Archaeologists have summed up the 10-year study of an unusual cemetery, which was founded in the times of unrest in Egypt – the so-called Third Intermediate Period, when the power in Egypt was taken over by the kings who came… Continue Reading
A new estimate of the global population of snow leopards—a rare big cat thought to prowl about 1.2 million square miles of remote, rugged mountain terrain across 12 Central Asian nations—would appear to be an uncommon bit of good news… Continue Reading
Fossil bones and stone tools can tell us a lot about human evolution, but certain dynamic behaviours of our fossil ancestors — things like how they moved and how individuals interacted with one another — are incredibly difficult to deduce… Continue Reading
The Vatican Apostolic Library, Digita Vaticana, NTT DATA Corporation and Canon Inc. today announced their agreement to present special faithful reproductions of a rare 1,600-year-old manuscript to the first 200 people/organizations who donate 500 euros or more to support an… Continue Reading
Recent archaeological digs have uncovered more than 20 round buildings in what is believed to be Cyprus’ earliest known village, dating as as the 9th millennium BC, the east Mediterranean island’s Department of Antiquities said Tuesday. The department said in… Continue Reading
The ancient Egyptians created a simple yet elaborate system of blocks and grooves within the Great Pyramid of Giza to protect the King’s Chamber from tomb robbers. In an upcoming episode of the Science Channel’s “Unearthed,” that system comes to… Continue Reading
By the time European explorers reached the islands scattered across the vast distances of the Pacific Ocean, most of the voyaging done by the Polynesians was among local island groups. But the locals seemed to know of places well beyond… Continue Reading
New archaeological evidence suggests that Brazilian capuchins have been using stone tools to crack open cashew nuts for at least 700 years. Researchers say, to date, they have found the earliest archaeological examples of monkey tool use outside of Africa.… Continue Reading
Almost 150 years after the first identification of Neanderthal skeletal material, the cognitive and symbolic abilities of these populations remain a subject of intense debate. We present 99 new Neanderthal remains from the Troisième caverne of Goyet (Belgium) dated to… Continue Reading
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. My interview at the Lovers Convocation. Love is the law, love under will.