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Published Scientists investigate Grand Canyon's ancient past to predict future climate impacts
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A team explores relationship between warming post-Ice Age temperatures and intensifying summer monso...
Published One of Europe's most ancient domestic dogs lived in the Basque Country - One of Europe's Most Ancient Domestic Dogs Lived in the Basque Country
(via sciencedaily.com) Wolf domestication occurred earlier than proposed until now, at least in western Europe. That possib...
Published Among ancient Mayas, cacao was not a food exclusive to the elite - Among Ancient Mayas, Cacao Was Not a Food Exclusive to the Elite
(via sciencedaily.com) It was the money that grew on trees. Said to be a gift from the gods, cacao for the ancient Maya was ...
Published Archaeological study of 24 ancient Mexican cities reveals that collective forms of governance, infrastructural investments, and collaboration all help societies last longer - Archaeological Study of 24 Ancient Mexican Cities Reveals the Importance of Collective Governance, Infrastructural Investments, and Collaboration for Societal Longevity
(via sciencedaily.com) Some cities only last a century or two, while others last for a thousand years or more. Often, there...
Published Greek volcano mystery: Archaeologist narrows on date of Thera eruption - Greek Volcano Mystery: Archaeologist Narrows on Date of Thera Eruption
(via sciencedaily.com) Archaeologists hope to settle one of modern archaeology's longstanding disputes: the date of a volca...
Published Famous rock art cave in Spain was used by ancient humans for over 50,000 years - Famous Rock Art Cave in Spain: A Testament to Ancient Human History
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A cave in southern Spain was used by ancient humans as a canvas for artwork and as a burial place fo ...
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
(via sciencedaily.com) The movement of people across the Bering Sea from North Asia to North America is a well-known phenom...
Published Waxing and waning of environment influences hominin dispersals across ancient Iran - Waxing and Waning of Environment Influences Hominin Dispersals Across Ancient Iran
(via sciencedaily.com) A world-first model of paleoclimate and hydrology in Iran has highlighted favourable routes for Nean...
Published A 3400-year-old city emerges from the Tigris River - A 3400-Year-Old City Emerges from the Tigris River
(via sciencedaily.com) Archaeologists have uncovered a 3400-year-old Mittani Empire-era city once located on the Tigris Riv...
Published DNA from ancient population in Southern China suggests Native Americans' East Asian roots - DNA from Ancient Population in Southern China Suggests Native Americans' East Asian Roots
(via sciencedaily.com) For the first time, researchers successfully sequenced the genome of ancient human fossils from the ...
Published What ancient dung reveals about Epipaleolithic animal tending - What Ancient Dung Reveals About Epipaleolithic Animal Tending
(via sciencedaily.com) Tiny crystals in ancient animal dung serve as key evidence in a new analysis suggesting the possibil ...
Published Evidence of Ice Age human migrations from China to the Americas and Japan - Evidence of Ice Age Human Migrations from China to the Americas and Japan
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Scientists have used mitochondrial DNA to trace a female lineage from northern coastal China to the...
Published More plants on the menu of ancient hunter-gatherers
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source It has long been thought that meat played an important role in the diet of hunter-gatherers before t...
Published Detailing a disastrous autumn day in ancient Italy - Detailing a Disastrous Autumn Day in Ancient Italy
(via sciencedaily.com) The Plinian eruption of Mount Vesuvius around 4,000 years ago -- 2,000 years before the one that bur...
Published Ice Age wolf DNA reveals dogs trace ancestry to two separate wolf populations - Ice Age Wolf DNA Reveals Dogs Trace Ancestry to Two Separate Wolf Populations
(via sciencedaily.com) An international group of geneticists and archaeologists have found that the ancestry of dogs can be...
Published First sentence ever written in Canaanite language discovered: Plea to eradicate beard lice - First Sentence Ever Written in Canaanite Language Discovered: Plea to Eradicate Beard Lice
(via sciencedaily.com) Researchers have unearthed an ivory comb from 1700 BCE inscribed with a plea to eradicate lice. The...
Published Findings from 2,000-year-old Uluburun shipwreck reveal complex trade network - Findings from 2,000-year-old Uluburun shipwreck reveal complex trade network
(via sciencedaily.com) Using advanced geochemical analyses, a team of scientists has uncovered new answers to decades-old q...
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
(via sciencedaily.com) Peru's first great empire, the Wari, stretched for more than a thousand miles over the Andes Mountai...
Published Cold War spy satellite imagery reveals Ancient Roman forts
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A new study analyzing declassified Cold War satellite imagery reveals 396 previously undocumented Ro...
Published Using gemstones' unique characteristics to uncover ancient trade routes
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Gems' unique elemental composition and atomic orientation act as a fingerprint, enabling researchers...