CARDIFF, Wales, April 30 -- Cardiff University posted the following news: * * * Scottish Neolithic tombs were used to trace kinship descent * Monumental tombs constructed by the first Neolithic people in Britain may have been physical embodiments of kinship, tracing lineages over centuries. Researchers at Cardiff University used ancient DNA analysis on individuals contained in the ancient structures, which are located in Caithness and the Orkney Islands and date from 3800-3200 BC. They f  more

LONDON, England, April 27 -- SOAS, University of London posted the following news: * * * Art and Archaeology expert joins prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship * Scott Redford, Nasser D Khalili Professor of Islamic Art and Archaeology, has been awarded with the 2026 Guggenheim Fellowship - supporting his work on a new book that explores the art and archaeology of Medieval Turkey. Recognised amongst over 200 distinguished individuals working across more than 50 disciplines - the fellowship awar  more

DECORAH, Iowa, April 27 -- Luther College posted the following news: * * * Dan Davis to lead underwater survey of ancient Roman harbor in Greece * Dan Davis, associate professor of classics at Luther College, will embark for Greece this summer to direct the underwater excavation of a Roman harbor town that has sat on the seafloor for more than 1,600 years. A team of Vanderbilt University students, staff, and faculty work alongside archaeological specialists to conduct a large-scale interna  more

TURLOCK, California, May 1 (TNSjou) -- California State University Stanislaus issued the following news: * * * Stanislaus State Research in Lesotho Reveals Early Human Collaboration in Harsh Environments Faculty-Led Excavation Uncovers 242,000-Year-Old Site While Creating Hands-On Research Opportunities for Stan State Students * Archaeological research led by faculty from Stanislaus State, including Stan State Assistant Professor of Anthropology Kyra Pazan, is reshaping how scientists under  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 29 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * Location, location, location: How the Nile helped an ancient Sudanese city thrive for centuries The ancient city of Napata, located in what is now Sudan, was a major urban and cultural center of Kush, an ancient empire in Nubia. University of Michigan archaeologists and earth scientists examined the land underlying the city to determine what geological processes might have led to the city's   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 2 -- The University of New Orleans issued the following news release: * * * UNO Professor Helps Identify Roman Tombstone Returned to Italy A University of New Orleans archaeologist played a key role in identifying a 2,000-year-old Roman tombstone discovered in a New Orleans backyard that has now been returned to Italy, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Ryan Gray, a professor at the University of New Orleans, traced the artifact's origins after it w  more