Search query: archaeologists
Categories: All Categories
13142 records searched, 97 records found, 20 matches displayed
Search Hints:
- Use a + (plus sign) or - (minus sign) to include or exclude a word: +mars -venus
- Use a ? (question mark) as a wildcard for a single letter: te?t (test,text)
- Use a * (asterisk) as a wildcard for multiple letters: he*t (heat, heart)
- Use a ~ (tilde) to expand word endings: meteor~ (meteorite, meteorid, meteorology)
Most frequent words for articles published in the last 45 days:
developed (95),
climate (85),
team (83),
species (75),
cells (74),
used (72),
human (64),
help (61),
change (60),
water (60),
years (60),
data (57),
energy (55),
such (53),
carbon (51),
discovered (50),
time (48),
like (47),
materials (46),
even (44)
Published Early crop plants were more easily 'tamed' - Early Crop Plants Were More Easily 'Tamed'



Borrowing a page from what we know about animal behavior, archaeologists say that we should reassess ...
Published The anglo-saxon migration: New insights from genetics - The Anglo-Saxon Migration: New Insights from Genetics


In the largest early-medieval population study to date, an interdisciplinary team consisting of gene...
Published Ancient Mesopotamian discovery transforms knowledge of early farming - Ancient Mesopotamian Discovery Transforms Knowledge of Early Farming


Researchers have unearthed the earliest definitive evidence of broomcorn millet (Panicum miliaceum)...
Published A 10,000-year-old infant burial provides insights into the use of baby carriers and family heirlooms in prehistory - A 10,000-Year-Old Infant Burial: Insights into Prehistoric Baby Carriers and Family Heirlooms


Researchers argue that they have found evidence of the use of baby carriers 10,000 years ago at the...
Published Ancient Siberian genomes reveal genetic backflow from North America across the Bering Sea - Ancient Siberian Genomes Reveal Genetic Backflow from North America Across the Bering Sea


The movement of people across the Bering Sea from North Asia to North America is a well-known phenom...
Published Biblical military campaigns reconstructed using geomagnetic field data - Biblical Military Campaigns Reconstructed Using Geomagnetic Field Data


Researchers reconstructed the geomagnetic fields recorded in 21 archaeological destruction layers th...
Published Ancient Roman coins reveal long-lost emperor - Ancient Roman Coins Reveal Long-Lost Emperor


A gold coin long dismissed as a forgery appears to be authentic and depicts a long-lost Roman empero...
Published Steel was being used in Europe 2900 years ago - Steel Was Being Used in Europe 2900 Years Ago


Researchers have discovered what they believe is the earliest use of steel in Europe -- on Iberian s...
Published The colors on these ancient pots hint at the power of an empire - The Colors on These Ancient Pots Hint at the Power of an Empire


Comparing the colors on pieces of ancient Peruvian pottery revealed that potters across the Wari emp...
Published Mummified crocodiles provide insights into mummy-making over time - Mummified Crocodiles: Insights into the Evolution of Mummy-Making


Crocodiles were mummified in a unique way at the Egyptian site of Qubbat al-Hawa during the 5th Cent...
Published South Africa's desert-like interior may have been more inviting to our human ancestors - South Africa's Desert-Like Interior: A Haven for Our Ancestors?



Lining the Cape of South Africa and its southern coast are long chains of caves that nearly 200,000...
Published Reign of Papua New Guinea Highland's megafauna lasted long after humans arrived - Reign of Papua New Guinea Highland's Megafauna Lasted Long After Humans Arrived


A giant kangaroo that once roamed on four legs through remote forests in the Papua New Guinea Highla...
Published Cave excavation pushes back the clock on early human migration to Laos - Cave Excavation Pushes Back the Clock on Early Human Migration to Laos



Fifteen years of archaeological work in the Tam Pa Ling cave in northeastern Laos has yielded a reli...
Published Humans' evolutionary relatives butchered one another 1.45 million years ago - Humans' Evolutionary Relatives Butchered One Another 1.45 Million Years Ago



Researchers have identified the oldest decisive evidence of humans' close evolutionary relatives but...
Published Collapse of ancient Liangzhu culture caused by climate change - Collapse of Ancient Liangzhu Culture Caused by Climate Change


Referred to as 'China's Venice of the Stone Age', the Liangzhu excavation site in eastern China is c...
Published Lasers and chemistry reveal how ancient pottery was made -- and how an empire functioned - Lasers and Chemistry Reveal How Ancient Pottery Was Made -- and How an Empire Functioned


Peru's first great empire, the Wari, stretched for more than a thousand miles over the Andes Mountai...
Published Megadrought likely triggered the fall of the Assyrian Empire - Megadrought likely triggered the fall of the Assyrian Empire


The Neo-Assyrian Empire, centered in northern Iraq and extending from Iran to Egypt -- the largest e...