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'Extinct' no longer? Brontosaurus may make a comeback

Via: xxjefferson51 • Anthropology & Archeology • 9 Comments • 9 years ago

The Brontosaurus is back. Or at least it should be, according to a new analysis of the long-necked dinosaur family tree. The study researchers suggest the dinosaur currently known as...

Different Species of Human Ancestor Lived Near Lucy

Via: ravenwing • Anthropology & Archeology • 15 Comments • 9 years ago

Lucy and her kin weren't the only human ancestors to live in modern-day Ethiopia 3.3 million years ago, scientists say. They report that a different species, similar but not identical to...

Footprints uncovered off B.C. coast could be oldest in North America

Via: kavika • Anthropology & Archeology • 5 Comments • 9 years ago

Impressions of footprints buried at a shoreline archeological site on Calvert Island, B.C. (Joanne McSporran/Discovery Islands Archeology Project) Footprints uncovered off B.C. coast could...

5 Artifacts That Prove Ancients Were Some Sick M'fers

Via: nigel-dogberry • Anthropology & Archeology • 5 Comments • 9 years ago

Link: http://www.cracked.com/article_22765_6-perverted-artifacts-hidden-from-history.html?wa_user1=2&wa_user2=History&wa_user3=article&wa_user4=feature_module By Laura H | August...

The World, Visualized as 100 People

Via: larry-hampton • Anthropology & Archeology • 11 Comments • 9 years ago

Seven billion people is a lot to comprehend. Infographic designer Jack Hagley sought to make the conditions ofthose 7billion easier to understand, by visualizing the world in the context...

Tracking the First Americans

Via: kavika • Anthropology & Archeology • 46 Comments • 9 years ago

First Americans Tracking the First Americans New finds, theories, and genetic discoveries are revolutionizing our understanding of the first Americans. By Glenn Hodges The...

American's Largest Earthwork, Cahokia's Monks Mound, May Have Been Built in Only 20 Years, Study Says

Via: kavika • Anthropology & Archeology • 32 Comments • 9 years ago

Americas Largest Earthwork, Cahokias Monks Mound, May Have Been Built in Only 20 Years, Study Says Posted by Blake de Pastino on September 17, 2015 in anthropology ,...

The Cahokia Mounds Deciphered

Via: kavika • Anthropology & Archeology • 1 Comments • 9 years ago

friend reminded me to look out for some huge ancient mounds that were visible from the highway, slicing through St. Louis, Missouri. Sure enough, I saw them and wondered who could have made them...

Northernmost Dinosaur Discovered in 'Lost World' of Animal Fossils in Alaska

Via: kavika • Anthropology & Archeology • 2 Comments • 9 years ago

Northernmost Dinosaur Discovered in Lost World of Animal Fossils in Alaska Posted by Blake de Pastino on September 25, 2015 in Alaska , Cretaceous , dinosaurs , fossils ,...

Using ancient DNA, researchers unravel the mystery of Machu Picchu

Via: kavika • Anthropology & Archeology • 26 Comments • 9 years ago

Using ancient DNA, researchers unravel the mystery of Machu Picchu October 1, 2015 Using ancient DNA, researchers unravel the mystery of Machu Picchu Credit: Sophie Muir Dramatically perched on an...

Finding the Lost City of White Stone - Also Known as the ''Lost City of the Monkey God''.

Via: kavika • Anthropology & Archeology • 20 Comments • 9 years ago

Lure of the Lost City El Dorado. Atlantis. The Lost City of Z. Legends of such fabled places have enticed generations of explorers into the most remote locations on Earth. Usually they return...

Archaeologists discover possible ruins of ancient Sodom in the Holy Land

Via: petey-coober • Anthropology & Archeology • 22 Comments • 9 years ago

LINK : http://theweek.com/speedreads/580159/archaeologists-discover-possible-ruins-ancient-sodom-holy-land Archaeologists discover possible ruins of ancient Sodom in the Holy Land...