North 'plaza' in Cahokia was likely inundated year-round, study finds
The ancient North American city of Cahokia had as its focal point a feature now known as Monks Mound, a giant earthwork surrounded on its no...
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Showing posts with label Archaeology. Show all posts
Earliest English medieval shipwreck site uncovered off Dorset coast
Maritime archaeologists from Bournemouth University have uncovered the remains of a medieval ship and its cargo dating back to the 13th cent...
In search of the lost Parthian city of Natounia
The mountain fortress of Rabana-Merquly in modern Iraqi Kurdistan was one of the major regional centres of the Parthian Empire, which extend...
New research demonstrates connections between climate change and civil unrest among the ancient Maya
An extended period of turmoil in the prehistoric Maya city of Mayapan, in the Yucatan region of Mexico, was marked by population declines, p...
'Everywhere they dig': looters hunt antiquities in Albania
Shards of ceramics litter the fields of an ancient city in southeastern Albania, where looters have raided the area's highlands in searc...
Unlocking the secrets of the ancient coastal Maya
Georgia State University anthropologist Dr. Jeffrey Glover grew up in metro Atlanta, but speaking to him, it sounds like his heart is in Qui...
New genetic research on remote Pacific islands yields surprising findings on world's earliest seafarers
New genetic research from remote islands in the Pacific offers fresh insights into the ancestry and culture of the world's earliest seaf...
Excavations at ancient Galilean synagogue uncover intricate mosaic floor panels dating back nearly 1,600 years
A team of specialists and students led by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professor Jodi Magness recently returned to Israel’s L...
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Parthenon Marbles: Unprecedented momentum in favour of their return
The issue of the return of the Parthenon Sculptures has acquired a special dynamic in recent months, as the density of articles in the UK me...
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