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Science Apr 27

How a warming Arctic may be eroding Indigenous history in Alaska

By Nelufar Hedayat, Evident Media

Science Mar 12

A handout image shows the fossil of the left midface of a hominin assigned to Homo affinis erectus alongside the represent...
Archaeologists discover oldest known partial face fossil of human ancestor in western Europe

Scientists report that a fossil of a partial face from a early human ancestor in Spain is between 1.1 and 1.4 million years old.

By Christina Larson, Associated Press

World Feb 17

A specialist works on a damaged statue from Palmyra at Syria's National Museum of Damascus
Experts return to Syria’s war-torn heritage sites, including Roman ruins at Palmyra

Once-thriving landmarks like the ancient city of Palmyra and the medieval Crusader castle of Crac des Chevaliers remain scarred by years of conflict, but local tourists are returning to the sites, and conservationists hope their historical and cultural significance will…

By Sally Abou AlJoud, Ghaith Alsayed, Associated Press

Science Aug 14

Stonehenge Wakes Up To Sunrise On Summer Solstice 2024
New research reveals Stonehenge’s ‘altar stone’ originally came from Scotland

The unique stone lying flat at the center of the monument was brought to the site in southern England from more than 460 miles away, researchers reported Wednesday in the journal Nature.

By Christina Larson, Associated Press

Science Jul 07

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As climate change threatens island nations, some turn to digitizing their history

As hurricanes grow stronger and more common due to climate change, they raise new threats for island nations — not just to infrastructure, but also to artifacts and documents that help define cultures. Now, two island nations in the Atlantic…

By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery, Azhar Merchant

Jun 11

This mysterious 4,000-year-old Greek discovery could spell trouble for new airport

By Nicholas Paphitis, Associated Press

Resembling a huge car wheel from above, the ruins of the labyrinthine, 19,000-square-foot building came to light during a recent dig by archaeologists.

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Jun 08

Archaeologists find records of Pompeii survivors that reveal how they rebuilt their lives

By Steven L. Tuck, The Conversation

The story of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius is no longer one of annihilation; it also includes the people who managed to escape the city.

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Sep 17

UNESCO adds ruins near ancient Jericho to list of World Heritage Sites in Palestine

By Associated Press

A U.N. conference voted Sunday to list prehistoric ruins near the ancient West Bank city of Jericho as a World Heritage Site in Palestine, a decision likely to anger Israel, which controls the territory and does not recognize a Palestinian…

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Mar 07

Archaeologists uncover Roman shrine under graveyard in central England

By Associated Press

Archaeologists have uncovered what they believe to be a Roman shrine beneath a former graveyard in the grounds of a cathedral in central England.

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Mar 03

Archaeologists find evidence that horseback riding began at least 5,000 years ago

By Christina Larson, Associated Press

Researchers analyzed more than 200 Bronze Age skeletal remains in museum collections in Bulgaria, Poland, Romania, Hungary and the Czech Republic to look for signs of what co-author and University of Helsinki anthropologist Martin Trautmann calls "horse rider syndrome."…

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