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Cannibal Jack Jones and the Beachcombers of Samoa
One of the most intriguing developments on Samoa, in the early period of post-European contact, began with the arrival of beachcombers; sailors who were shipwrecked or who deserted their ships to settle on the islands.
Maya - 09/05/2014 - 14:28
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Ancient teeth reveal evidence of 400,000 year-old manmade pollution in Israel
... in collaboration with scholars from Spain, the UK, and Australia, found the fossilized teeth at Qesem Cave near Tel ...
aprilholloway - 19/06/2018 - 17:49
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Solar Eclipse of 2016: Rare Celestial Phenomenon Birthed Ancient Myths and Legends
... eclipse will be seen by observers in northern and eastern Australia, in South Asia, and in East Asia. Map showing the ...
lizleafloor - 08/03/2016 - 21:43
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William Flinders Petrie: A Forgotten Father of Scientific Archaeology
... Genius William was a grandson of the first man to chart Australia. Due to poor health, he spent his early days ...
Natalia Klimczak - 27/09/2016 - 03:51
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4 Billion People Can’t Be Wrong: The Record-Shattering Popularity of Football, an Ancient Game
This ancient sport isn’t just a game – it’s a way of life.
lizleafloor - 04/07/2018 - 14:02
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Wild Animals in the Sky? Prehistoric Cave Art Suggests Ancient Advanced Astronomy
Some of the world's oldest cave paintings have revealed how ancient people had relatively advanced knowledge of astronomy.
ancient-origins - 28/11/2018 - 13:57
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3 Foot Tall Parrot Species Discovered On New Zealand, Island Of Feathered Giants
... Worthy, associate professor at Flinders University in Australia, who leads research on the St Bathans’ fauna , ...
ashley cowie - 07/08/2019 - 22:35
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Ancient Continent Discovered Hiding Beneath Europe
... made up of Africa, Antarctica , South America, and Australia included ‘Greater Adria’, a landmass that ...
ashley cowie - 12/09/2019 - 13:59
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Tiny Ice Age Art from Indonesia Confirms Humanity’s Creative Drive
By Michelle Langley , Adam Brumm , Adhi Oktaviana & Basran Burhan /
ancient-origins - 17/03/2020 - 21:59
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Honey Liquid Gold Of The Ancient World
... that bees originated in the either South America or Australia. However, a 2006 paper by Dr B. Danforth in Science ...
ashley cowie - 08/01/2021 - 18:59
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Who were the Anglo-Saxons? Peaceful Settlers or Barbarians?
... PLOS ONE , Professor Dobney at University of Sydney, Australia and Dr. Kimberly Plomp and Professor Mark Collard ...
ashley cowie - 26/06/2021 - 22:08
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High-Tech Equipment Leads to Discovery of Lost City in Cambodian Jungle
Australian archaeologists using cutting edge remote-sensing technology have made a remarkable discovery in Cambodia – a 1,200-year-old lost city that predates the Angkor Wat temple complex.
aprilholloway - 15/06/2013 - 12:22
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In search of the Lost City of Zagora
... without a trace. Now a team of archaeologists from Australia are trying to find out why during new ...
johnblack - 20/09/2013 - 06:09
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Energy Company gets it Right after Discovery of Ancient Human Bones
... was desecrated during the construction of an expressway in Australia. However, to their credit, SaskEnergy is ...
aprilholloway - 29/10/2013 - 03:40
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Experts turning to ancient practices to save eco-systems
Experts are turning to ancient farming practices, such as raising fish in rice paddies in China and fire controls used by Australian Aborigines, in order to find ways to slow the extinctions of animals and plants and to undo some of the damage caused to natural habitats.
aprilholloway - 13/12/2013 - 11:00
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Giant stone circles in the Middle East puzzle archaeologists
... David L. Kennedy, professor at the University of Western Australia spoke to LiveScience about how they may have ...
lizleafloor - 06/11/2014 - 21:01
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Mummies have had a bad wrap – it is time for a reassessment
... it broke all previous records for touring exhibitions in Australia, attracting more than 800,000 visitors over its run ...
ancient-origins - 28/10/2015 - 02:55
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A Traveler Even After Death? The Two Tombs of Vasco da Gama
... the native people of Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Australia immeasurable pain, death, diseases, and misery. ...
Natalia Klimczak - 30/07/2016 - 03:45
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Stepping Back in Time at Skara Brae: A Neolithic Settlement in the Heart of Prehistoric Orkney
In 1850, a fierce storm hit the Bay o’ Skaill on the main island of the Orkney island archipelago. In doing so, it ripped grass from a hill, then known as Skerrabra, to reveal the remnants of an ancient stone house. Further investigations revealed that the hill and its immediate vicinity had once been the site of a long-forgotten farming village. However, with all the important ritual sites nearby, there may be more to the story of Skara Brae’s inhabitants than just farming.
Caleb Strom - 07/01/2021 - 21:16
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Back to Angkor: Researchers Unlock Why Khmer Kings Left Koh Ker
... led by Dr. Ian Moffat from Flinders University in Australia used ground penetrating radar to map the surface of ...
ancient-origins - 02/11/2019 - 15:32