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Skulls discovered in Ecuador's Andes fueled theories about the origins of ancient Americans; a new facial reconstruction supports an Indigenous ancestry, but researchers say DNA testing is needed to settle the question
EUGENE, Oregon — A recent search for the wreckage of Amelia Earhart's plane on a remote South Pacific island has come up empty, with researchers saying they have found “no conclusive evidence” that the famed aviator landed her Lockheed 10E Electra aircraft…
Students in Racine Unified’s NOVA Academy studied archaeology by creating ancient civilizations and artifacts, then holding a hands-on dig at Samuel Myers Park. The activity let classmates excavate one another’s sites and use evidence to identify the civilizations they had…
A recent expedition to a remote South Pacific island to search for wreckage from Amelia Earhart’s lost plane has come up empty. Researchers said Monday they found “no conclusive evidence” that the famed aviator landed her Lockheed 10E Electra aircraft on…
Expedition was drawn to Nikumaroro after spotting what was described as a metallic glint in waters off uninhabited island A US expedition that voyaged to a remote Pacific island in the hope of solving the mystery of what happened to…
Far from being a brief stopover, the team says the site was a base camp, inhabited by prehistoric humans on and off for over two centuries. An oval dwelling with a hearth and an earthen oven showed evidence of cooking…
Many myths remain in the world. Gods create the world, humans are born, heroes fight, and eventually the world itself meets its end. The myths passed down in each land depict various stories, from the beginning of the world to…
An expedition to find evidence of Amelia Earhart’s missing plane near a remote island in the South Pacific has come up empty, researchers said Sunday. Researchers from the Archaeological Legacy Institute and Purdue University embarked this month on the Taraia…
The nature and roles of these ancient gods can be inferred from their names, the locations where inscriptions were found, iconographic representations, the Roman gods they were identified with, and similar figures appearing in later Celtic mythology. Celtic mythology is…
On October 17, 1346, the battle of Neville’s Cross was fought outside Durham in the north-east of England. It was a decisive moment in Anglo-Scottish history that led to the capture of King David II of Scotland. Yet few have heard of…