Stone Pages Archaeo News: April 2009 Archives

April 2009 index:

8 April 2009: 1500 BCE settlement unearthed in Guernsey; Evidence of a prehistoric settlement has been discovered in fields that could be used for an airport runway extension in Guernsey, in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy....
: Prehistoric cave houses among China's top discoveries; A group of man-made cave houses dating back 5,500 years ranked top among the 10 most significant archaeological discoveries in China in 2008, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage (SACH)...
: Neanderthal cannibalism? Maybe not; Scientists have long argued that Neanderthal remains from the site of Krapina in northern Croatia exhibit evidence of cannibalism. The fragmentary nature of the bones, along with cut marks on...
: Archaeological sites threatened by climate change; Archaeological sites from the frozen steppes of Central Asia to the coast of Greenland are threatened by climate change. In the survey Sites in Peril for the Archaeological Institute of...
: Hobbit brain was organized for complex intelligence; An analysis of the inner surface of an 18,000-year-old skull assigned to Homo floresiensis, a species also known as hobbits, indicates that this tiny individual possessed a brain blessed with...
: 8,000 year-old axe head discovered in Ireland; An 8000 year-old axe head has been found on Inch Island (Ireland) by the Derry and Donegal Archaeological Society. The discovery was made in the Baylet area of Inch Island...
: Archaeologists search for clues of ancient Texans; Archeologists are slowly digging for buried treasure on the old Zilker Park rugby fields in Austin (Texas, USA) - and they are welcoming the public to join in. The treasure...
: Huge 'foot-shaped' enclosures discovered in Jordan valley; "The 'foot' structures that we found in the Jordan valley are the first sites that the People of Israel built upon entering Canaan and they testify to the biblical concept...
: The first cocktail arose in Mesopotamia 5,000 years ago; A particular archaic blend of wine, beer, apple juice and honey. This is the composition of a sort of Grog, as Patrick McGregor says, an archaic drink that has been...
: Concern over planned windfarm near Callanish; Numerous prehistoric archaeological finds have been discovered around a proposed giant windfarm which the Scottish Government is said to be poised to approve. A new publication highlights the negative impact...
: Bronze Age societies were based on social networks; Archaeologist Magnus Artursson at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, believes that societies during the Late Neolithic and Bronze Age had a significantly more varied and complex structure than was previously...
: Prehistoric Balochistan unveiled; 'Ancient Balochistan - Unfolding the Past', a lecture by the Director of the joint German-Pakistani Archaeological Mission to Kalat, Dr Ute Franke, was held at the Goethe-Institute, Karachi (Pakistan). Dr...
: Bloody Stone Age: war in the Neolithic; The perception that much of prehistory was relatively peaceful is changing. New research has identified evidence of violent assault in the Neolithic. Whilst many Neolithic burials have been excavated during...
: Ancient artifacts found in Texas; When workers took a backhoe to a mound of earth in San Antonio (Texas, USA) a couple of months ago, out popped an archaic spearhead, turning what was supposed to...
: Irish Police find stolen Bronze Age jewellery; Gardaí - the Irish Police - got much more than they expected when they recovered goods stolen in a burglary in Strokestown, Co Roscommon. Nestling in the haul - discovered...
14 April 2009: Earliest farm in Eastern U.S. grown for taste, not hunger?; Three thousand eight hundred years ago, long before U.S. plains rippled with vast rows of corn, Native Americans planted farms with hardy 'pioneer' crops, according to new evidence of the...
: 14,000-year-old settlement and hunting kit found in Scotland; Scotland's oldest settlement, dating back 14,000 years, was near Biggar, in South Lanarkshire, archaeologists say. The site may have been a camp used by hunters following migrating herds of reindeer...
: African Pygmies descend from a unique population; All African Pygmies, inhabiting a large territory extending west-to-east along Central Africa, descend from a unique population who lived around 20,000 years ago, according to an international study led by...
: Largest Harappan burial site found in India; A team of archaeologists from the Deccan College Post Graduate and Research Institute is back from Haryana (India) where they stumbled upon a record 70 Harappan graves at a site...
: Huge ditch circle found at Tara; Scientists have unearthed what appears to be a mammoth wooden version of the famous Stonehenge monument at the Hill of Tara (Co Meath, Ireland). In a new RTE documentary, many...
: 21st century science used on prehistoric art; Last January, the Eastern Michigan University assistant professor Ruth Ann Armitage, her husband Dan Fraser, California archeologist Suzanne Baker and a team of others reached remote northern Nicaragua to date...
: Nazca Lines to be protected from heavy rains; The National Institute of Culture (INC) of Peru is currently preparing a preservation project to prevent damaged caused by weather on the enigmatic Nazca Lines, (Ica region) reported Mario Olaechea,...
19 April 2009: Ancient rock painting discovered at Machu Picchu; Dr. Reinaldo (Dito) Morales Jr., assistant professor of art history at University of Central Arkansas, has confirmed a major discovery in the world of rock art: an ancient rock painting...
: Three Neanderthal sub-groups confirmed; The Neanderthals inhabited a vast geographical area extending from Europe to western Asia and the Middle East 30,000 to 100,000 years ago. Now, a group of researchers are questioning whether...
: Iranian archaeologists return to 7500-year-old site; A team of Iranian archaeologists began the second season of excavation at the northern mound of the 7500-year-old Sialk site near the central city of Kashan last week. The mound...
: Bronze Age rubbish tip unearthed on a Scottish island; Evidence has been found of Bronze age activity on the Scottish island of Iona, following an archaeological dig there. A collection of bones, shells, pottery and tools were uncovered by...
: Neolithic flute found in Mongolia; Traditional Chinese musical instruments are believed to have originated from the reign of Huangdi, or the Yellow Emperor, some two thousand years ago. But a recent discovery by the Chifeng...
: 3,000 year-old bracelet found in Northern Ireland; A County Tyrone (Northern Ireland) family could be in line for a reward after finding a rare Bronze Age gold bracelet on their land. Farmer Gary Sproule accidentally unearthed the...
: Archaeological walk on Salisbury Plain; A walk led by Roy Canham to explore the archaeology of Salisbury Plain Training Area (Wiltshire, England) is organized for Saturday, 25 April, 2009 at 2 PM. It is a...
: Well-preserved monumental temple discovered in Turkey; The discovery of a remarkably well-preserved monumental temple in Turkey - thought to be constructed during the time of King Solomon in the 10th/9th-centuries BCE - sheds light on the...
: Quake unearths prehistoric dwellings in Italy; Last week's powerful earthquake in the central Italian Abruzzo regional capital L'Aquila has unearthed prehistoric dwellings there. Some of the vaulted caves measure up to five metres in height, according...
: Ancient past highlighted in Angus trail; The connection between an ancient civilisation and an Angus estate (Scotland) is being highlighted with a new trail for tourists. The Dun estate, near Montrose, is best known for its...