Saturday, October 31, 2009

Did India invent the nose job?

›
An Indian doctor working in 600 B.C. might have been the world's first plastic surgeon, according to a new exhibition that challenges We...

Archeologists Discover Ancient Fortress near Moscow

›
Archeologists have found defensive installations of an Old Russian fortress that stood at the confluence of Dubna River and Volga more than ...

Remains of 1,000 people recovered at medieval site Read more: http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/remains-of-1000-people-recovered-at-medieval-site-

›
THE skeletal remains of more than a thousand people have been recovered from what experts believe was one of the country’s largest medieval ...

Beowulf meets the 20th century

›
Dr Catherine Clarke, a specialist in medieval culture at Swansea University's department of English has been given a grant to explore re...

Mystery stone found near church linked to Knights Templar

›
What appears to be the carved top of a sarcophagus was unearthed when builders were excavating and reinforcing a wall alongside the old ruin...

Witch Bottle Discovered; Made to Ward Off Evil Spirits?

›
In time for Halloween, a beer bottle-turned-talisman against malicious spirits has been found buried near a former pub in England, archaeolo...

Unique Stone Age burial items unearthed in central Sweden

›
Swedish archaeologists are marveling over a collection of 9,000 year old artifacts recently uncovered at an excavation site central Sweden. ...
Monday, October 26, 2009

Malawi is the cradle of humankind, scientist says

›
The latest discovery of pre-historic tools and remains of hominids (pictured: periodic table) in Malawi's remote northern district of Ka...

Modern man had sex with Neanderthals

›
Modern man and Neanderthals had sex across the species barrier, according to leading geneticist Professor Svante Paabo. Professor Paabo, who...

Conference sees Viking invasion

›
Experts on Viking or Old Norse mythology and theory from around the world are gathering in Aberdeen for a major conference. The University o...

Historians Reassess Battle of Agincourt

›
The heavy clay-laced mud behind the cattle pen on Antoine Renault’s farm looks as treacherous as it must have been nearly 600 years ago, whe...

Details of St Neots lost priory revealed

›
NEW details of one of St Neots most historically important sites have been revealed during an archaeological study in the town. Outlines of ...

World's Oldest Known Granaries Predate Agriculture

›
A new study coauthored by Ian Kuijt, associate professor of anthropology at the University of Notre Dame, describes recent excavations in Jo...

Ancient 'Lucy' Species Ate A Different Diet Than Previously Thought

›
Research examining microscopic marks on the teeth of the "Lucy" species Australopithecus afarensis suggests that the ancient homin...
Thursday, October 22, 2009

Viking experts set to gather at varsity

›
VIKING experts from across the world will gather at Aberdeen University today to rewrite the history of Norse mythology. The university’s Ce...

'Atlantis' is discovered in Devon

›
An ancient British inland Atlantis dating back millennia has been discovered on a remote moor. The remains - including a mini-Stonehenge - w...

VIDEO: Statue of Roman Emperor Nero unearthed at Fishbourne

›
History has been re-written at Fishbourne Roman Palace after it was confirmed a damaged statue found there more than 40 years ago is that of...

Research unlocks secrets of Pennines

›
GROUNDBREAKING radar techniques are being used to unlock the historic secrets of one of the North’s wildest upland areas. Over the next five...

VIDEO: Archaeological excavations around Chichester's city walls

›
Archaeological excavations in Chichester are slowly unearthing the secrets of the City Walls – and experts hope to discover why a room was d...

Ancient artefacts and human remains found between Rudston and Boynton East Yorkshire

›
ANCIENT human remains have been unearthed during an archaeological dig at the Caythorpe Gas Storage site between Rudston and Boynton. Five h...