Science
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Archaeology Very first proof that ancient human beings ate snakes and lizards is uncovered in Israel
June 30, 2020Home News Reptile vertebrae found at el-Wad Terrace cave in Israel. (Image: © Roee Shafir )...
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Archaeology New study challenges popular “collapse” hypothesis for Easter Island
June 29, 2020Time for a rethinking — Bayesian model-based analysis points to resilient, cooperative society well beyond 1600....
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Archaeology New method discovers very first non-tobacco residue in ancient pipelines
June 29, 2020Researchers at Washington State University (WSU) have, through an examination of pipes from 1400 year-old archaeological...
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Archaeology Complete ancient Roman city mapped utilizing ground-penetrating radar
June 29, 2020An international team of researchers has mapped the entirety of an ancient, buried Roman city known...
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Archaeology Enormous volcanic eruption may have added to rise of Roman Empire
June 29, 2020The rise of the Roman Empire may have been helped along by an unlikely factor –...
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Archaeology In Search of King David’s Lost Empire
June 29, 2020Jerusalem, in the tenth century B.C., is an inhospitable place for farmers but a strategic location...
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Archaeology Monumental architecture at Aguada Fénix and the increase of Maya civilization
June 28, 2020AbstractArchaeologists have traditionally thought that the development of Maya civilization was gradual, assuming that small villages...
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Archaeology Daniel Arsham and Pokémon to Release “Antiques of Kanto Through Time” Exhibition
June 28, 2020UPDATE (May 28, 2020): NANZUKA recently gave HYPEBEAST an exclusive first look at Daniel Arsham‘s Pokémon-inspired...
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Archaeology Lidar assists uncover an ancient, kilometer-long Mayan structure
June 28, 2020Lidar is fast becoming one of the most influential tools in archaeology, revealing things in a...
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Archaeology Hundreds of Israel’s historical sites are disappearing under concrete
June 28, 2020The face carved in limestone is a vestige of a vanished world. With two dots for...
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Archaeology Hundreds of Israel’s archaeological sites are vanishing under concrete
June 28, 2020The face carved in limestone is a vestige of a vanished world. With two dots for...
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Archaeology Excavation at Kodumanal exposes megalithic belief in afterlife
June 28, 2020The burial site, dating back to megalithic period, that has been unearthed at Kodumanal village in...
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Archaeology Seafood helped ancient people move out of Africa
June 28, 2020Prehistoric pioneers could have relied on shellfish to sustain them as they followed migratory routes out...
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Archaeology Substantial prehistoric circle of structures found near Stonehenge
June 28, 2020Looming large over the British countryside, Stonehenge cuts an imposing figure – but it’s just a...
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Archaeology Researchers Found a Strange Structure of Deep Shafts Near Stonehenge
June 28, 2020Stonehenge. Image: LitasWorldEvery year, roughly one million tourists flock to Stonehenge, the iconic prehistoric monument in...
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Archaeology The defend ‘Anglo-Saxon’
June 28, 2020Since September 2019, medieval scholars have heatedly debated the term ‘Anglo-Saxon’. The dispute began in relation...
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Archaeology Plastic fouls an Antarctic island’s wee beasts
June 26, 2020Antarctic springtails (pictured), one of the dominant land animals on the continent, eat algae and lichens...
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Archaeology The volcano that could have helped found a mighty empire
June 26, 2020Julius Caesar (pictured centre, with shield) was assassinated in 44 BC, which helped to set the...
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Archaeology An artificial skin oozes ‘sweat’ through tiny pores
June 26, 2020Radio waves trigger a porous surface (blue) to ‘sweat’ liquid droplets (multicoloured peaks). The tallest droplets...
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Archaeology Neurons that bloom in adulthood show off fancy patterns
June 26, 2020Tissue from the hippocampus includes cell nuclei (red), glial cells (green) and neurofilaments (blue). Roughly half...