Latest science news in Paleontology & Archaeology
Evidence from dirty teeth: Ancient Peruvians ate well
Starch grains preserved on human teeth reveal that ancient Peruvians ate a variety of cultivated crops including squash, beans, peanuts and the fruit of cultivated pacay trees. This finding by...
Canada's Pacific coast killer whales still at risk
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Canada's killer whale population on the Pacific Coast remains at risk of extinction as its main food source continues to decline, a government panel said...
VIDEO: Machu Picchu Mummy, Gold Found
Archaeologists in Peru have discovered an Inca mummy and artifacts, including gold jewelry, near the ancient mountain citadel of Machu Picchu.
Dirty teeth reveal ancient diet
Thanks to poor dental hygiene, researchers are getting a more detailed understanding of what people ate thousands of years ago in what is now Peru.
Study on wildlife corridors shows how they work over time
At the Savannah River Site in South Carolina, there are five strange looking "patches" cleared out of the surrounding forest. No, they're not crop circles carved by aliens.
Yech! Did Iceman munch on moss?
A new study of the well-known "Iceman" mummy finds that he ate moss, though perhaps not on purpose.
Bronze age necklace unearthed
(PhysOrg.com) -- A 4,000-year-old amber necklace has been discovered at a dig organised by a team of archeologists in Manchester.
New Stone Age artefacts unearthed
An archaeological dig in Russia has unearthed female figurines, carved tools, and a cone-shaped carving of unknown purpose.
Oetzi's last supper
What we eat can say a lot about us - where we live, how we live and eventually even when we lived. From the analysis of the intestinal contents of...
Bacterial biofilms as fossil makers
Bacterial decay was once viewed as fossilization's mortal enemy, but new research suggests bacterial biofilms may have actually helped preserve the fossil record's most vulnerable stuff -- animal embryos and...
Climate change wiped out cave bears 13 millennia earlier than thought
Enormous cave bears, Ursus spelaeus, that once inhabited a large swathe of Europe, from Spain to the Urals, died out 27,800 years ago, around 13 millennia earlier than was previously...
Edna Parker dies at 115; former teacher was world's oldest person
Edna Parker, a former Indiana schoolteacher who was certified as the world's oldest person, died Wednesday at a nursing home in Shelbyville, Ind. She was 115.
Leslie A. Margolin: Promoting healthier ways of reaching consensus
The president of Anthem Blue Cross of California believes 'answers lie in trying to bring people with diverse backgrounds and diverse interests together and focus on what they have in...
Exposure to organochlorate pollutants and lead weakens animals bones, according to a study
A new methodology developed by a researcher of the University of Granada will permit to determine the toxicological effects caused in animals which have been exposed to organochlorate pollutants...
Asia Turns To Wired Wyo. Town For English
Eleutian Technology hires people in towns across northern Wyoming to teach English to Koreans of all ages using Skype. Two years old, Eleutian already is one of Wyoming's fastest-growing businesses.
Poachers find thriving market for fossils
CLEVELAND, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- A dinosaur skeleton that vanished from Mongolia likely was sold on the black market, says a fossil hunter from the Cleveland Museum of...
Indonesia's vast Papua in the grip of Asia's worst AIDS crisis
Gaunt and covered in sores, 20-year-old Christina Mabele is a rarity in the ballooning AIDS crisis that has hit the remote Papua region in eastern Indonesia: she knows why she...
Caroline Davies on the first British conjoined twins to be separated and to survive
It is 11 years since Joan Varley gave birth to the first British conjoined twins to be separated and to survive
Explorers find ancient boat in Black Sea
A well-preserved wooden dugout canoe, likely dating back to the prehistoric age, has been discovered at the bottom of the Black Sea, scientists said Saturday.
Alberta reaches tentative deal with doctors
After a year of negotiations, the province and Alberta doctors have reached a deal on a tentative three-year contract, the government announced Friday.
Edna Parker dies at 115; former teacher was world's oldest person
Edna Parker, a former Indiana schoolteacher who was certified as the world's oldest person, died Wednesday at a nursing home in Shelbyville, Ind. She was 115.
The Human Soul: An Ancient Idea
An Iron Age stone slab confirms that people have been into the idea of a soul for a long time.
Asian Beetle Spells Death for Maples So Dear
A number of maple trees in Worcester, Mass., will be chopped down because of an infestation of Asian long-horned beetles that is plaguing thousands of trees.
Excavations uncover 15th century coins
COEVORDEN, Netherlands, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Excavations in the Netherlands have uncovered 30 coins that date back to the 15th century, archaeologists say.
Seven courses of science for Thanksgiving
No doubt the holiday festivities can be exhausting, but scientists say it's a fallacy to blame the post-meal nap on the bird.
Rome's bird-busters: who else you gonna call?
ROME (Reuters) - Dressed from head to toe in a protective white suit and face mask, Fabrizio Zani is paid to prevent Rome's birds from getting a peaceful night's sleep.
Brain scans show root of memory glitch with aging
NEW YORK (AP) -- Brain scans of older people in a noisy lab machine give biological backing to the idea that distraction hampers memory with aging,...
Scientists end dig, move indoors with findings of Winnipeg archeological site
A major archeological dig at the Forks in downtown Winnipeg has come to a close, with the prize discovery a footprint dating back 700 to 800 years.