http://www.popark.se/enyhet/ramutan.html Populär Arkeologi sv http://www.folkbladet.nu/294648/2012/05/10/ny-forbifart-en-lank-till-umeas-forhistoriaVästra länken runt Umeå ska bidra till bättre trafiklösningar och renare luft i centrum. Men vägsatsningen ger också arkeologerna en jättechans att gräva sig tillbaka till Umeås forntid. Jans Heinerud, arkeolog vid Västerbottens museum, står vid skogsbrynet och blickar ut över Klockaråkern mellan Ba... (antal ord: 513) http://www.olm.se/1327.html Vad gömmer jorden för hemligheter? Vad hittar arkeologerna när de gräver i jorden? Vad har arkeologerna hittat i Örebro län? I den nya utställningen "Hemligheter i jorden" visar vi olika arkeologiska fynd från vårt län. Här finns allt från svärd, fiskedrag och sporrar till krukskärvor, glaspärlor oc... (antal ord: 241) http://www.helagotland.se/nyheter/artikel.aspx?articleid=7677679Han är glad över att arkeologskräcken på ön verkar ha minskat högst väsentligt. Och det har Per Widerström förmodligen själv medverkat till, med sin prestigelösa uppenbarelse. Han skrämmer inte direkt barn med sin keps, sitt långa hår och välansade mustascher. Gotlands museum har fyra arkeologer ans... (antal ord: 890) http://www.abounderrattelser.fi/news/2012/05/katten-tamjdes-tidigt.htmlMänniskor har haft tamkatter under betydligt längre tid än vad forskarna hittills trott. Det framgår av utgrävningar på Cypern av ett mycket tidigt jordbrukssamhälle. Bland de drygt 10 000 år gamla lämningarna hittades rester efter katter som av allt att döma förts till ön av människorna. Forskarna,... (antal ord: 119) http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/05/humanitys-best-friend-how-dogs-may-have-helped-humans-beat-the-neanderthals/257145/One of the most compelling - and enduring - mysteries in archaeology concerns the rise of early humans and the decline of Neanderthals. For about 250,000 years, Neanderthals lived and evolved, quite successfully, in the area that is now Europe. Somewhere between 45,000 and 35,000 years ago, early hu... (antal ord: 1010) http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-05/nyu-ade051012.phpAnthropologists working in southern France have determined that a 1.5 metric ton block of engraved limestone constitutes the earliest evidence of wall art. Their research, reported in the most recent edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shows the piece to be approximately ... (antal ord: 395) http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/march-2012/article/earliest-known-painting-of-maya-astronomical-calendar-discoveredFor the first time, archaeologists excavating at the large, monumental Maya center of Xultún in Guatemala have uncovered a structure featuring 9th century wall paintings with numbers and calculations related to the Maya calendars, including numerical records of lunar and possibly planetary cycles. T... (antal ord: 1120) http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gMCyK5oTw8icc-StsTS8yyX0uR_Q?docId=CNG.e2e54aa5b44f9d99e0dc6a6da2435057.5a1A massive block of limestone in France contains what scientists believe are the earliest known engravings of wall art dating back some 37,000 years, according to a study published Monday. The 1.5 metric ton ceiling piece was first discovered in 2007 at Abri Castanet, a well known archeological site ... (antal ord: 475) http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/may/13/scientists-stone-age-boom-festivals?INTCMP=SRCHThey were the stone-age equivalent of Glastonbury festival. People gathered in their hundreds to drink, eat and party every summer at revelries lasting several days and nights. Young men met women from nearby communities and married them. Herds of cattle were slaughtered to provide food. These neoli... (antal ord: 679) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-17981616The mystery surrounding the tomb of the last Inca emperor - and its reputed treasure - might be closer to being solved. If Ecuadorean historian Tamara Estupinan is right, Emperor Atahualpa's mummified body was kept in the lush, hilly lowlands, a six-hour drive south-west of Ecuador's capital city, Q... (antal ord: 933) http://phys.org/news/2012-05-oldest-farming-village-mediterranean-islands.htmlThe oldest agricultural settlement ever found on a Mediterranean island has been discovered in Cyprus by a team of French archaeologists involving CNRS, the National Museum of Natural History, INRAP, EHESS and the University of Toulouse. Previously it was believed that, due to the island's geographi... (antal ord: 546) http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/thieves-go-on-a-treasure-hunt-in-egypt-taking-advantage-of-countrys-turmoil/article2431144/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=World&utm_content=2431144Taking advantage of Egypt’s political upheaval, thieves are preying on the country’s ancient pharaonic heritage. Illegal digs near ancient temples and in isolated desert sites have swelled a staggering 100-fold over the past 16 months since a popular uprising toppled Hosni Mubarak’s 29-year regime a... (antal ord: 973) http://www.smithsonianmag.com/video/3-D-Scanning-Bringing-History-Back-to-Life.htmlSpecialists are using new technology to unravel a mystery in the Smithsonian collections (2:18). Read more: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/video/3-D-Scanning-Bringing-History-Back-to-Life.html#ixzz1v8noWbgk... (antal ord: 28)