relatives Australopithecus sediba and Homo naledi went to the edge of space in this tube. (Image credit: Virgin Galatic)For the first time, fossilized remains of ancient human relatives have gone to the edge of outer space — and scientists are not happy about it.Fragmentary remains of two ancient
Greek archaeologists protest holiday island assault
ATHENS, Greece — State-employed archaeologists in Greece launched strike action Tuesday to protest an assault on an archaeologist responsible for the resort island of Mykonos, an attack they say may have been linked to commercial pressure to extend tourism development.Manolis Psarros, an employee of the state archaeological service, was beaten by an unidentified man with
Archaeologists discover ancient highways in Arabia
Keyhole-shaped tombs flanking a funerary avenue in the al Ha’it Oasis. Credit: University of Western Australia Archeologists from The University of Western Australia have discovered people who lived in north-west Arabia in the Early to Middle Bronze Age built 'funerary avenues'—long-distance corridors linking oases and pastures, bordered by thousands of elaborate burial monuments. Dr. Matthew…
Archaeologists Find Five Viking Longhouses in Norway
Archaeologists using ground-penetrating radar have detected five longhouses in Østfold county, Norway. One of the ancient buildings is approximately 60 m (197 feet) long, making it one of the largest in Scandinavia. The five Viking longhouses found near the Gjellestad ship in Norway. Image credit: Lars Gustavsen, Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research / Arild…
Archaeologists Find 800-Year-Old Figurine of Falconer in Norway
Archaeologists excavating the medieval town of Oslo in Norway have unearthed a finely carved figurine of a king or a queen with a falcon perched on his/her arm. The 800-year-old figurine found in the medieval town of Oslo, Norway. Image credit: Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research. The figurine is 7.5 cm long and made…
Archaeologists Discover 1,800-Year-Old Teotihuacan-Style Citadel in Tikal
Using LiDAR data, archaeologists from Brown University, the University of Texas at Austin, the Fundación Patrimonio Cultural y Natural Maya and Proyecto Arqueológico Sur de Tikal discovered that what was long assumed to be an area of natural hills in the Classic Maya city of Tikal, Guatemala, was actually a neighborhood of ruined buildings that…
Archaeologists excavating in Jerusalem have discovered a vast quarry dating from 2,000 years ago (Second Temple period). The 2,000-year-old quarry in Jerusalem, Israel. Image credit: Shai Halevi / Israel Antiquities Authority. The quarry, only part of which has been excavated, covers approximately 600 m2 (0.15 acres), but was at least two or three times larger.…