PERTH, Australia, June 4 -- Curtin University issued the following news release: * * * Study details epic transportation of Stonehenge stone across ancient Britain * New research by Curtin University has revealed how one of Stonehenge's most mysterious stones was likely transported hundreds of kilometres across Britain through challenging terrain, highlighting the remarkable capabilities of ancient communities. Stonehenge's central Altar Stone is a six-tonne sandstone megalith now believed  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 4 -- The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation issued the following news release: * * * Tennessee State Parks Dedicates Cherokee Trail of Tears State Park Tennessee State Parks Tuesday dedicated the new Cherokee Trail of Tears State Park, which preserves and interprets the history of the Cherokee removal and honors the memory of those who were forcibly removed from their homelands in the 1830s. Formerly Cherokee Removal Memorial Park, the site is a d  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 4 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Research from the ground up A leading innovator in community-based archaeology, Professor Sonya Atalay works to link local know-how with academic inquiry across the globe. - When Sonya Atalay conducted her doctoral research, she studied pottery in Catalhoyuk, a remarkable ancient site in Turkey. It's one of the world's earliest known urban settlements, flourishing by at least 7000  more

ALPINE, Texas, June 2 -- Sul Ross State University issued the following news: * * * Sul Ross State University launches new Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology Students interested in archaeology, cultural heritage and the study of human history now have a new opportunity at Sul Ross State University with the launch of a new Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology. Students in the program will study cultural anthropology, archaeology and related disciplines while developing research, analytical and fiel  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, June 1 -- East Tennessee State University posted the following news: * * * ETSU researchers help uncover hidden Black settlement * East Tennessee State University researchers are helping uncover a largely hidden chapter of American history through a groundbreaking project in the Adirondack Mountains of New York. Earlier this year, ETSU geosciences faculty members Dr. Eileen G. Ernenwein and Steven Jones partnered with researchers from State University of New York a  more

BARCELONA, Spain, June 1 -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news: * * * Flint reveals changes in human mobility during the Upper Paleolithic in the southern Pyrenees * A study including the involvement of the UAB reveals that communities of anatomically modern humans modified the selection, management and circulation of flint in response to technological, climatic and mobility changes over 25,000 years. The analysis of more than 3,000 lithic tools from the Cova   more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the National Institutes of Health, has launched a funding opportunity aimed at advancing research in ancient DNA and its application to modern genomics. The initiative, titled ancient DNA for Modern Genomics (aDMG) Research Projects, invites proposals geared towards understanding genetic information preserved in ancient biological materials. This grant opportunity seeks to support innovative projects that will lever  more

NEW YORK, June 4 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * LOST JAPANESE "HELLSHIP" HOFUKU MARU FOUND IN THE PHILIPPINES - JOSH GATES AND TEAM MAKE HISTORIC WWII DISCOVERY LOST JAPANESE "HELLSHIP" HOFUKU MARU FOUND IN THE PHILIPPINES - JOSH GATES AND TEAM MAKE HISTORIC WWII DISCOVERY WITH MORE THAN 1,000 ALLIED PRISONERS OF WAR ABOARD, THE WRECK MARKS ONE OF THE LARGEST PREVIOUSLY UNDISCOVERED RESTING PLACES OF  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, June 1 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM anthropology researcher and team's 30-year excavation reveals rich prehistoric history * For the past three decades, a team of prehistoric archaeologists have been uncovering some of the field's most recent monumental discoveries, relying on gut instinct, persistent hard work, and cutting-edge methods and technologies. Lawrence Straus The El Miron Cave excavation project has been a long-t  more