| Archaeology Tipoffs from TNS Newsletter for Thursday May 30, 2024 ( 2 items ) |
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Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute: Archaeologists Learn How to Piece Together the Past
PANAMA CITY, Panama, May 30 (TNSres) -- The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute issued the following news on May 29, 2024:
Resting her chin on her folded hands, Alexandra Lara, an archeology research technician at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), stared at about two dozen pieces of sand-colored pottery. "When you don't have patterns, it's a lot harder," she said, pointing out decorative designs on one side and signs of use on the other. Lara had already grouped the sherds
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University of Aberdeen: Was Seahenge Created for a Ritual to Extend the Summer During Climate Change Battle?
ABERDEEN, Scotland, May 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Aberdeen issued the following news:
New research into an ancient timber circle discovered on a Norfolk beach and dubbed 'Seahenge' suggests it was created in response to a period of extreme climatic deterioration at the close of the third millennium BC.
University of Aberdeen researcher Dr David Nance has published new findings in GeoJournal on Holme I - a 4000-year-old Bronze Age timber circle revealed by the shifting sands of Holme-nex
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