BASEL, Switzerland, Jan. 16 -- Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers archaeology, geology and geophysical prospection, geoarchaeology, geochronology, palaeoanthropology, archaeozoology and archaeobotany, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2025 edition (Vol. 17, Issue 1). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * * A comparative analysis of stone- and earth-wall settlement locations of the Lower Xiajiadian Culture   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 (TNSFR) -- Harvard University's Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology (PMAE) has completed an inventory of human remains and confirmed their cultural affiliation with the Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico. The remains, collected between 1930 and 1933 at the U.S. Indian Vocational School in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, consist of hair clippings from four individuals, all Native American and identified as young people ranging from 12 to 15 years old. The remains were donated   more

HUNTINGTON, Indiana, Jan. 16 (TNSres) -- Huntington University issued the following news release: * * * Book's research indicates basilica as the location of the First Council of Nicaea and drafting of the Nicene Creed * * * It's not every day that you have opportunities to conduct research at the site of a significant event in the history of your faith, but for Mark Fairchild, retired professor of Bible and religion, that opportunity has been a reality over the last several years. Fairchild  more

CAMBRIDGE, England, Jan. 16 -- The International Journal of Cultural Property, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features cultural property and heritage from the International Cultural Property Society, published research articles on the following topics in its May 2024 edition (Vol. 31, Issue 2): * Distorting history in the restitution debate. Dan Hicks's The Brutish Museums and fact and fiction in Benin historiography * Heritage Conflict and the Council: The UNSC, UNESCO, and the View fro  more

LA JOLLA, California, Jan. 16 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * UC San Diego and the University of Haifa expand a regional partnership to study 10,000 years of Mediterranean history and climate change. * * * Distinguished Professor Thomas E. Levy's 40-year-plus career has been shaped by what he calls archaeo-diplomacy: using archaeology as a tool to build bridges between international research teams, foster connection and cooperation and safegu  more