ancient archeology

Scorched ancient scrolls could be made readable once again 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- October 9, 2019
Carbonized papyrus scrolls may again see the light after thousands of years.

By David Aragorn
Israeli archaeologists claim to discover ancient city 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- October 8, 2019
Israel’s Antiquities Authority on Sunday said that researchers have discovered the remains of a large, 5,000-year-old city that sheds new light on experts’ understanding of the period.

By David Aragorn
Did a large meteorite hit the earth 12,800 years ago? Here’s new evidence 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web, Space
- October 3, 2019
Just less than 13,000 years ago, the climate cooled for a short while in many parts of the world, especially in the northern hemisphere.

By David Aragorn
Ancient ape fossil yields surprising new insights about human evolution 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- October 1, 2019
A fossilized pelvis found in Hungary suggests human ancestors were able to stand upright much earlier than anthropologists had realized.

By David Aragorn
Scientists prepare to drill for million-year-old ice in Antarctica 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- September 24, 2019
Researchers hope to use bubbles trapped in ice to help predict effect of CO2 on the Earth’s climate

By David Aragorn
Scientists use fossilised finger bone DNA to rebuild ancient human 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- September 20, 2019
Unprecedented feat reveals little-known Denisovans resembled Neanderthals but had ‘super-wide’ skulls

By David Aragorn
Asteroid Dust Triggered an Explosion of Life on Ancient Earth 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web, Space
- September 19, 2019
466 million years ago, the break-up of a large space rock may have led to major changes in our planet’s biodiversity

By David Aragorn
33ft ‘frozen dragon’ pterosaur found in Canada 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- September 19, 2019
Palaeontologists have identified one of the largest flying creatures ever to live on planet Earth. This gargantuan creature, which soared through the Cretaceous skies over 76 million years ago, has been named Cryodrakon boreas, which means ‘frozen dragon of the north.’

By David Aragorn
Rare metallic asteroids might have erupted molten iron 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web, Space
- September 18, 2019
The metallic asteroid Psyche has mystified scientists because it is less dense than it should be, given its iron-nickel composition. Now, a new theory could explain Psyche’s low density and metallic surface.

By David Aragorn
Asteroid that killed the dinosaurs was as strong as 10 billion atomic bombs, study says 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web, Space
- September 16, 2019
When a colossal space rock came crashing down 66 million years ago onto what is now the Yucatan Penninsula in Mexico, it triggered widespread changes on Earth and abruptly ended the reign of the dinosaurs. Now, researchers are focusing on learning the extent of the asteroid’s destructive might and the immediate aftermath at ground zero, a location now known as the Chicxulub crater.

By David Aragorn