40,000-yr-old baby mammoth reveals icy survival secretsOctober 5th, 2009 LONDON - In a new research, scientists have analyzed the ancient remains of a baby wooly mammoth that died after being sucked into a muddy river bed 40,000 years ago, to reveal prehistoric secrets of how the species survived in its icy habitat. According to a report in the Times, the mammoth, known as 'Lyuba', was about a month old when she died in the Siberian tundra, where she remained until she was discovered by reindeer herders three years ago.
Greek mythology gives clues about ancient neonatal careSeptember 21st, 2009 ATHENS - A new analysis has determined that ancient Greeks may have had considerable knowledge about how to care for premature babies, evidence of which is present in Greek mythology that describes of the birth of the god Dionysus. According to a report by Athens News Agency, the analysis was done by doctors from Agios Savvas oncological hospital in Athens, working in collaboration with private colleagues in Hania.
Ancient Indus Valley script might soon be decoded by computer programAugust 29th, 2009 SYDNEY - A recent research has determined that an ancient, indecipherable text from the Indus Valley civilization is being decoded with the help of a computer program. According to a report by ABC News, though it has yet to decrypt this mysterious language, the program may help to decipher other ancient texts whose meanings have been long since forgotten.
Fusing of ancient microbes reveals new pathway for evolution of life on EarthAugust 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - NASA-funded research has found that humans not might be walking on Earth today if not for the ancient fusing of two microscopic, single-celled organisms called prokaryotes 2.5 billion years ago, which reveals a new pathway for the evolution of life on Earth. By comparing proteins present in more than 3000 different prokaryotes - a type of single-celled organism without a nucleus - molecular biologist James A.
Ancient warrior's skeleton found buried in a tomb on a beach near RomeJuly 31st, 2009 Ancient warrior's skeleton found near RomeROME — Archaeologists have found the skeleton of a warrior from up to 5,000 years ago floating in a tomb filled with sea water on a beach near Rome, Italy's art squad said Friday. The bones — believed to date from the 3rd millennium B.C.
Aerial photography reveals "Ancestor" city of VeniceJuly 31st, 2009 WASHINGTON - In a new study, the outline of an ancient Roman city buried beneath cropland near Venice, Italy, has been mapped in detail for the first time with the aid of aerial photography. Until now the ancient city of Altinum, which dates back at least to the first century BC, was known only from historical records and a few minor excavations.
Archaeologists uncover ancient stone quarry believed used in Second TempleJuly 6th, 2009 Israeli archaeologists discover ancient quarryJERUSALEM — Israeli archaeologists have uncovered an ancient quarry where they believe King Herod extracted stones for the construction of the Jewish Temple 2,000 years ago, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Monday. The archaeologists believe the 1,000-square-foot (100-square-meter) quarry was part of a much larger network of quarries used by Herod in the city.
Marble head of Roman Emperor Titus foundJune 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Archaeologists have unearthed a hoard of ancient Roman treasures, including a marble head of the Roman emperor Titus, during an excavation outside the southern Italian city of Naples. The long-term digging effort in Rione Terra, a cliff in the port town of Pozzuoli, has yielded remains of 12 ancient statues, columns and fragments bearing inscriptions from what appear to be monuments from the Republican and Imperial periods of ancient Roman history.
2,000-year-old Egyptian mummy turns out to be a daddyJune 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The CT scan of a 2,000-year-old mummy in Egypt, who was believed to be a woman, has revealed that the preserved corpse actually belongs to a man. The mummy has been kept at the Brooklyn Museum in New York.
Archaeologists unearth ancient Roman treasures in NaplesJune 17th, 2009 ROME - Archaeologists have unearthed a number of ancient Roman treasures during excavation outside the southern Italian city of Naples. Twelve ancient statues, columns and fragments bearing inscriptions from what appear to be monuments from the Republican and Imperial periods of ancient Roman history have been uncovered.
5,000 yr old jade vessels discovered in Chinese tombJune 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Archaeologists have found ancient jade vessels in a tomb dating back five thousand years in China, which represents the last Neolithic jade culture of Yangtze River Delta of the country. The tomb, found in the cities of Haining and Xiaoshan, is the deepest tomb ever found in Zhejiang province.
'Warrior gene' turns boys into violent gang membersJune 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Boys who carry the "warrior gene" are more likely to join gangs and become their most violent members, ready to pull the trigger anytime, according to a new study. The 'warrior gene' is a variation of Monoamine Oxidase A (MAOA), which has been specifically linked to gangs and guns for the first time, by the Florida State University (FSU) researchers.
Lethal warfare drove the evolution of selfless behaviour among ancient humansJune 5th, 2009 LONDON - A new study, based on archaeological records and mathematical simulations, has claimed that lethal warfare drove the evolution of selfless behaviour among ancient humans. If correct, the new model solves a long-standing puzzle in human evolution: how did our species transition from creatures interested in little more than passing down their own genes to societies of law-abiding monogamists?
No one knows for sure when these changes happened, but climactic swings that occurred between approximately 10,000 to 150,000 years ago in the late Pleistocene period may have pushed once-isolated bands of hunter-gatherers into more frequent contact with one another, Samuel Bowles, an evolutionary biologist at the Santa Fe Institute in New Mexico and the University of Siena, Italy, who led the study, told New Scientist.
Inscription from the time of Alexander the Great unearthed in AfghanistanApril 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Archaeological excavations in the ancient region of Baktria in Afghanistan have revealed a unique marble slab with the image of Alexander the Great and a passage of an inscription. The slab represents an ancient king on a horse heading Macedonian cavalry and Macedonian phalanx at the background.
1,600-year-old Roman joke book reveals classic gagsMarch 15th, 2009 LONDON - A book of jokes has emerged which casts the Romans in a new and less serious-minded light. Classics professor Mary Beard has brought to light a volume more than 1,600 years old, which she says shows the Romans not to be the "pompous, bridge-building toga wearers" they're often believed as, but rather a race ready to laugh at themselves.
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