Tag Archives: archaeology
links for 2010-01-04: big-brained Boskops
What Happened to the Hominids Who Were Smarter Than Us? | Human Evolution | DISCOVER Magazine "Back there in the past, ten thousand years ago. The man of the future, with the big brain, the small teeth. He lived in … more…
Another Egyptian tomb discovery, could be Nefertiti, or not
The Amarna Royal Tombs Project (ARTP), led by Nicholas Reeves, announced at the end of last month that, only months after the discovery of the first new tomb (KV63) since Howard Carter’s finding the tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amun (KV62) in 1922, … more…
The paper trail grows a little longer
CHINA’S claim to have invented paper was strengthened yesterday when archaeologists announced a discovery that suggests it was in use at least 100 years earlier than thought. A scrap of paper made from linen fibre was found by archaeologists picking … more…
Lost City off Cuba
Everything you know is wrong department: surveyors of the ocean floor off the coast of Cuba have found what appears to be a sunken city – large stones laid out symetrically over a large area – at a depth of … more…
Big Bronze Age find at Amesbury
A big archaeological Bronze Age grave site discovery scenario goes off in Amesbury – Yahoo! News – Grave Is One of Europe’s Richest – announcement at the Wessex Archaeology site…