Shaggy, Shovel Headed Rhino Evolved in Tibet

[ABC]   This animal was about as furry as a beast can be, and it had a head that functioned like a snow shovel..  More...

170,000 year old skull unearthed in Nice

[Bioscholar]  Experts say the discovery could reveal important clues to the evolution of humans.  More...

Amateur treasure-hunter stumbles upon £1/2million iron age hoard

[The Scotsman]   "This hoard comprises the most significant discovery of Iron Age gold objects from Scotland for well over 100 years."  More...

Rembrandt chose Jewish models to depict a more realistic Jesus

[Forward]  Rembrandt intentionally relied on Jewish models to depict an unprecedented (and not without controversy) “ethnographically correct” Jesus, as the Philadelphia museum’s website describes it.  More...

Jefferson did not father his slave's son

[Daily Mail]  New study claims dad was actually president's brother.  More...

Tomb found at Stonehenge quarry site

[BBC]  The tomb for the original builders of Stonehenge could have been unearthed by an excavation at a site in Wales. More...

Climate in the Past Million Years Determined Greatly by Dust in the Southern Ocean

[Science daily]   The research study published in Nature evidences the close relation between the maximum contributions of dust to this ocean and climate changes occurring in the most intense glaciation periods of the Pleistocene period, some 1.25 million years ago.  More...

Humans Shaped Stone Axes 1.8 Million Years Ago

[Science Daily]  A new study suggests that Homo erectus, a precursor to modern humans, was using advanced toolmaking methods in East Africa 1.8 million years ago, at least 300,000 years earlier than previously thought. The study, recently published in Nature, raises new questions about where these tall and slender early humans originated and how they developed sophisticated tool-making technology.  More

Ancient Burial Box Linked to Priest Who Played Part in Christ's Crucifixion

[The Christian Post]   On close examination the ossuary was found to have a rare inscription mentioning the names "Miriam," "Yeshua," and "Caiaphus." Once the inscription was authenticated, archaeologists were astounded by what they had found.  More...

Neanderthal survival story revealed in Jersey caves

[BBC]  New investigations at an iconic cave site on the Channel Island of Jersey have led archaeologists to believe the Neanderthals have been widely under-estimated.  More...

Cherokee tribe expels slave descendants

[Reuters]  The nation's second-largest Indian tribe formally booted from membership thousands of descendants of black slaves who were brought to Oklahoma more than 170 years ago by Native American owners.  More...

King Arthur's round table may have been found by archaeologists in Scotland

[The Telegraph, UK]   The King's Knot, a geometrical earthwork in the former royal gardens below Stirling Castle, has been shrouded in mystery for hundreds of years. More...

Shipwreck Yields over 500,000 Silver and Gold Coins

[Heritage Daily]   Odyssey Marine Exploration who is involved in deep-ocean shipwreck exploration announced today that it has completed the preliminary excavation of a Colonial period shipwreck site code-named “Black Swan” in an undisclosed location in the Atlantic Ocean.  More...

Saudi Arabia discovers 9,000 year-old civilization

[Reuters]  The Maqar Civilization is a very advanced civilization of the Neolithic period.  More

Oldest U.S. Survivor of Bataan March Dies at 105

[History.com] The godson of  Buffalo Bill Cody and a cousin of Henry Fonda, he was told he would never make it to age 50.  More...

Ancient Egyptians used 'hair gel'

[Nature News]  Egyptians used the product to ensure that their style stayed in place in both life and death.  More...

33,000-year-old fossil suggests dogs arose in multiple places

[National Geographic] The fossilized remains of a canine found in the 1970s in southern Siberia's Altay Mountains is the earliest well-preserved pet dog.  More...

Northern Humans Had Bigger Brains, to Cope With the Low Light Levels, Study Finds

[Science Daily]  Scientists have found that people living in countries with dull, grey, cloudy skies and long winters have evolved bigger eyes and brains so they can visually process what they see.  More...

Oldest Fossils On Earth Discovered

[Science Daily]  Found in Australia by a team from the University of Western Australia and Oxford University, the microscopic fossils show convincing evidence for cells and bacteria living in an oxygen-free world over 3.4 billion years ago.  More...

13,000 year old petroglyphs of mammoths found in Utah

[Archaeo News]  Until now, no unambiguously ancient rock art imagery of Ice Age megafauna has been found in North America.  More...