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more about #anthropology Malfunktion v2: I can only imagine the lead blanket the crew has to wear more » Chip Overclock: "synchrotron scanners that can produce beams a trillion times the brightness of normal X-ray machines" I don't suppose there's any chance you could t... more » Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L.: "CT scanning gets around this thorny problem by showering the artifacts with highly focused X-rays in quantities that would kill a human" Well, looks... more » crashedpc - Haifisch: "Well.... extensive analysis has shown that your priceless fossil is in fact, mammoth poop." more » Dr Emilio Lizardo: They occupied the cave for thousands of years? I've heard my Georgia relatives say "I's a born her, I's a gonna dies here," but this is ridiculous! more » Jeriba: Thus proving the prehistoric origin of those annoying hemp friendship bracelets. more » Alexis: But the Bible told me that God created the first snappy human ensemble 3,000 years ago! I learned that in Science. more » MargaretMoony: Shocking. Another city was built on the same site as another one, an area that has good farming and port access. Who would of thought. more » MiriamCadish: Miltary derived technology at work, this tech is used to find things from minefields to mass graves. more » HarrisonHizat: I'm an archaeologist, and I ask myself this question almost on a daily basis... especially how treasured all of our junk will be! On the field, we get... more » NotMandatory: Aerial archaeology is pretty amazing, and even much smaller settlements can sometimes be seen quite clearly. Here are a few galleries (a mix of pers... more » Grey_Area: No, no, no! This is clearly a message from the aliens warning us that the upcoming solar storm will turn the Earth's Van Halen Belt into suspenders. T... more » TemporalSword: Makes you wonder what outlines of cities today they will find in 1000 years. more » Liz Weinbloom: That's freaking awesome. Anyone else hoping the streets would turn out to spell UNDER ME? more » Mathmos: Bring out yer trolls!, Bring out yer trolls! more » Meirelle: While this little bit of information is interesting and incredibly awesome, there is a big part of me going, "Oh, GOD! Please, don't encourage those p... more » Steve Zagar: The amount of carbon dioxide pumped into the atmosphere in a single hour of a volcanic eruption, dwarfs anything humans could produce in a year. Is... more » gorehound: And to add to the whole thingamajig:::: one should really think if the current global warming is:: A:The natural Earth climate changing B:Are we the c... more » ShababGauvinized: except for Antarctica, where are people living now on the globe that they weren't 1000 years ago? more » OttoReptile: Wasn't it those melting glaciers that helped the Incas? Why would it be so disastrous now for Peruvians to have fresh water? I don't see why having ... more » -
#madpaleontology
Powerful 3D Imaging Tools Reveal Ancient Secrets
A process known as computed tomography scanning, or CT for short, has revolutionized scientists' ability to investigate the past. Using devices a trillion times more powerful than hospital X-rays machines, scientists can peer inside priceless fossils without destroying them. More » -
#evolution
34,000-Year-Old Twine Woven by Ancient Humans Discovered
Humans who lived 34 thousand years ago in a cave in the Republic of Georgia were making clothing from dyed, woven fibers. Scientists who discovered the fibers say they are the oldest known examples of human-made cloth and rope.
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#madarchaeology
Aerial Photos of Italian Farms Reveal Outline of An Ancient City
The Roman city of Altinum, progenitor to Venice, has been covered over by farmland for thousands of years. But when a drought thinned crops covering the city's ancient grid, scientists snapped photographs that revealed the town's vanished footprint. More » -
#climatechange
Global Warming Gave Rise to the Inca Empire
Global warming often evokes images of melting icecaps, disappearing landmasses, and natural disasters. But the results aren't always so dire. For the Incas, global warming meant 400 years' prosperity and growth, allowing them to create a formidable empire. More » -
#evolution
Neanderthals Far Lonelier Than Previously Believed
For thousands of years, two intelligent hominid species shared the European continent: early humans and Neanderthals. About 30,000 years ago, Neanderthals went extinct. Now one study suggests a possible reason: The Neanderthal population was very small, and very interrelated. More » -
#weirdarchaeology
Could People With Giant Skulls Be Controlling the Weather?
Were there superpeople with mega-skulls in ancient times, or did they just have really awesome body mods? This clip from a Russian show about weird, elongated skulls discovered from the 4th Century asks that very question. via Xenophilia -
#evolution
A New Look at the Controversial "Hobbit" Fossil Skeleton
Here you can see the skeleton of a Homo floresiensis, one of the so-called Hobbits who lived about 20,000 years ago in Indonesia. New evidence shows it probably is a new species. More » -
#madarchaeology
Black Plague "Vampire Skull" Found in Venice
The oldest remains of a person accused of being a vampire have been found outside Venice, buried in a mass grave of plague victims. More » -
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#evolution
Culture Is Rewriting Your Genetic Code
Anthropologist John Hawks is interviewed in the latest issue of Nature talking about how humans have been undergoing accelerated evolution over the past 40,000 years, largely due to cultural shifts affecting our genes. More » -
#evolution
Reseachers Say "Hobbit" People Were Not Human
Several years ago, a group of intriguing, ancient fossils were uncovered: Their bodies and skulls looked human, but they were incredibly tiny. Scientists named them Homo floresiensis, and the popular press called them Hobbits. More » -
#megaanthropology
Ancient Mayan Tooth Bling Stolen - and Returned by Mystery Benefactor
These Mayan jawbones are centuries old, and demonstrate the venerable tradition of tooth bling (in this case, jade and iron pyrite). But they're also part of a strange tale of international bone theft.
