Intentional creation of carbon-rich dark earth soils in the Amazon (www.science.org)
Dishing the dirt on human evolution: Why scientific techniques matter in archaeology (phys.org)
Scientists should seek answers hidden in the dirt using proven and state-of-the-art archaeological science techniques to support new discoveries about human evolution following recent controversies at a cave site in Africa, says a group of international experts....
Drought encouraged Attila’s Huns to attack the Roman empire, tree rings suggest (www.cam.ac.uk)
Genetic research into a 9,000-year-old shaman burial in Germany (phys.org)
The double burial of an adult woman and an infant, dating to about 7000–6800 BCE, discovered in 1934 during construction works at the spa gardens of Bad Dürrenberg, is regarded as one of the outstanding burial finds of the Mesolithic in Central Europe. Because of the unusual equipment with the woman, who was buried in a...
Nearly 8,000 medieval coins and 7 Bronze Age swords unearthed in Germany (www.livescience.com)
Melting ice in Canada allowed scientists to discover 7,000-year-old artifacts (www.americanchronicles.news)
Early humans in the Paleolithic Age: More than just game on the menu (phys.org)
In a study published in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers from the Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment (SHEP) at the University of Tübingen show that early humans of the Middle Paleolithic had a more varied diet than previously assumed....
A 27,000-year-old pyramid? Controversy hits an extraordinary archaeological claim (www.nature.com)
A 1,400-year-old temple discovered at Suffolk royal settlement (phys.org)
Stolen remains of Aboriginal people and Tasmanian tigers traced to grave-robbing Victorian naturalist (www.livescience.com)
Baboon mummy DNA from ancient Egypt reveals location of mysterious port city not on any maps (www.livescience.com)
2,000-year-old coin stash discovered at ancient Buddhist shrine in Pakistan (www.livescience.com)
Henge monument and Roman kilns found at housing dig (www.bbc.com)
Collaborative Approaches to Archaeology Programming and the Increase of Digital Literacy Among Archaeology Students (www.degruyter.com)
Tianmen Cave: China's Breathtaking "Gateway to Heaven" — Ultra Unlimited (www.ultra-unlimited.com)
Resilience, innovation and collapse of settlement networks in later Bronze Age Europe: New survey data from the southern Carpathian Basin (journals.plos.org)
Archaeologists Discover Long-Lost Scottish Monastery (www.southampton.ac.uk)
Free and Low Cost Archaeological Digs in Scotland | 2023 Edition (www.digitscotland.com)
See the Outstandingly Ornate 4th Century Mosaic Floors Unearthed in an Ancient Turkish Villa (news.artnet.com)
Chiseled obsidian recovered from Neolithic shipwreck near Capri's 'Blue Grotto' (www.livescience.com)
Late Prehistoric discovery turns archaeological assumptions on their head (phys.org)
Civil War weapons thrown into river by General Sherman's forces recovered in South Carolina (www.livescience.com)
Archaeologists uncover Europe's hidden Bronze Age megastructures (phys.org)
Archaeologists from University College Dublin, working with colleagues from Serbia and Slovenia, have uncovered a previously unknown network of massive sites in the heart of Europe that could explain the emergence of the continent’s Bronze Age megaforts—the largest prehistoric constructions seen prior to the Iron Age....