ancient archeology

‘Jurassic Pompeii’ yields thousands of ‘squiggly wiggly’ fossils 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- July 22, 2021
“If they could squeal, I’m sure they would have done.”

By David Aragorn
Ancient ‘sunken city’ discovered in Egypt 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- July 21, 2021
Divers have discovered rare remains of a military vessel in the ancient sunken city of Thônis-Heracleion — once Egypt’s largest port on the Mediterranean — and a funerary complex illustrating the presence of Greek merchants, the country said on Monday, July 19.

By David Aragorn
A Decade of Ancient DNA Analysis Has Taught Scientists “What It Means to Be Human”0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- July 20, 2021
A ball of 4,000-year-old hair frozen in time tangled around a whalebone comb led to the first ever reconstruction of an ancient human genome just over a decade ago.

By David Aragorn
DNA from dirt can offer new view of ancient life 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- July 14, 2021
For almost 2 decades, genomes isolated from fossils have galvanized the study of human evolution. Yet despite vast improvements in retrieving and analyzing that DNA, researchers have deciphered whole genomes from just 23 archaic humans, 18 of them Neanderthals. This week, however, marks the publication of the fourth study in less than 3 months describing isolation and sequencing of DNA from sediments. The studies reveal new details about which animals and humans lived in these areas over time—and when. Together, they also open the door to what will be a far more plentiful supply of ancient genetic material and a richer understanding of the life of the humans, bears, bison, and other organisms that supplied that DNA.

By David Aragorn
103-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Bone Discovered in ‘Fossil Hotspot’0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- July 13, 2021
An archaeological dig has unveiled a rare, 103-million-year-old dinosaur fossil, leaving researchers hopeful that it belongs to one of only two fossilized specimens found in Oregon since 2015.

By David Aragorn
Number of City-Sized Asteroids That Smashed Into Ancient Earth Underestimated: Study 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web, Space
- July 12, 2021
Scientists may have significantly underestimated how often the early Earth was struck by asteroids, new research suggests.

By David Aragorn
World’s oldest Neanderthal art released as 3D file for free 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- July 8, 2021
Back about 51,000 years ago, a Neanderthal decided they would express their artistic soul to work on a piece of deer bone. This individual resided in what’s now known as Northern Germany’s Harz Mountains. Not only did this ancient artist have the capacity to carve a pattern into bone, they knew enough about the physical properties of the bone to use hot water to make its surface soft enough to carve.

By David Aragorn
A tiny bone is changing how we think about Neanderthals 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- July 6, 2021
A tiny piece of bone that once belonged to a giant Ice Age deer is changing how we think about Neanderthals.

By David Aragorn
Stonehenge: Did ancient ‘machine’ move stones from Wales?0
- Ancient Archeology, Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- July 5, 2021
It is a mystery that has confounded experts for centuries – how were huge stones transported 180 miles (290km) from the Preseli Hills to Stonehenge?

By David Aragorn
Dinosaurs were already struggling before asteroid strike that doomed them to extinction, study finds 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- July 2, 2021
It was an asteroid strike that doomed the dinosaurs to extinction 66 million years ago.

By David Aragorn