PhysOrg

Archaeologists have uncovered bronze coins bearing the image of ancient Egyptian ruler King Ptolemy III in an oasis south of the capital, the culture ministry announced on Thursday.

The Examiner

The high, arid plateau that includes parts of New Mexico, Colorado, Texas and Arizona created special demands on the indigenous peoples of the region. In order to survive they learned to cultivate plants and build architecture that adapted to the climate Although the earliest evidence of maize (Indian corn) pollen is about 1200 BC in the Southeast and 1000 BC in the Southwest, the indigenous peoples of the arid Colorado Plateau region of the Southwest apparently were more receptive to growing Mexican plants as a supplement to wild foods.

Science Daily

Modern day Chinese pigs are directly descended from ancient pigs which were the first to be domesticated in the region 10,000 years ago, a new archaeological and genetic study has revealed.

PhysOrg

When and where did the cognitive abilities of modern humans arise? It's a big question one debated by anthropologists for decades. It's an even bigger question for an undergraduate thesis, but senior Logan Bartram has a leg up on this ambitious project: he helped unearth artifacts that are playing a critical role in shaping our knowledge about human origins.

The Hindu

The lower half of what appears to be a debusted statue of Buddha seated on a plank in a meditative posture stands at Pallianthoppu, some ten kilometres from Sikkal in Nagapattinam.

Times Online

Italian archaeologists have found the ruins of a 6th century BC Greek temple like structure in southern Italy that came with detailed assembly instructions and is being called an "ancient IKEA building".

Science Daily

A 3,000 year record from 52 of the world's oldest trees shows that California's western Sierra Nevada was droughty and often fiery from 800 to 1300, according to new research.

Science News

For once lice are nice, at least for scientists investigating the origins of garments.

Science News

Two fossil hobbits have given what's left of their arms and legs to science. That wasn't enough, though, to quell debate over hobbits' evolutionary status at the annual meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists on April 17.

Discovery News

Mysterious lines on the deserts of the Near East are massive ancient hunting tools, made up of low stone walls.