Ralph Holloway, Anthropologist Who Studied Brain’s Evolution, Dies at 90
It wasn’t the size of human brains that distinguished people from apes, he theorized, but the way they were organized. He ...
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Board approves 12 new faculty appointments
The Princeton University Board of Trustees has approved the appointment of 12 faculty members, including three full ...
Archaeologists Find Huge Tomb of Unknown Pharaoh in Egypt
The burial chamber most likely belonged to a ruler in a line of kings once lost to history, researchers said. “It’s a new ...
Archaeologists unearthed a cache of stone tools. Neanderthals may have made them, study finds
Stone tools unearthed in southwest China helped a mysterious group eke out a living in a cold and harsh environment 60,000 to ...
Toddler finds nearly 4,000-year-old Egyptian scarab amulet while vacationing in Israel
Ziv Nitzan, a 3½-year-old girl, found a 3,800-year-old scarab amulet during a trip to Tel Azeka, near Beit Shemesh, in Israel.
Harrogate Ladies’ College celebrates STEM university places
Harrogate Ladies’ College students have received university offers across a wide range of STEM (science, technology, engineering, medicine) subjects after introducing a Women in Science and ...
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Stonehenge isn't the oldest monument of its kind in England, study reveals
Flagstones, an ancient monument and burial ground in England, is older than Stonehenge, a new radiocarbon-dating study finds.
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Tumaco-Tolita gold figurine: A 2,000-year-old statue with a 'fancy nose ornament' from a vanished South American culture
The Tumaco-Tolita people, who lived in an area rich in natural gold, crafted intricate and delicate metal objects until the ...
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GIS mapping helps focus UWF's search for Fort Kirkland
University of West Florida anthropology students taking Geographical Information System (GIS) mapping class are working to identify sites in Okaloosa County, where archaeologists will search for the ...
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An ancient bronze griffin head is returned to Greece from New York in a major repatriation move
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art has returned ... The 7th century B.C. artifact was on ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
A few years ago, museum visitors in New York City finally got the opportunity to see how ... Her study, "The Scent of Ancient ...